Batman Comic Generator

Go ahead and cre­ate your own Bat­man & Robin comic strip!

The 1966 Batmobile

Thwack! Biff! Bap! Ker-pow! Splooch! Klonk! Only a few words to describe the leg­endary 60’s TV show Bat­man. Remem­ber the good old times and for­get the Dark Knight’s 2008 Bat­pod, have a look on the orig­i­nal Batmobile!

In 1955, the Lin­coln divi­sion of Ford Motor Com­pany designed and built a futur­is­tic con­cept car called the Lin­coln Futura.  It was built entirely by hand in Turin, Italy at a cost of $250,000, and like many con­cept cars, was never put in to pro­duc­tion.  In the mid 1960’s, George Bar­ris of Bar­ris Kus­tom City acquired the car for $1 directly from Ford.
Fast for­ward to August 1965, the Bat­man TV show pro­duc­ers approached George to have him build a new Bat­mo­bile for their upcom­ing show.  The only catch was the car had to be ready for action in a mere three weeks.  See­ing the bat-like qual­i­ties his Futura already had, George felt it was the per­fect answer to the quandary 20^th Cen­tury Fox had cre­ated.
Three weeks later in Octo­ber of 1965, the Bat­mo­bile was born and tele­vi­sion his­tory was made…

And yes, you’re right, there is an entire web­site ded­i­cated to the 1966 TV Bat­mo­bile!