10 Killer Facts About Batman's '66 Batmobile - Batman TV Series & Movie

[@philmccoy740]

Boy that sure brings back memories My Dad was a policeman in Ashland Ky in 1968 I was about 8 years old and a BIG Batman fan the car was in town on display he took me where it was staged and I got to sit in it It was a childhood Dream I’ll never forget Thanks!!!

[@CarStarz42]

Wow, cool! Glad you enjoyed it. 😉👍

[@pugs1377]

That's awesome!

[@teto85]

LUCKY!!!!

[@stevesutherland6232]

Wow …that’s a great memory !!!

[@harryduncan6699]

So it was the Batmobile in Ashland that I saw. My Grandpa lived in Russel, KY, worked for the C&O railroad, and we were in Ashland shopping. There is set on the street. I was probably 13 at the time and it freaked me out to come around a corner and see it setting there.

[@scottmcmichael1386]

When I was a kid in the early 70’s Batman reruns would come on when I got home from school. That Batmobile IS the only one as far as I’m concerned! That was an awesome look at it, great job!👍

[@CarStarz42]

Cool and thanks, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@redbaron474]

@@CarStarz42 There were actually TWO movie serials around a decade apart. Stumbled across that fact purely by accident after Adam West died.

[@CarStarz42]

@@redbaron474 Yep, I know. In 1943 and 1949. I only mention the first because I was talking about the FIRST Batmobile 😉

[@VKZ24]

Agreed! The 1966 Batmobile is THE BEST. I don't really care for the newer movie versions at all. Loved the show as a kid and still watch reruns on MeTV now when I can.

[@battlestarmarc]

I agree. Cool looking car in a cartoonish way.

[@JC_Chappy]

Couldn't have picked a better car to feature for your 50th video. Congrats!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@diydave3034]

It’s obvious a lot of work went into this one. Very interesting and watchable. Many thanks.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@pugs1377]

Haven't watched the vid yet and I already gave it a like. The original bat mobile is one of my dream cars. I have pics of my wife and myself in a barris blessed repop. Was an awesome day sitting behind the wheel and calling commissioner Gordon on the bat phone.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool stuff! 😉👍

[@ericgaudet5488]

Very cool 10 fax about the Batmobile and Congratulations on this being your 50th video 🎉😊👏👏

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@ericgaudet5488]

@@CarStarz42 Your Welcome. Were you planning on coming out with a fax video about the Mystery Machine from The Scooby Doo. I know it would be hard to do because it was a cartoon show.

[@CarStarz42]

@@ericgaudet5488 Lol, no I don't have any plans to do cartoon vehicles as there wouldn't be much to say about them since they aren't a real object with history or anything really. Interesting thought though, I'll give you that 😉

[@ericgaudet5488]

@@CarStarz42 ok that's cool. I know they made a couple of real life Movies with The Mystery Machine in them .

[@CarStarz42]

@@ericgaudet5488 Oh yeah; they did. I never saw those, but could be a possibility then in that case 😉

[@rockzhard2009]

this was an amazingly detailed video. well worthy of the 50th slot. you uped the game with this one my friend. well done. and thank you for all the education you bring to us. (hell i'm 63 y/o and had never heard of the original Batman series)

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@plaguesseven9163]

I have to sadly admit, that I lived near the Volo museum and haven't yet visited it. Your videos have shown me that that next time I go back home... I have to visit Volo.

[@CarStarz42]

Yeah, lots of great stuff there; I don't get to Illinois very often as I'm a few states away from it, but it's on my list to visit also 😉

[@charlesdalton985]

Outstanding as always. I never knew about the 390 engine! Thank you for your continued work ~ Chuck

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@UberLummox]

I wouldn't think the 1st one coulda had a 390 as it wasn't available in '55. Not till '63-ish. I guess Barris musta changed it.

