zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Culture
/
This Lincoln Continental Disguised As The Batmobile Is Heading To Auction
This Lincoln Continental Disguised As The Batmobile Is Heading To Auction-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:14

A side view of the replica Batmobile

Everyone’s got . Whether it’s or the winged creation cooked up for Batman Forever, the car is a staple of every adventure featuring the caped crusader. Now, for anyone dreaming of owning their own classic Batmobile, a replica of the 1966 TV show car is heading to auction.

The original TV show Batmobile was famously crafted by and made use of the Lincoln Futura concept car. That TV star car in 2013.

The car that’s now being offered by Mecum Auctions at its upcoming Las Vegas sale was sadly not crafted by Barris, nor did it utilize the ultra-rare Futura concept as a base car. Instead, this example is a replica made from a 1975 Lincoln Continental Mk IV.

Thankfully, the Lincoln’s angular design and straight edges have been replaced by the sci-fi looks and bright red accents of TV’s original Batmobile.

The Batmobile on offer features a recreation of the original’s twin canopy-inspired windshield, as well as its triple exhausts protruding from the rear. The car also features Batman emblems on the doors and each customized wheel.

A view of the rear of the replica Batmobile

Inside, the car is decked out with black leather and all the gadgets a good crime fighter needs, including the Batphone, onboard radar and a dash-mounted computer.

To power this crime-fighting machine, the replica Batmobile has a V8 engine paired with an automatic transmission. The car also has power steering.

When you need to hop out and chase the bad guys, the car will come to a stop thanks to hydroboost power disk brakes at each corner.

The replica Batmobile will go under the hammer on Saturday October 9th as part of Mecum Auctions Las Vegas sale. To bid for the car, .

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Culture
Škoda’s Vision GT Single Seat Racer Concept Has Nothing to Do With Gran Turismo
Škoda’s Vision GT Single Seat Racer Concept Has Nothing to Do With Gran Turismo
Most or the design direction an automaker might take in the future. But every now and then, a car company will dream up an outlandish concept seemingly just for fun. And that’s exactly what it feels like Škoda has done with its new Vision GT race car. The car...
Nov 9, 2025
Jalopnik Is Going Back to the Golden Era on Twitch at 4 p.m. ET
Jalopnik Is Going Back to the Golden Era on Twitch at 4 p.m. ET
It’s Tuesday, which means your pals on the car, bike and are settling in with an old game and plenty of heated argument about inconsequential matters. Welcome to Jalopnik’s weekly Twitch stream, kicking off at 4 p.m. Eastern on . Today we’re revisiting the Sega Saturn. What is the Saturn...
Nov 9, 2025
YouTubers Crash Car to Test iPhone 14's New Emergency Feature
YouTubers Crash Car to Test iPhone 14's New Emergency Feature
You can now get your hands on the iPhone 14, which comes with a bevy of slightly better features than the last iPhone. But there’s one new feature that stands out: Crash Detection, and it might just save your life. That is, if it works. Crash Detection is available now...
Nov 9, 2025
Logitech Is Finally Getting Serious About Sim Racing With a $1,000 Direct Drive Wheel
Logitech Is Finally Getting Serious About Sim Racing With a $1,000 Direct Drive Wheel
Early last year, I reviewed the , an entry-level sim racing wheel and pedal set. It was fine, but hardly innovative; Logitech has been producing the same gear-driven force feedback systems and flimsy pedals for generations, going back to the G25 wheel released in the mid-aughts. The peripheral giant...
Nov 9, 2025
Road-Tripping a Ford F-150 Lightning to Fenway Park
Road-Tripping a Ford F-150 Lightning to Fenway Park
You don’t have to be a particularly astute observer to notice that we live in a time of great change. Take the electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup. Which I did, a few weeks back, driving a ruby red example of this enormous (in size and, one assumes, importance) change...
Nov 9, 2025
GM to Sell Up to 175,000 Electric Vehicles to Hertz
GM to Sell Up to 175,000 Electric Vehicles to Hertz
is selling tens of thousands of to rental car agency , a new prediction says that half of U.S. car sales will be electric by 2030, and the is keeping from its dreams. All that and more in for Wednesday, September 21, 2022. General Motors is about to get...
Nov 9, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved