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Hotwheels 1/18th Batmobile - Classic 1966 Tv Series Version In Diecast

In 1955 the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company designed and built a futuristic concept car called the Lincoln Futura. It was built entirely by hand in Turin Italy at a cost of $250 000 and like many concept cars was never put in to production. In the mid 1960's George Barris of Barris Kustom City acquired the car for $1 directly from Ford. ; ; Fast forward to August 1965 the "Batman" TV show producers approached George to have him build a new Batmobile for their upcoming show. The only catch was the car had to be ready for action in a mere three weeks. Seeing the bat-like qualities his Futura already had George felt it was the perfect answer to the quandary 20th Century Fox had created. ; ; Three weeks later in October of 1965 the Batmobile was born and television history was made... ; ; Now you can relive the original TV series with Hotwheels new 1/18th scale diecast replica.