[@TheOzarkExplorer]

My father, Jim Stephenson, worked at Barris Kustom for quite a few years. He was the shop manager there for most of those years and I started working there with him in 1973 when I was just 14 years old. My father didn't build any of the Batmobiles, but did do a bit of work on them over the years and I got to ride in the original one with my father in the Huntington Park Christmas parade around 1973-74. That was quite a day too. My father was driving the Batmobile and I was sitting in Robin's seat, but we weren't allowed to dress up as Batman and Robin for legal reasons so it was a bit weird for spectators to see two "nobodies" driving it. The parade was being broadcast nation wide live on TV and by the time we got to where the TV cameras and bleachers were the Batmobile was overheating and it blew one of the radiator hoses while we were sitting still waiting to move into the camera range and steam was billowing out from under the car. It looked like a cool "special effect" but it was a serious problem for my father and I. We were finally waved into the the camera section and then told to wait while the announcers talked about the Batmobile for a few minutes, and just moments before they were finished the engine quit running and then they waved us on to move out of the camera section and my father told me "get out and push the car!" I was just a little dude and that car probably had a half a ton of lead on the steel body, but I jumped out and start pushing hard as I could and, lucky for me, a few other guys came running out and helped us push it out of the camera range and off to the side of the street. That was my first, and my last, appearance on nationwide TV. Hard to imagine that car being sold for $4million. That's just stunning.

[@CarStarz42]

Awesome story man; thanks for sharing! 👍

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

There is a guy in Indiana that builds licensed Batmobiles. He built the first one just by using pictures of the original one to gauge dimensions and was spot on. He then showed it to the owners of everything Batman . They approved it and officially licensed it so he could build more. They take about 18 months to complete and cost $210,000 +

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@justinsanders2705]

Great 50th video, my friend! Fantastic job as always 👏

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@gregorylawson8346]

Brilliant Your best video yet! Keep them coming!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and will do! 😉

[@weshoward1984]

Holy Batman! George and his guys built the Batmobile in 3 weeks! George truly is the GOAT

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉

[@graememceachren1118]

And if you forget, George will be sure to remind you!

[@AtZero138]

Thank Sam Barris...

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

Thank you very much, CarStarz, for uploading this video so that I can see it again in the near future very soon. Please have a nice day today. ™ November 08, 2023 @ 8:25 am ™

[@CarStarz42]

You are very welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed it😉👍

[@tonyhammer3588]

I was never a fan of the show but my wife has the signatures of the Actors who played Batman and Robin. She was very little when her parents ran into them on one of their many trips around the world.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@jeffsfleet]

Man, another great video! I recall an interview with Adam West where he mentioned how poor the brakes functioned and there were many near collisions on set. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and will do! 🙂👍

[@DrMoto182]

When I was a kid in the 1960’s this was the coolest car in the world and Batman was sweeping the country. Every actor in Hollywood wanted to be a guest villain. Every kid wanted to be Batman.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@SirManfly]

@@CarStarz42 This is the greatest TV/movie car ever made !! 😍

[@CarStarz42]

@@SirManfly One of the greats for sure 😉👍

[@josephgaviota]

My brother and I collected "Bat Cards," essentially "baseball cards," that were sold at the liquor store with a stick of stale gum. I still have those bat cards downstairs ... I wonder if they're worth anything (more than 5¢)?

[@DrMoto182]

@@josephgaviota If I were you I’d get them checked out. There is a mint condition Tops card of Batman listed on eBay for $50,000. Don’t get your hopes up. Most are worth a couple dollars, but you never know.

[@captlazer5509]

Funny how the latest Batmobile went back to be more of a street car like the 60's Batmobile.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@paulthomson9014]

The latest one i personally think is garbage ,.looks like it was borrowed of the fast and furious set .

[@CarStarz42]

@@paulthomson9014 An understandable opinion 😉

[@captlazer5509]

@@paulthomson9014 I share your disappointment

[@paulthomson9014]

@@captlazer5509 that whole film was a total disappointment tbh

[@JUDGERAMBO]

Was waiting for this one.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@kevinchilders1052]

Great video! We care for #4 at the Petrol Lounge in Austin, TX. Another factoid is #4 was the only fiberglass bodied Batmobile that was actually used on the show. #1 was damaged (or broken down) while filming an episode and #4 happened to be available. The episode was "The Contaminated Cowl". #4 still has the crazy engine and the the owner drives it regularly weather permitting.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and wow, very cool 😉👍

[@dalek.6171]

Thanks Kevin for doing the "Full Access" Video! Fascinating. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGbQq5mvfZaNias

[@wurly164]

The one time the hood was open in the show the engine was covered in a black cloth. Its when a bad guy put a bomb under the hood. They didn’t show much of the engine compartment, just at an angle.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, as I mentioned in the video, they never show the engine despite the hood being opened at least twice in the show.

