Batman’s first mobile fetches $4.2-M

The Batmobile used by Adam West in the original TV series of Batman was sold for $4.2 million to a logistics company owner from Phoenix, Arizona. It was a “dream come true” for Rick Champagne who was only 10 years old when the TV series began in 1966. The car’s design was based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura built in Italy by Ford Motor Company. The newer Batmobiles have had a much darker color and more brutal machines. It was the first time the Batmobile was auctioned since it was first purchased in 1965 by a car customizer, George Barris, who transformed it into Batman’s famous vehicle. At the auction, Barris said, “The car had to be a star on its own. And it became one.”

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