The 6 versions of the corgi 1:43 Scale 1966 Batmobile

I just went digging through an old box and found my Batmobile from when I was a kid. I was born in 1963 and mine appears to be the matt black version (1966). It's very beaten up but it's now on the shelf.

I had the '66 and the boat when they were new... 🤗

Oh, where is my childhood? I think I really had the 1st version. Loved it!

Thank you for making this video. I had what was probably the second version when I was a kid. A couple years ago, I bought a restored batmobile and I thought that the flame was broken. I was very disappointed that the seller didn't mention the deficiency. After seeing your video, I have learned that they did away with that moving flame feature. I am very relieved that it isn't broken.

I was given one of these when I was 4 , when I had my tonsils out, lost it in a move when I was 7. I would guess it was the second generation, but might have been the first. Great video.

I've just found one in a skip bin and it's the fifth version. There was a box of die-cast cars in there and this one bought back memories so I pulled them out. Thanks for the video

When I first saw the ads for the new Corgi Batmobile, I thought a real flame came out of the back like a cigarette lighter and was disappointed to find that it's only a moving plastic flame.

Great analysis from this classic. I had one from the first version and also the bat boat as a gift from my father. He bougth lots to sell here in Brazil. Thanks a lot.

I have now been officially been schooled on Corgi Batmobiles, I now know what to look out for.. thank you for your knowledge 😀👍

I had the first version of the batmobile and later on a 1970s model. It's Great that you have all 6 variations.

Excellent Sir thank you very much for sharing and explaining love it !!! memories

Great review it bring back memories when I was a kid ..

This is a wonderful work of research. Variants really are the most fascinating aspect of collecting, but their origins and the reasons for them can often be lost in time, so I am very pleased to have learned new things from this video. The third version as seen here, with the exhaust port extended to include the tow-hook, must have been part of the Corgi Gift Set with the Batboat that was issued soon after the original release of the Batmobile alone, as shown in versions one and two. The Batmobile was never sold on its own with the tow-hook. A few months after the release of the Gift Set, the Batboat was issued separately, for the benefit of those who had already bought the Batmobile, and complete with a plastic adaptor sleeve, incorporating the tow-hook, that fitted over the Batmobile's exhaust port. Finding that adaptor sleeve today is a real challenge for collectors, at least at a realistic price. Any examples I have seen on eBay recently are grossly expensive, including some that are clearly not original as described. In reality, the cast-in tow-hook in the third version would have been a bad design, since it would act as a deflector that would have directed the exhaust flames upwards and on to the hull of the Batboat, not a good idea for a seaworthy vessel, but in the real Batboat's only appearance, it was never attached to the Batmobile. That unlikely assembly only ever existed in the marketing of the model by Corgi and in its subsequent derivatives.

I'm guessIng the first I had was batmobile 3.0 as it had the bat boat as well. These toys were sacred to me I still hold them with great affection.

Thank you for your valuable information. This will help with our collection.

I got it for Christmas in '66 or' 67 and I wish I had it now but I have Polar Lights 1/25 kit with resin cast Batman and Robin figs I'm building now!

Thank you

Your video was most informative. I was fortunate enough to pick up the third version at a local flea market a couple of days ago. It needs extensive renovation, however I have wanted one of these cars since they came out so I am not daunted by the task. The mechanical parts still work but the front suspension is broken and most of the plastic components are finished. Miraculously Batman is still present so there is hope. Thanks for the in-depth analysis it answered most of my "questions". Brian

Very informative - thanks!

Thanks, you've confirmed my suspicion that I've just bought an unrestored (in pretty bad state) first edition. I'll need to clean it up a bit to make sure.