[@karlarmstrong-b2z]

Yes and when the car pulls away they forgot to put on the sound affects.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

🦇Great vid, really enjoyed!🦇

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@WilliamARandolphJr-s8h]

now to be fair you should do one from THE GREEN HORNET BLACK BEAUTY

[@CarStarz42]

Oh yeah, it's already on the list to look into; will probably do that one next Halloween season 😉

[@mikesilva3868]

Huge fan of this 60s tv show 😊

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@rsc9520]

Me too !!!

[@ccg1171]

Great vid again. Love your work on these. Keep them coming.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and will do 😉👍

[@jstravelers4094]

I was 5 years old in 1966. And smart enough to know this was a show so corny it was cool. I had an Aurora slot car Batmobile. Our house got broken into and some scumbag stole it.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed and wow, that's a bummer!

[@noelbrown6771]

Aurora! Wow that's rare! I had one or two of them myself before I went to the Hot wheels brand. Fun times :)

[@theprinceofsnj]

The steering wheel in the the Batmobile is a altered Teletouch from a 1958 Edsel.

[@mikesilva3868]

😊😊agreed

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@markracop8227]

Excellent video! You hit upon many facts that just a few short years ago were known by only a few. There are a handful of additional details for the curious: 1) the high-res 1955 Lincoln Futura footage was of a fiberglass replica (the world's first) that Bob Butts built and is now owned by ventriloquist Jeff Dunham; 2) the Volo Museum 1966 Batmobile replica was built by Peter Borne, not by BKI; 3) the replica shown with the autographs on the door tops was built by John Brighton, not by BKI; 4) the one-of-a-kind 1955 Lincoln Futura steering wheel was thrown away (!) and replaced with a 1958 Edsel steering wheel in third season; 5) the #1 car was driven at 70MPH for the helicopter shot in the Batman movie by stuntman Hubie Kerns; 6) the car that the Barris family currently owns (nicknamed the #2) was built by Bob Butts, and it should really be called the #6. Again, you did a great job with the video. It is obvious that you did a ton of homework to break through the 'smoke and mirrors.'

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for all the extra details 😉👍

[@ClassicChrome86]

This is THE Batmobile! No other version will do. Thanks for sharing!

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@johnboutet7560]

If someone offered me any car in history for free my choice would be the 1966 Batmobile. And not because its worth $4.6M but because its the baddest car that has ever been made.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@fazapops]

Fantastic video and thanks for creating this!

[@CarStarz42]

You're welcome and glad you enjoyed it😉👍

[@feralcatbrothers]

There was a version of the 1966 Batmobile at Fan Expo Canada (in Toronto) in 2016 that for $20 (Canadian) you could sit in it - which I did. Banged my head on the rear windshield getting in.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, cool, but ouch! 😉

[@srcarranza]

My grandma Ramona gifted me a toy batmobile in 1974. It's a precious memory. Thank you for bringing it back for me. Gracias abuelita Ramoncita. Te amo.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool and you're very welcome 👍

[@Atlas.X9X]

Nice job on this video. Lots of cool facts.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@Kenneth-fu3js]

I never knew that the original car was made from a concept car! I always thought it was made from a pontiac or an old Lincoln. Thanx For The Knowledge!!!!! I love that car STILL!!! I actually saw a replica of one on the highway in Pennsylvania!!! I was driving along in my 08 Pontiac G8 and out of nowhere the BatMobile passes me! I was in a bit of a shock! I caught up to it and the operator said he was on his way to a Children’s Hospital for an event. 😎👍🏽

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, awesome stuff! 😉👍

[@cedricross2991]

The best BATMOBILE EVER!! I met George Barris a few years ago , at one of his car shows in California. What a cool guy!!! We miss you George!!!❤❤❤

[@CarStarz42]

Cool and indeed 🙂👍

[@andybobandy641]

50 Congrats ! ...... and who doesn't love the O.G. Batmobile!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and indeed! 😉👍

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Yep, the original Batman. Of all the “Batmobile’s” this is still my favorite. The later movie cars are ugly. Thanks for another great video and story.

