Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
  1. Formerly Rising Vector Frosteon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Message Count
    230
    Sep 28, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #26

    Donate Plasma. it may take a while to save up, though
  2. Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Rocky Point, NY
    Message Count
    1,041
    Sep 29, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #27

    DrMcoy said: View Post
    like many of you, I too ran around the back yard with a bath towel pinned around my neck...and the Barris Batmobile was the car I dreamed of owning some day.

    As much as I like Nolan's new DARK KNIGHT movies, Adam West will ALWAYS be Batman to me.

    BAM! POW! ZAP!

    very cool post.
    +1 - Adam West is the ONLY Batman.
  3. kdawg1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Message Count
    754
    Sep 29, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #28

    MooCriket said: View Post
    I think if you can afford to drop $150k on it...you can afford to add some wipers to make it street legal

    I absolutely LOVE this car! When I was around three years old, I had a toy Batmobile, I think it was a hot wheels...and I played with that thing for hours. Then I had my mom pin a towel around my neck, and I would put on my Batman and Robin shirt and run up and down my block singing the Batman theme song all the while clutching that car...thinking oh yes....one day it will be mine. I can be Batman Yeah I know, but chicks digged it...I got my first girlfriend at age three
    I'm 49 and still do this! I love this car this is the only True Batmobile!
  4. Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Tennessee
    Message Count
    80
    Sep 29, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #29

    I've always loved Batmobiles in all it's forms, but he 66 has to be in the top three. If I ever bought one, I would have to alter mine to not have the orange trim. Just never cared for that part of the design.
  5. Oink, methinks. WarPig's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    East Sty
    Message Count
    919
    Oct 1, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #30

    I was lucky enough to have a 1/24 scale slot car of the Batmobile. It came with a rather poorly vac-formed body, but after some strategically-applied pinstriping tape, a scratch-built interior, and some heavily-modified plastic driver figures as Batman & Robin, it was a head turner at the hobby shop.

    This replica is awesome! I guess if I sold the house, we could live in the car...
  6. clonesix's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Message Count
    2,961
    Oct 1, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #31

    So now that there is a licensed batmobile, is this the end of the unlicensed versions? There are batmobile builders out there that aren't paying a licensing fee, and they don't cost near $150K. Are you paying for the "Batmobile" name?

    I wouldn't guess that there is a copyright on a 44 year old design. Is there?
  7. Banned
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    San Francisco
    Message Count
    3,175
    Oct 1, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #32

    clonesix said: View Post
    I wouldn't guess that there is a copyright on a 44 year old design. Is there?
    I was actually curious as to how DC was licensing the Batmobile, what with all the WB/Fox legal tension about the 1966 show. If they've figured it out, though, I don't want DVDs; I want a damn beeping red Batphone under glass for my office.
  8. •Jackisback™•'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Message Count
    153
    Nov 14, 2010 - Firebox.com - Officially licensed bat mobile replica #33

    Linky


    Description:
    Spoiler:
    ‘Atomic batteries to power…turbines to speed…Roger, ready to move out.’ Yes bat-fans, as any caped crusader knows, if you really want to strike fear into Gotham City’s master criminals you need a Batmobile. But not just any Batmobile, a fully-loaded replica based on the iconic 1966 mean machine driven by Adam West in the classic TV series. KAPOW!

    Needless to say Replica Batmobiles don’t come cheap. But suave millionaires and their youthful wards don’t care about money, and neither should you. This is your chance to own a custom built, officially licensed replica of the most famous car on the planet. Holy mechanical marvel!

