The 1966 Batmobile is up for Sale!!! Don’t tell the Joker!!!

Holy Movie Car Auctions Batman!!! This Saturday, for the 1st TIME ever, the original Batmobile from the 1966 Batman TV series is up for auction!!! The 1966 Batmobile by George Barris is the most recognized and popular piece of entertainment history, worldwide, that has become an icon, an icon that has been carried from generation to generation of Batmobiles to follow. This vehicle not only marks the significant bat logo that sits on the middle of its door, but a time in television history where they defied the odds of making a car become the star. Still as beautiful as when it first came out of the paint shop, this 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car has been apart of the personal collection of George Barris since he first bought it from the Ford Motor Company for $1. After having a meeting with the producer of the TV Show, William Dozier, George was left with the challenge of 15 days and $15,000 budget. Before George knew it, the Lincoln Futura was underway to becoming what others will always remember to be the Original Batmobile. Besides seeing the likes of the infamous, Adam West and Burt Ward (Batman and Robin), this car has been on a variety of television/movie sets, car shows and museums around the nation. To go even further, this car is exclusively featured in Christopher Nolan’s Batmobile Documentary, which is one of the major bonuses in the Dark Knight Rise’s DVD. In honor of the big auction, our friends over at Chapman Automotive Group, supplied us with this cool info-graphic of other famous Star Cars and what they sold for at auction over recent years, click ahead to take a look!

Batmobile creator George Barris talks about the history and creation of the Batmobile

Check out the Batmobile in action, in these highlights from the classic TV show…