[@CarStarz42]

It's a cool one for sure 😉👍

[@tedingram516]

Turbines to speed, great memories, 🤗👍👍✌

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@dukecraig2402]

It cost Ford $250,000 to build the concept car. That same year they spent $325,000 on toilet paper.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, amazing how much money the big three blow through on many levels 😉

[@fulldisclosurefishing7606]

Outstanding video!!!! Just found you channel, subscribed!!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and welcome. Glad to hear you are enjoying the channel so far 😉👍

[@nicevmax]

I was 10 years old in 1966, loved the show. I am an older car Guy now and dang it I still want a batmobile.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@dalehood1846]

Years ago, I was very privileged to view a private car collection. I'm a die hard Mopar fanactic. I wanted to see the Mopar cars this person had. We went and viewed the cars when I turned to the side and my jaw must-have dropped to the floor and I saw The Monkeemobile. I was looking at that in disbelief when the owner said, "You missed this." It was one of the original Batmobiles. When I left after talking with the owner and viewing this perhaps once in a lifetime experience, my head was in the clouds! After years of seeing many incredible vehicles, I once saw a Rolls Royce with an extended truck for shopping that belonged to, I believe Princess Anne of England. The owner even offered to let me sit it the drivers seat. I politely declined. I do not believe I will ever see a collection like the one with the Batmobile.

[@dalehood1846]

I stand corrected. I thought the Batmobile I viewed was an original. My mistake. The owner of the car I viewed never said it was an original car. Still an experience to remember.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@lancerevell5979]

The 1949 Batman serial used a 1949 Mercury convertible, again top-down for Bruce Wayne and top up for Batman.

[@CarStarz42]

Ah, yeah I haven't watched that one yet, but had a feeling they would repeat that idea, lol😉

[@johnlang3198]

That serial was on turner classic movies just a few months ago. There was one scene where they made a big deal about showing how the convertible top was powered. I think there were fifteen episodes altogether and they showed them one at a time on saturday morning. Maybe they'll do it again sometime.

[@natopeacekeeper97]

The original Batmobile will always be my favorite. Of course, I grew up watching Batman.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@bostonblackie9503]

The Batmobile was in a movie before Batman. It starred Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford.

[@CarStarz42]

Well, the Futura before it was converted into the Batmobile was featured in "It started with a Kiss" 1959 movie if that's what you mean 😉

[@perry92964]

i have the series on bluray, you can definitely see how used it is, you can see all the scratches and hand smudges all over it, it looks like nobody ever washed and waxed it.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed.

[@1515cci]

The closest I've come to owning an accurate 1966 Batmobile was acquiring JazzInc's 1966 1/6 Batmobile. Glad you mentioned JazzInc Dioramas!

[@CarStarz42]

Nice, yeah if I had the money and space, I'd love to have all of the awesome colossal models that guy makes 😉👍

[@michaelmappin4425]

Great video. Brought back incredible memories.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it😉👍

[@R1chardB1ngham]

While far from the "best" diecast version, surely the one everyone had and remembers fondly is the Corgi one. Lots of different version were made over a long run, they're a little challenging to restore thanks to the moving parts

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉

[@roberthein2156]

I still have my original corgi in the display box with Batman and Robin that I purchased when I was 12 years old in 1966. I think I paid seven dollars and some cents the last I recall was maybe at least five or six years ago it was valued at around $600 only because mine has the gold wheels with the bat symbol in it and Batman and Robin inside.

[@FitzArias]

The one fact that shocked me was the 1940s Batman show. They looked almost identical to the later 1960s show. The batmobile that came later was absolutely needed but the fights were very well filmed and staged. Love how George Barris created that muscly batmobile out of the Jetson's - like Futura. Also love how they sinc'ed the turbine wail to the 1960s batmobile as it drove around. Looks and sounds very convincing. Thank you for this list of facts.

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome. Glad to hear you both learned from and enjoyed the video 😉👍

[@FitzArias]

@@CarStarz42 absolutely!

[@stevenrussell5340]

Years ago, I saw one of the Batmobiles at a car/outdoor show. It is, in real life, an awesome car.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@angelperez7891]

The basic lines of the Lincoln Futura-based Batmobile from the belt line down served as the basis for the Ford Thunderbird for 1967. The "bat eyes" headlamps were deleted and the grille was modified with Thunderbird regalia and the mesh pattern carried over from last year's Thunderbird with the headlamps now hidden within the grille, the tail section sheared off the bat wings and got squared up. The roof was a rework of the 1961-63 Thunderbirds. The Batmobile itself was created by George Barris and was rather like a heavily-modified rework of the 1962-63 Thunderbird Sports Roadster.

[@CarStarz42]

Pretty much 😉

[@angelperez7891]

@@CarStarz42 If you get a look at the 1967-71 Thunderbirds, particularly the 1967 edition, you will notice close similarities of the lower body to the Batmobile, particularly the rear fenders and the oval grille. The 1967 Thunderbird grille was also used in the 1979-71 Torino GT The basic grille and egg-crate pattern from the 1967 Thunderbird was used later on the mid-size Ford Gran Torino in a shorter length between the quad headlamps during 1972.

[@jimringomartin]

A really great job on this video. I was a big fan of the show in 1966. I have also always been a Ford guy. This is, bar none, the coolest car ever built. I want at least one of the available models, but sadly I am 67 and in minimizing mode, selling off most of my toys. I appreciate you providing ALL the facts and answering all the questions. Too many replicas claiming or inferring that theirs is the original car or one of the 4. It was like when I went to the Rock N Roll Hall of fame in August 2002 and saw The "John Lennon" army jacket/shirt and two weeks later, went to London and entered their "Hard Rock Cafe" ":Vault" where they had "The Lennon Coat".

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it. Indeed a true legend of a car! 😉👍

[@jeffkindrick6049]

I recall reading an article on the Batmobile early in the shows' run, I believe in TV Guide, that gave the cars' basic history. One quote that sticks in my memory is that the engine "...sounds like a washing machine full of rocks." When grocery shopping with my wife and encountering an in store "traffic jam", after checking for clearance I always announce "bat turn" and spin the cart in place. Thanks for your detailed research and bringing back some fond memories.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, lol.

[@namesake-mx9nl]

Very interesting , good to know the original models found good homes and are well cared for . Really enjoyed the 1960's series and loved all the Batmobile gadgets .

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@jeffreyandrews6583]

1943 batman had good stunts but i still think 1966 batman was better. The villians had more intrict plots. Also i got tierd of watching batman get knocked out in fist fights in the 1943 and 1949 series.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, true enough 😉

[@joesmith1574]

I consider this Batmobile the coolest out of all of them.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@graemew7001]

Another great video about a legend of a car, I wasn't aware that there was more than one made for filming. The thought of paying $4.6 million for a car fills me with dread, I wouldn't dare go near it or move it on the road for fear of damage lol

[@wurly164]

You didn't hear right, only number 1 was used in the show. The rest were used for promotional purposes The man who paid that much is very wealthy and this didn't faze him

[@CarStarz42]

Yeah, crazy amount of money! And, as I mentioned in the video, only Batmobile #1 was used for the show and movie. The other three were for promotional touring and exhibition events 😉👍

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed, as mentioned in the video 😉

[@graemew7001]

@@wurly164 Indeed you are correct, I missed that bit, I watched it again and still winced at $4.6 but in context I see what you're saying. I've got a little money nowadays, life's going good and I'll spend money on diecast models that a couple of years ago I would have winced at, it's all about context.

[@wurly164]

@graemew7001 Today I brought home, one of my favorite cars, a 1965 cadillac coupe.

[@monteiro5306]

I am 61. Great memories. Awesome vídeo. Amazing job. Greetings from Brazi.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@Desaved]

I had no idea there was a Batman show before the 1960s! I was always a super fan of the Batmobile! Thanks for this!

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@woowaptibam5253]

@7:40 All I can really say is Wow!!! There are too many reasons to give props to this replica! I'm not a huge Batman or even comic book fan. I'm more looking at it from an attention to detail, engineering,overall finished product. Alot of hard work and I'm sure it's gets Alot of Smiles per gallon!!!

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed wild creations! 😉👍

[@johns2296]

Doing the 1966 Batmobile just opened up new doors for more videos covering the other Batmobiles from each of the other movies, and since we're on the topic of 60s cars, is there a Monkee-mobile video in the works?

[@CarStarz42]

Well, if you take a look through my older videos; I have pretty much covered all the good Batmobiles as of now and yes, the Monkee-mobile is indeed on my list to look into already. Thanks 😉👍

[@batmanlives6456]

That’s my car !!!

[@CarStarz42]

😉

[@earlputnal9124]

For quite a few years I assumed the batmobile was a 66 Pontiac Catalina. LOL

[@CarStarz42]

Understandable

[@robertdragoff6909]

Just to let you know, you left out the Corgi model, which at one point came packaged with a Bat boat on a trailer….

