The cars are all about 20 feet in length and are built on two Chevrolet Impala chassis' spliced together. In addition, the vehicles have a V-8 Chevrolet engine, components of a Rolls-Royce jet engine for the hood-mounted intake, and a British Herrier fighter jet utilized for the turbine blades in the nosepiece.
The 1966–1968 television series Batman was so popular that its campy humor and its version of Batmobile were imported into Batman's comics. The iconic television Batmobile was a superficially modified concept car, the decade-old Lincoln Futura, owned by auto customizer George Barris, whose shop did the work.
The Batmobile of the 80's The Batmobile was concealed under the appearance of a Rolls Royce. This allowed Bruce Wayne to switch his regular vehicle into the Batmobile while on the road, eliminating the need to return to the Batcave.
The car that came out of that mindset is unlike any Batmobile so far, and the team that created it spent countless hours constructing an intricate and detailed machine. The car looks like a mashup between a classic Camaro and Mustang, mixed with some elements of a modified dirt track racer.
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What engine did they use for the Batmobile?
Special effects supervisor Dominic Tuohy outfitted the Batmobile with a 627-horsepower Chevy V-8 engine. In the spirit of his DIY Batman, Pattinson did much of the stunt driving himself; according to Chinlund, he pushed it to “top speeds” of up to 100 mph.
The Batmobile has been a staple in the caped crusader's image, and at least in most cases, the car was just as striking as the man himself. With that said, these are the 10 Batmobiles chosen to serve as the superhero's wheels of choice in the live-action adaptations, and some of them might surprise you.
(There are even more detailed in published accounts, dating back to 1939 when Batman made his first comic book appearance.) But for purists, there is only one true Batmobile. The rest are just imitations of the original. What we have come to recognize in popular culture as the Batmobile was built in 1966.
There are currently five State Cars: two Bentleys and three Rolls-Royces. They are used by the monarch on state and formal occasions, and may also be used by senior members of the Royal Family for official duties.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom reigns supreme as a symbol of opulence and sophistication. Among its prestigious owners is none other than hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, who appreciates its handcrafted interior, regal presence, and unparalleled luxury.
Oh yes – You read that headline correctly. There's actually a street-legal Batmobile in existence. It only took two years, about a million dollars and one seriously psyched superfan to achieve. And like the real Batmobile, it's often zooming down the road to help those in need.
1. The Tim Burton Batmobile. A vehicle so good they could have gotten away with never designing another. The “car,” as Batman likes to call it, from Tim Burton's two films is the platonic ideal of a Batmobile as far as we're concerned.
The Batmobile can enter a "stealth mode", making it practicably invisible in the night. In The Dark Knight, the Batmobile demonstrates artificial intelligence when it bids Batman "Goodbye".
After many years on display at Gatlinburg's Guinness World Records Museum, The 1966 Barris TV Show Batmobile has moved a couple of blocks and is now part of the Hollywood Star Cars Collection.
That's famed GM designer Chuck Jordan sitting on the hood of the Batvette. The modded Corvette's most prominent features were its not very practical circular rear spoiler, stick-on Bat logos, hood-mounted machine guns, and an enormous 427 engine protruding through its hood.
The Batmobile's boost thrusters can push its speed to 350 miles per hour for a short duration. A new Batmobile model, the Bat-Bolt, is introduced in the story, surpassing the speed capabilities of the regular Batmobile.
Good news, Batman lovers! A fully functional Batmobile replica exists — and you can even drive it outside of Gotham City. Led by architect and artist Nguyen Dac Chung, the Vietnam-based Macro Studios used blueprints from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy to faithfully recreate the movie's Tumbler vehicle.
The Batmobile used by actor Adam West in the original TV series of Batman has sold for $4.2m (£2.6m) at a US auction. The car was bought by Rick Champagne, a logistics company owner from Phoenix, Arizona. The 56-year-old, who was just 10 when the high-camp TV series began in 1966, said it "was a dream come true".
Nguyen Dac Chung, 23, spent two years creating a replica of Batman's famous supercar. The two-seater retails for $35,000 and has falcon-winged doors. Nguyen made nine replicas of the Batmobile, seven of which have already sold.
The Batmobile weighed an incredible 5,500 lbs., due to its all-steel body. It was powered by a 390 cu. in. V8 engine with a three-speed automatic transmission.
The Batmobile has license plates! The one most commonly seen read "2F-3567," on a black "Gotham 1966" plate. The registration number has no discernable meaning. (Although, some fans have pointed out that as a hex color code, #2F3567 is a sort of Batman blue.)
