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Old 01-22-2002, 06:46 PM   #16
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Batmobile, The

"The black, atomic powered automobile with dual canopy and red and white pinstripes seen on the fantasy crime drama BATMAN/ABC/1966-68. Millionaire Bruce Wayne (Adam West), a.k.a. the caped crusader "Batman," used this sleek transport to race through the streets of Gotham City in pursuit of such evil-doers as the Joker, Riddler and Penguin. The Batmobile was stored in the secret caves beneath the stately living quarters of Wayne Manor. The original Batmobile was actually a customized Ford Lincoln Futura, a unique experimental car designed by William Schmidt (built in Italy by Ghia in 1955) which had previously appeared in the motion picture It Started With A Kiss (1959). When production schedule for the BATMAN series was moved up, Dean Jeffries the person originally chosen to design the Batmobile was replaced by custom car-expert George Barris (a.k.a. "The King of the Kustomizers"). Having only three weeks to build the car, Barris chose the experimental Ford chassis because it already had a double bubble canopy. Extending the drive train eleven inches Barris sculpted a 23-foot aerodynamic hand-formed steel body over the Futura chassis with front-end twin nostril scoops and an impressive jet-styled turbine engine exhaust nozzle. He then mounted a moon-equipped 429 racing Ford engine, with dual Granitelli Paxton turbo chargers with nitro oxide thrust control and a hydro-trans mounted into a locked positraction rear end. The interior contained flashing lights, Batphones, antitheft devices, radios, a Batscope, escape tools, a Detect-a-scope, laser gun controls and a remote TV camera with display screen. The finished product weighed 5,500 pounds and cost $30,000. In contrast to its atomic-powered billing, (the atomic pile in the Batcave powered the Batmobile), the Batmobile's ran on gasoline. The car's real top speed was 40 mph. The film cameras undercranked so the car appeared to be going 80 mph. The tire tread design on the Batmobile resembled row after row of "Peace" symbols, and each wheel rim was adorned with a bat silhouette. Additional "Bat" equipment included the Bat Laser, the Batram, the Batmobile Mobile Crime Computer, Remote Control Ejector Seat Button, Bulletproof Windshield, Parachutes for slowing down at high speeds (with a parachute pick-up service), and a Batmobile Tracking Map. The four different license plate numbers used on the series were: 2F-3567, TP-6597, BAT-1, and 2EF-456. When trouble called, Batman said to Robin (Burt Ward), his crimefighting sidekick..."To the Batmobile." The Batmobile exited the Batcave through the emergency Bat-tunnel on Highway One or the Batcave Subterranean Blue Grotto Exit (actually Bronson Caverns located in Hollywood Hills, California). The Batmobiles built for the series were never bought by ABC but became the possession of their creator, George Barris who rented them out around the country. The first and second car are still owned by George Barris. The third car is on exhibit in a Gatlinburg, Tennessee museum (along with the Batcycle). The fourth (with black wallpaper like flocking covering its body) was purchased in 1983 by a private collector from New Jersey for $100,000 and the fifth (made for the feature Batman movie) was bought for $185,000 as a birthday present for a woman's husband. Batmobiles number two and three were constructed of fiberglass for easier maneuverability and stopping. Only the original Batmobile was built on a Futura chassis. Cars two through five were constructed from smaller cars whose chassis needed to be lengthened to match the original size of the first car. The most powerful of the cars was number three. It had a drag race engine purring beneath its Bathood. At one time, some 25 different Batmobile replicas in varying sizes (plastic, wood, etc.) were available for purchase. Batman also used the Batcycle, the Batcopter and the Batboat to pursue the villains of Gotham City. When seatbelts became an important social issue in the 1960s ("Buckle up for safety, buckle up"), BATMAN producer William Dozier inserted scenes of Batman and Robin buckling up their waist safety belts. At the time, the Automobile Legal Association reported that Television's worst drivers was Batman. According to their observations of just one program, Batman made U-turns on a busy street, crashed through safety barriers, crossed road-divider markings, and failed to signal on any of his turns. For the movie remake Batman (1989) starring Michael Keaton a new Batmobile was built by special effects supervisor John Evans from a design by production designer Anton Furst. It was about twenty feet long, eight feet wide with a body made of fiberglass. The car featured side-mounted Batmissile launchers, a central hydraulic jack that lifted the car off the ground to enable it to change directions, and compression feature that collapse the width of the car from 60 to 30 inches for alley chases. New and improved versions of the Batmobile were introduced in the movies Batman Returns (1992), the animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), and Batman Forever (1995). In the 1990s the Batmobile was also featured in the Batman Forever Stunt Show, a 20-minute extravaganza at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California and Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey which pitted the Caped Crusader against the Riddler and Two-Face with pyrotechnics, karate fights and motorcycle jumps. TRIVIA NOTE: On the 2/20/91 installment of THE TONIGHT SHOW Johnny Carson read a joke about the last words of Albert Einstein, who supposedly said, "If it was a real bat cave, how come the Batmobile is so clean and shiny?" The No. 3 Batmobile (a fiberglass copy of the original still owned by George Barris in North Hollywood) is currently owned by the Imperial Palace Auto Collection in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was purchased Labor Day (1997) at the Kruse International Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Auction for over $100,000."
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Old 01-22-2002, 06:52 PM   #17
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Not car,but,this Classic

