Sep 30 2010Officially Licensed Retro Batmobile Replicas
Some company called Fiberglass Freaks (I'm more of an Asbestos Freak myself) is manufacturing officially licensed replicas of the 1966 Batmobile Adam West used to drive when he wasn't too busy pretending to climb building exteriors. And all for $150K! Move over, that Ferrari I had my eye on!
Each car takes six months to build and features an array of working gadgets, including a red flashing beacon, a radar screen called 'Detect-a-scope', a retractable, gold-coloured 'Batbeam' and a dashboard DVD player.
The flamethrower in the original Batmobile was the result of the car's turbine engine, but the replica uses a propane tank - mounted in the boot - to create the same effect.The Lincoln Futura on which the Batmobile is based was never actually put into production, but after finding a body shell on eBay in 2004, Racop had the basis of his replica.
The chassis and running gear come from a Lincoln Town Car, onto which a fibreglass body is placed. The licence from D.C. Comics limits the company to making just eight per year, which renders it one of the world's most exclusive production cars.
TUMBLER I'D PREFER A TUMBLER. I mean this thing's super cool and all, it's just a little...dated for my taste. But hey, if you're a middle-aged man popping a childhood chubby for the thing, who am I to judge? JUST THE MAN FOR THE JOB, THAT'S WHO! ZOMG your wife is gonna kill you. The hair plugs look great though, barely noticeable. I'm kidding, they've been screaming at me since the moment you walked in.
Hit the jump for several more shots of the "holy stop-short Batman, your hand's on my breast!"
Fiberglass Freaks Official Site (with more pics and info)
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Buy a Batmobile for £100,000 [yahoo]
Thanks to Jimmy, nilblog, Disposablesteve, christos and Sam, who are all holding out for replica Batwings because where they're going they don't need roads. BOOMSHACKALACKA -- cross-franchise tie-in!
Reader Comments
1. Asperflux - September 30, 2010 10:47 AM
Long last the robots!
2. nate - September 30, 2010 10:50 AM
i soooo want one of these... i had one when i was a kid that had pedals, but it got ran over by my neighbors van...
i still get a little misty thinking about it...
3. Dy7lan - September 30, 2010 10:52 AM
Is it strange that I'm turned on by this?
4. (-.-) OJ's Mom (-.-) - September 30, 2010 11:07 AM
Who is Racop? Is that an anagram?
5. CharlO - September 30, 2010 11:13 AM
Well, I hope it does run crysis and is cheaper than the 295.
Sent from two years ago.
6. Alf - September 30, 2010 11:14 AM
'tis a thing of raw beauty.
7. BillionareBruceWayne - September 30, 2010 11:36 AM
This is so damn cool! It shits on the tumbler (c'mon, you know it's true).
8. They mostly come out at night...mostly - September 30, 2010 11:39 AM
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yeah...i waited 25 years for this moment
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9. naas (TRO) - September 30, 2010 11:57 AM
oldschool rettro is ollllld...... Sorry collectors but it looks as cool as the iranian flying boats (ie: nope)
10. JChief - September 30, 2010 12:08 PM
I dare anyone to disagree - the music and THE CAR of that show was as cool as the show itself was dorky.
In fact, I would say the car is the most worthy batmobile ever put on film. Fuck that stupid fat-wheeled motorcycle shit.
11. notthelimejuice - September 30, 2010 12:35 PM
Oh come on naas (TRO)!!!
I was a big fan of the Batman tv series as a kid and it drove me crazy that I'd have to wait until the following episode to see how the dynamic duo got out of their impending doom. Anyway, I do believe I would soak my panties if I got inside one of these cars. *sigh* wish I had money to throw out the window for a Batmobile like this. (ie: the car is dope) (= .
12. McFeely Smackup - September 30, 2010 12:39 PM
This receives the Smackup stamp of approval.
You all know how rare that is.
13. Rick - September 30, 2010 12:43 PM
Naas is too cool for an room he-she is in. Just ask him-her...
And no I'm not confused about naas' sex. I'm just pretty she naas is a he-she
14. CorBor - September 30, 2010 1:23 PM
Does it come with exploding shark repellent?
15. Randomguy - September 30, 2010 2:24 PM
Nahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnah...BATMAN!!!
16. Shelbon - September 30, 2010 2:32 PM
I bought one of these and as soon as I sat down in it, I dick grew 5 inches, no joke, you guys should buy one
17. the watcher - September 30, 2010 3:35 PM
Just look at how the sun glints off the grill in that last pic! Mmmm....Shi-ny....
18. Eric Saarsgard - September 30, 2010 7:39 PM
This is the only real Batmobile. It's beautiful.
B:TAS had an acceptable Batmobile.
The Burton Batmobile and its progressively gayer variants were clunky things.
The "tumbler" isn't a real Batmobile at all.