Batmobile set for auction on January 19
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December 1, 2012, Saturday
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WANT to own your very own Batmobile? The original car from the "Batman" television series is going up for auction and is expected to fetch a seven-figure sum, auctioneers Barrett-Jackson has said.
The two-seater car was featured in the live-action "Batman" show starring Adam West that aired from 1966 to 1968.
"The Batmobile is true Americana and it's hard to put a dollar figure on something like that," said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson.
"We expect plenty of enthusiasts and fans to come out and wouldn't be surprised if the car sold for multiple millions."
The 1955 Lincoln Futura, of which only one was made, was a hand-built concept car developed by the Ford Motor Co featuring a bubble top. It was bought in 1965 for US$1 by owner George Barris, who customized the 5.8-meter car for the television series.
The one-off Futura symbolized space-age design of the 1950s with a push-button transmission and exterior microphones that piped in the sounds of traffic to its occupants.
The car will be auctioned on January 19 in Scottsdale, Arizona in the US.
The two-seater car was featured in the live-action "Batman" show starring Adam West that aired from 1966 to 1968.
"The Batmobile is true Americana and it's hard to put a dollar figure on something like that," said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson.
"We expect plenty of enthusiasts and fans to come out and wouldn't be surprised if the car sold for multiple millions."
The 1955 Lincoln Futura, of which only one was made, was a hand-built concept car developed by the Ford Motor Co featuring a bubble top. It was bought in 1965 for US$1 by owner George Barris, who customized the 5.8-meter car for the television series.
The one-off Futura symbolized space-age design of the 1950s with a push-button transmission and exterior microphones that piped in the sounds of traffic to its occupants.
The car will be auctioned on January 19 in Scottsdale, Arizona in the US.
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