[@CarStarz42]

Can't catch them all I suppose 😉

[@robertdragoff6909]

@@CarStarz42 True Just an observation

[@chasermalloy7406]

This and other tv/movie cars earned their keep touring the world in displays and car shows. I used to keep my race car in a storage unit when I was between houses for a while. In 1987 the munsters car and the batmobile were in the unit left and right of me . Don't know if the batmobile was a replica but it definitely was drivable. It was actually pretty rough anywhere closer than about 20 feet.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool😉👍

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Fascinating video to watch, that ‘classic’ Batmobile has always been my favourite out of them all. The Corgi Model Club is planning a reissue of the original Corgi Toys Batmobile, which is exciting news for those of us who missed out getting one first time around…”Atomic batteries to power..Turbines to speed!” ❤

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@jessecondit2211]

Nice job, very interesting 👍

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@MrEab2010]

I had two model Batmobiles my father bought me as a 6 year old in '66 and almost immediately lost them both. Made of all steel by now-defunct Aurora Plastics, it was the most beautiful toy I ever had.

[@CarStarz42]

Nice, yeah so many childhood toys seem to have the same mysterious fate.

[@johndean2110]

Cool.👍 Polar lights makes 1/25 scale plastic batmobile, and a 1/25 scale snap kit with figures.

[@CarStarz42]

Yep, I just usually focus on high quality diecasts and other preassembled models as most of us don't have the time or patience for model building these days 😉

[@tomt373]

@@CarStarz42 That is your problem. Those of us who do like the Polar Lights kit.

[@CarStarz42]

@@tomt373 Lack of time for former hobbies are a problem for many of us indeed.

[@unstablebobgable]

Great video. I live in NJ and see #3 around quite a bit.

[@CarStarz42]

Very cool 😉👍

[@RaymondCore]

I saw one of these at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas in 1970. Thanks for sharing.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool😉👍

[@thebob01]

Still the coolest Batmobile of them all. Love it! I want one.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@georgeharris9873]

The 1966 Batmobile will always be the best specifically because it looked the best. The gadgets, the engine, the paint, tires, it looked awesome.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@rudedogg6331]

Number 3 used to be owned by a gentleman from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He purchased it from Barris I believe in the 1980's. I remember reading a newspaper article about it and how it had been a childhood dream to own one. I met him in person in 2001 at a local car meet. He said when purchased, the body was mounted to the chassis with wooden 2X4's, and he had to make numerous modifications to make sure it was safe to Street drive. It was beautifully kept, and drew a bigger crowd than another guy's brand new Lamborghini

[@CarStarz42]

Interesting 😉👍

[@battlestarmarc]

Cool looking car. This channel is awesome. Up next, Black Trans Am from corvette summer !!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, glad you are enjoying it. Well, not next as I already touched on Corvette Summer this year, but that Trans am is indeed on my list to look into, so eventually. 😉

[@battlestarmarc]

Thanks. Keep up the great work.@@CarStarz42

[@davidgrisez]

The very first 1966 Batmobile for the Batman show was an originally a fancy looking concept car made in 1955 by Ford Motor Company that was called the Lincoln Futura. There was one movie around 1961 that included this 1955 Lincoln Futura in various scenes. I am 73 years old and I remember the 1966 Batman series. I suspect that somewhere in the 1970s I read about this Lincoln Futura car that became the Batmobile in a magazine article. This article stated that the Lincoln Futura had a 500 horsepower engine.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, yep the first Batmobile was the '55 Futura concept car, as I described in the video, but no, the engine didn't have 500HP 😉

[@cardinaloflannagancr8929]

Very cool video. Pretty crazy if the studio was too cheap to give the car a tune-up over the course of the seasons. I could see when production first began but hard to believe it was never done throughout the years it was on. Although Hollywood also was too lazy and cheap to buy the proper rounds for the crow, so maybe not too surprising.

[@CarStarz42]

TV and Movie cars do often get the shaft when it comes to being cared for unfortunately.

[@ps4gamerindiana_drake238]

Another fun fact that about Barris Batmobile it was on display at Universal Studios in 1994 and 1995 during the construction of Terminator 2 3D. Several other Barris Hollywood vehicles were on display. I still kept the Universal Studios map with his Barris Movie And T.V. and one photo of the Batmobile.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

When it comes to "BATMAN" the series there are only two true things that come to my mind. The first one is seeing the Batmobile number 1 while the second one was Adam West playing the title role of this hit 1966 program. Please post only positive comments over here. ™ November 08, 2023 @ 8:20 am ™

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@ps4gamerindiana_drake238]