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Old 01-22-2002, 07:15 PM   #18
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The Best Batmobile(My Opinion)

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The Batmobile celebrates the Big 6-0 at the Food Lion AutoFair.
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CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 10, 2001) - When the Batmobile makes a rare trip away from Gotham City Sept. 13-16 to attend Lowe's Motor Speedway's Food Lion AutoFair as part of a "Batman Returns" movie vehicles exhibit, it will celebrate six decades of crime-fighting.

We all should age so gracefully.

From its first comic book appearance in "Detective Comics" No. 48 (February, 1941), and through its starring roles in the 1966-'68 television series and four movies starting in 1989, the Batmobile is immediately recognizable to hundreds of millions of Bat-fans the world over.

"HOLY SOCIAL SECURITY, BATMAN, YOUR CAR IS OLD ENOUGH TO RETIRE!"

Although there have been many Batmobiles since the Caped Crusader first hit the road -- the original was simply a black sedan whose crime-fighting benefit seemed to lie in its powerful engine -- the version that will turn the Food Lion pavilion into the Batcave was featured in the 1992 movie starring Michael Keaton.

The lethal-looking vehicle's standard equipment makes one wonder why the Batmobile has never gone into mass production. Half sports car, half SUV, it is quite possibly the world's most versatile vehicle.

· Motivated by a jet turbine engine, the Batmobile has power to spare; the only disadvantage being the white-hot single exhaust port that might melt lesser cars during parallel parking maneuvers.

· Like most modern high-dollar automobiles, the Batmobile is equipped with all-wheel drive and traction control, which makes for safer handling during those harsh Gotham City winters.

· The car's tailfins, which stand taller than anything Detroit produced during the ostentatious '50s, act as vertical stabilizers at extreme high speeds.

· Driver and theft protection were clearly of paramount concern to the Batmobile's designer. Bulletproof glass and body armor easily deflect projectiles from small weapons; additional protection comes from the armadillo-like scales that can encase the car's exterior within a few seconds.

· Changing tires, as well as direction, is a breeze on the Batmobile thanks to a center-mounted, onboard jack system. A single "foot" supports the entire weight of the car for quick, 180-degree turns.

· When in a tight spot, Batman has the ability to jettison the Batmobile's fenders and draw in the wheels to make the car as compact as possible. (This feature alone probably prevents Batman from getting a Department of Motor Vehicles inspection sticker.)

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The Penguin's six-wheeled amphibious duck will also make an appearance at AutoFair.

Whether it's the Batmobile's wicked, dark styling or its use as Batman's primary crime-fighting tool, the car appeals to all ages. The Batmobile will be joined in the AutoFair display by Batman's hydrofoil boat/jet aircraft, as well as the Penguin's six-wheeled, duck-shaped personal watercraft -- both from "Batman Returns."

Food Lion AutoFair hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday. Ticket prices are $8 for adults; children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Parking for the event is $5. For more information on the four-day event, contact the speedway events department at (704) 455-3205 or visit the website at www.lowesmotorspeedway.com.
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Old 01-22-2002, 08:56 PM   #20
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The Batmobile is jet - powered.
Bulletproof. Fireproof.
And reaches speeds over 300mph.
Could we possible improve on it?
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