The 1966 Batmobile Story

I was 5 in '66. Loved the batmobile then...2023 still loving it! Coolest TV/Movie car ever!!

According to the contract, signed by Barris and Greenway productions (NOT 20th century fox), Barris had over six weeks to perform the modifications, which he didn't even do. The contract was signed September first, 1965 with a delivery date of October 15th. The car was then sent around the corner to Bill Cushenberry. Bill did all the metal modifications on the car. Barris did the wooden roll bar. The rest of the lights and gizmos were done in house at Greenway by the prop department. On the first day of filming the car was in flat black. The ignition fell out, the exhaust fell off, there were problems with the suspension and a thousand dollar tire blew out. They also had problems with overheating and dying batteries.

Best Batmobile ever designed. Loved it as a kid and still do.

Best looking car ever

I’m gonna say it. The 1966 bat mobile looks the best out of all the other variations

Lincoln Futura: the best Batmobile EVER!!! Regards from Brazil.

I LOVED My Mother the Car when I was a kid! So surreal!

The Batmobile was bought at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. I was going to go look at it, but the admission price was $50 and I thought that was too much just to see a car. However, the buyer of the car lives near my city (Chandler, AZ) and every year about March they have a good sized car show in downtown Chandler. I went to the show and the owner of the Batmobile had brought his new to him car for anyone there to see. It was roped off, but you could get within a few feet of it. Beautiful car, and I saved $50! I had one of the Corgi Batmobile toys in the mid-1960’s and loved it. It’s probably in a landfill now, waiting for some future scavenger to find it.

Biff!... Pow!... Splat!.... Absolutely Bat-tastic stuff.. 😊

They build the 🦇Batmobile🦇 (the only authorized builder by DC Comics) in Logansport, Indiana, they also re-built the George Barris #6 Batmobile. They use a Lincoln Town car chassis, you pick the engine and Bat Accesories (including the real flamethrower) for roughly $200,000 depending. They build about 5 or 6 a year and sometimes you can see one driving around town or parked.

What a car this was. Much more interesting than the movie's 'reincarnations' that followed.

There's an American company, called Fiberglass Freaks, that does nothing but make Batmobile copies on order, and they do it very well.

Back in the 80's I had my 70 Challenger TA in a self storage unit in Lynwood,California.On vacation from New York I was at the storage unit to take the Challenger out for the week. In the main office of the storage unit was a board with all kinds of stuff for sale from people in different units.One that caught my attention right away was a Batmobile for sale.Talking to the manager I inquired about the Batmobile and where it was.It was in the back outside under a tarp.Asked if I could see it and sure was the answer from the manager.Walked out back and there it was under a blue tarp.Uncovered it and couldn't believe what I was looking at.This was an original George Barris creation.Car was complete with interior and drivetrain intact.Popped the hood and a Ford 460 motor sat there complete.Amazed at how original the car was but in need of a total resto.Paint and body not bad for being left outside.This car was actually visible off the 710 south near Imperial Highway.Asking price was $10,000.Thought about it for the longest time but too late in making a decision.The Batmobile was sold and I believe it went to the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas for a total restoration.Not the original used in TV series but I believe this was a copy made for promotional touring back in the 60's.Damn did I miss out on this one.

My mother the car was quite possibly one of the best shows that never took off. Loved watching it as a kid

I saw one once in the UK, about 30 years ago. To be driving along the lower Sunbury road towards Kingston and seeing the Batmobile coming towards you in the other direction was a bit of a shock and a surreal experience. It might have been on its way to Shepperton studios nearby. Either that or the driver was on his way home from Tescos.

Pretty cool learning stuff about something I've enjoyed for 53 years! Us Gen Xers just didn't have access to this kind of info back in the day, so I don't know how I would ever have known this anyway. Thank you.

Remember having the Corgi toy Batmobile for Xmas in the late 70's as a young boy still have it to this day piece of TV history great video

I’ve always liked the 60s Batmobile, the most beautiful of them all.
When the video said the design came from the Ghia studio, I thought ‘aha, makes perfect sense now!’

I remember seeing a Batmobile with the fuzzy paint at a car show in the early 70’s.

The car in "My Mother the Car" Was originally built by Norm Grabowski, it was a hot-rodded Ford Model T Touring. The studio then back-dated it to look more "antique" with 21" model A wire wheels and the "Porter" grille.