I am vengeance. I am the night. Well, once I get painted, I’ll be the night. Right now I’m the marine layer on a June morning in San Diego. This is my steed, the Batmobile. She is a Fiero wearing a Ferrari F355 costume that’s as finished as Gotham’s Police force. Go ahead, pop the […]
Everyone agrees that the Marvel Multiverse is an abject dumpster fire, but so is this next car, so I’m gonna just run with it. Welcome to the another reboot of Batman in a distant dimension that begins with the tragic orphaning of a young Bruce Wayne. In this realm, his parents’ fortune swiftly dwindled due […]
Bruce Wayne tugged at his 7-Eleven name tag and glanced at the clock. I hate the swing shift, he thought behind his dark brown eyes. I want to be fighting crime, not selling cans over overpriced energy drinks. But this wasn’t the millionaire Bruce Wayne from the big screen, this was the Bruce Wayne who […]
This next car is a painful reminder of the fragility of the human spirit. But more importantly, it is a steel/fiberglass memorial to the fact that we should never give up on our aspirations. It sits forlornly like a moss covered monument to all the dreams we had as a kid — I wanted to be Batman when I was 9, who didn’t?!!? But here it sits, like a giant full scale version of those little models we built as kids where the Testors glue would fog the glass and painting was a skill a kid didn’t have the patience, budget, or manual dexterity to match the photo on the box. Don’t give up Mr Wayne!! You’ve got this! You are so close, the box only contains those little injection molding rails and a few spare decals — this thing deserves a spot on your dresser, right next to that hockey trophy, it just needs another $15,000 and another 100 days of hard labor. Find this 1989 Batmobile Gotham Cruiser offered for $57,000 buy-it-now or make-offer located in Gotham…errr….Suisun City, CA via ebay.
We’ve covered a number of Batmobiles over the years to the horror of the public, but we seldom feature cover cars for Batman’s arch-rivals, such as the Joker…and there was the time that the Joker hacked DT. But, I don’t believe we’ve ever featured a ride for Batman’s other evil enemy — the Penguin. Let’s fix that today. Find this 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 offered for $3900 in Philadelphia, PA via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
This next car truck comes as a tip from SecondMouse who writes: The Dodge Power Wagon is revered among Mopar truck owners, and this is a handsome 4×4 example from 1975. If you think your neighbors get too much sleep, then you need to be cranking up this 440 whenever the mood strikes you. Painted Batman […]
The original Batmobile was futuristic looking two-seater built on the Lincoln Futura platform, which was cool, but difficult to replicate because the Futura was a concept car built by Carrozzeria Ghia in Turin, Italy. Today’s Batmobile is built on what appears to be the first generation Ford Granada chassis, and features a nose that would make […]
The Cadillac Eldorado was a gigantic front wheel drive personal luxury coupe that started life in 1967, although the name Eldorado was used on a convertible halo car as part of the series 62 platform starting way back in 1953. The big front drive under-steering boat won’t impress anyone with its RV handling characteristics, but […]
Find this 1987 Ford Mustang Batmobile here on eBay bidding for $5,000 with $12,000 buy-it-now located in West Palm Beach, FL. From eBay listing: 1987 FORD MUSTANG V8 5.0 MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 133K MILES. THIS CAR IS CONVERTED INTO A BATMOBILE REPLICA AND DRIVES PERFECT, THE CAR CRANKS RIGHT UP AND PURRS LIKE A 5.0 AND […]
The original Batmobile was built by George Barris for that 60s TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward, on top of a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car and sold for $4,2 million in 2013. That is a bit too rich for my wallet, but if you want a cheap knockoff this seems the way […]