Tuesday, 22 January 2013 09:37

First Batmobile Auctioned and Sold for $4.6 Million

Written by  Lamiaa ElKholy
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The First Batmobile sold for $4.6 Million dollarsThe First Batmobile sold for $4.6 Million dollars




It is the first of six Batmobiles produced for the 1960s ABC Batman TV series and it has sold at auction for $4.6 million!

The "Batman" car's price ties a previous record set by the Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery in "Goldfinger" which was sold in 2010, posted hollywoodreporter.com

The car was designed by legendary Hollywood car customizer George Barris. Barris constructed the Batmobile in just 15 days in 1966. It was built for $15,000 using a 1955 Ford Futura concept model.

The Batmobile has been in Barris' personal collection ever since and it contains Batman gadgets such as a Batphone.

The winning bidder was Rick Champagne, a businessman and car collector from the Phoenix. Champagne said he grew up watching the TV show and came to the auction determined to walk away with the car!

He joked, "I'm going to tear down a wall and put in my living room!"

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