Your videos just keep coming, I'm loving it!! Just letting you know that the history of Disney's The Love Bug and it's sequels have way to many Volkswagens used for tricks so that'll be a pain to do. I'm a Herbie fan and there are a lot left from the first and sequels. I'm looking forward to others you'll bring 😎👍👍💯💯

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you are enjoying the channel and I do have that one on my list to look into at some point. Thanks 😉👍

[@ps4gamerindiana_drake238]

Excellent!! 😎👍👍

[@saneauto]

Great Job! That was better than my Batmobile video. Thanks for the tip on the highly detailed Jada & other HW Batmobiles Im sure Wifey would like to add both of those to her already Battastic Batcave. Im going to have to bring her and some of her Batmobile collection in front of the camera soon.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and that sounds cool indeed 😉👍

[@silverstar4289]

Imagine if there was a television series as we have them today on these car building shows- that was in Barrie’s’ garage as they created concepts and builds of the iconic cars he created.

[@CarStarz42]

Would be interesting for sure 😉👍

[@johncrowder7650]

I thought I knew most everything about the 1966 Batmobile, but you hit on a few things that I was unaware of. Good job! I have the models you spoke of and a few more. Just received a Jazzinc 1/6 scale version and am trying to figure out how to display it. Don't worry...I'll get it done.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and that's awesome! 😉👍

[@dwave81]

I was 4 or 5 when I was with my family at a mall in Biloxi Mississippi when the Batmobile was touring there. When they started it up inside the mall it was so loud that is scared the hell out of me.

[@CarStarz42]

Very cool 😉👍

[@georgeharris9873]

There have been numerous versions of the Batmobile in future movies, but the one from the TV series was the ULTIMATE version. It had everything. The one from the 1988 film “BATMAN” starring Micheal Keaton was no slouch in it”s own right.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@georgelove767]

I watched this show as a kid back in the sixties when it was first run. I still think that he had the coolest Batmobile of the lot. The 1943 movie serial wasn't bad.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

That was fun thanks Never missed a show as a kid always come on at 3:00pm every day 😊

[@CarStarz42]

Cool and you're very welcome 😉👍

[@stevejohnstone5163]

Different steering wheel on #1 compared to #2

[@CarStarz42]

Yep, several small differences from #1 and the other three built later; I only mentioned a few, but there are many.

[@stevejohnstone5163]

@@CarStarz42 Great video, thank you for all the time & effort you put in. Look forward to more,

[@lawrencelewis2592]

I was at a car show in Chatham, Ontario years ago and the original Batmobile was there, along with George Barris. He looked just like my uncle Herman. 3 Tuckers were there as well as the 49 Buick station wagon used in the film, "Cool Hand Luke."

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@monadking2761]

Back in the late 80s, there was a neighbor who had a replication of a bat mobile. I'm not sure of the details, but from the street diving by his house, it looked cool.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@charleskadletc2431]

I agree with commenor Scott. In my world 60's series is the one and only REAL BATMAN and ROBIN. ❤

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

'Holly CarStarz' how did you manage to get the batmoble it's impossible without your secret password my buddy this is great achievement for yourself with 50th video showing up on nighttime as most appropriate choice for me to know that batman is roaming gotham right now in the batmoble so that you bro for not letting penguin and joker get there hands on it i got to go see you later bye now. P.S Hey CarStarz you know next week is christine video so yeah we are ready for best one yet😱😱.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, thanks and indeed I intend to do my best and find all I can for Christine next week! Maximum effort 😉👍

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

@CarStarz42 thanks bro and have a nice weekend bye now.

[@shinrips]

My dad owned a batmobile slot car 1/24 scale. It was fast and cool looking.Lol

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@usx06240]

So did i!😊

[@andrestrishak8292]

Great video, and great channel. Thank you. ❤

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and glad you enjoy it 😉👍

[@Royalle_with_Cheese]

4:30 You're seeing Burt Ward's stunt double in that shot. Fun fact: A good few years ago, the Batman 1966 movie was on Netflix and the thumbnail picture that was used has a closeup of both Adam's and Burt's stunt doubles. D'oh!

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉

[@HardwayRanch]

That was an excellent episode!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much friend and glad you enjoyed it 😉

[@nlpnt]

One scale model not mentioned is that Revell did a 1/25 model kit of the original Lincoln Futura that they've reissued several times since the '90s. It was originally tooled in 1957-58 and wasn't state-of-the-art even then so it has things like a multi-piece body.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, I didn't know about that one 😉