    Lovingly built by skilled artisans across the pond (no, not Alfred the butler), each Replica Batmobile packs the power of a brand new GM350 crate engine beneath its fibreglass body, so racing from the Batcave to Commissioner Gordon’s office in just a few bat-seconds is easier than sliding down the Batpole.
    But what about those all-important bat-gadgets? Well prepare to soil your satin pants (worn over your tights, natch) in excitement because this triumph of engineering is fully loaded, and includes a working rocket exhaust flamethrower, opening roll top dashboard doors, flashing red beacon, automatic Batbeam antenna grid and glowing Detect-a-Scope radar screen. Great Scott! Unlike other TV/movie replicas the Batmobile is more than a prop, it’s a fully operational, road-worthy car with all the bells and whistles, including gauges, push-button ignition and working lights. This crime-fighting classic even comes with 21st century features such as a dash-mounted DVD player, electric actuators that open the hood and trunk, and a six speaker sound system. Dancing the Batusi as you pull up outside comic book conventions has never been easier!

    Of course any car worthy of the Dynamic Duo has to look the part and the Batmobile truly excels. As well as chromed rocket tubes, double ‘bubble’ windshields and custom leather seats, a stunning $20,000 paint job is included. Even the underside of the car is painted black. Holy attention to detail! If you can’t pull Catwoman in this there really is no hope.

    To be honest (and Batman always is, kids), we can see no good reason (apart from the trifling matter of $150,000) why anyone wouldn’t want a Replica Batmobile. You can keep your Ferraris and Maseratis, this is the greatest car in the world. Must rush, the Batphone’s flashing. Dananananananana-na BATMAN!

    Drools. Did I mention it costs £120,000?
    Still, I'm in love with it.
  9. Doh2's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Tinsel Town
    Message Count
    451
    Nov 17, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #34

    When I was a kid, I had the Corgi version. Somewhere along the way, I lost it.

    This would be a very good replacement.
  10. Formerly Atemylunch
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Phoenix, Az.
    Message Count
    840
    Nov 17, 2010 - Re: Firebox.com - Officially licensed bat mobile replica #35

    jackisback said: View Post
    drools. Did i mention it costs £120,000?
    £120,000=$190,800
  11. Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Mesa, AZ
    Message Count
    8
    Nov 17, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #36

    That Bat-flamethrower exhaust sure would be nice to keep the tailgaters at bay during rush hour traffic...
  12. Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    BC, Canada
    Message Count
    81
    Nov 17, 2010 - Re: Firebox.com - Officially licensed bat mobile replica #37

    Quote:
    Very cool. Shame about the Chevy motor though. The Batmobile was a Lincoln, so it should at least have a Ford motor, like the supercharged 5.4 from the GT!


    I agree..put a Ford in your Ford! and make it a new BOSS 302 ..at least that's what I did.
  13. pr3dato8's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Message Count
    283
    Nov 18, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #38

    i watched the old batman movies but i dont remeber a car like that.
  14. Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Message Count
    2,781
    Nov 18, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #39

    The old movies or old TV show?

    clonesix said: View Post

    I wouldn't guess that there is a copyright on a 44 year old design. Is there?
    Barris took out a U.S. Design Patent. So however long they last is the answer. But does he own it or the studio?
  15. Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Message Count
    132
    Nov 18, 2010 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #40

    US patent is only good for 20 years, we are long past that.

    Dex
  16. drusselmeyer's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    USA
    Message Count
    346
    Mar 6, 2012 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #41

    I've touched the real thing. A replica would never be the same.
  17. MattMunson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2001
    Message Count
    7,856
    Mar 6, 2012 - Re: Licensed 1:1 1966 Batmobile Replicas #42

    drusselmeyer said: View Post
    I've touched the real thing. A replica would never be the same.
    I think you win an award for the oddest necro-bump of 2012.
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 17
    Last Post: Jan 21, 2013, 6:55 AM
  2. 1966 TV Batmobile
    trekriffic, General Modeling
    Replies: 31
    Last Post: Jan 18, 2013, 1:47 PM
  3. 1966 Batmobile
    Robiwon, General Modeling
    Replies: 30
    Last Post: Nov 26, 2011, 10:43 PM
  4. Replies: 16
    Last Post: Feb 4, 2011, 10:54 AM
  5. 1966 Batmobile question
    slave1pilot, Screen-Used Movie Props and Wardrobe
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: Dec 20, 2010, 7:26 PM

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11