oldcutlass

A question that has been around for some years! Which is faster, the old original Batmobile or the New and Improved. Well here it is!

http://now.msn.com/now/0322-batmobile-drag-race.aspx

slantflat

Hm, it would be nice if we actually saw the original Batmobile in the video. The original one is a Ford. Built loooong before the C4 Corvette was around.


Mike

DreWRoolZ

That article had me quite confused as they do not mention it is a replica or whatever it is lol i was like a '66 c4?

mmurphy77

The photo finish has the original Batmobile in the right lane but it was in the left lane when they started wasn't it?

gearheads78

Can't see it from work and don't car about two fake bat mobiles in a fake race but judging from the comments I need to see the red head in it.

slantflat

Right you are, Mike! I had to go watch it again. Methinks there's something afoot here.

I've heard that besides the one original Batmobile, there were a couple replicas built by Barris, a couple authorized replicas built by others, and a slew of unauthorized replicas. I saw a website once that was selling the body shell as a kit car to make your own original Batmobile.

I also read when the First Batman movie came out, that the frame and engine came from about a 63 Impala 283 the producers found in a junkyard in England. Somewhere along the way it morphed into a Corvette engine. I have a feeling both cars in the video are replicas.

I sort of thought the girl was a butterface.


Mike

Highwayman

Here's a guy that got the sound effects right on his fake Batmobile. He didn't use a small block.


http://youtu.be/nZSBpFMWk-M


http://youtu.be/sPUoZq1XQtc

1969w3155

The cars could not do the times and speed quoted, based on the hp numbers given. But fortunately in the end, it was a wash.

1ATony

I love the original Batmobile. Barris did a great job on it. The original car was built from a Lincoln concept car called the Futura, here's a link that tells you a little bit about it.

http://www.1966batmobile.com/

aliensatemybuick

Yup, and I don't think it could do much more than get out of its own way. Maybe one of the Barris copies or fan-made replicas could, though. Saw a Bob Butts replica at the "Cops and Rodders" show at Devry in NJ a few years back, looked (and sounded) pretty good, couldn't say how fast it was though.

slantflat

Why would you say this? The 390 is no slouch. Is it said somewhere that Ford built the car to no go hardly at all and that Barris never changed that? I can't believe that Barris would hand over a car that only crawled.

Maybe you were thinking about the Munster Coach or Dragula. I think they were pretty slow


Mike

1ATony

I saw Barris about 5 yrs ago at the World Of Wheels in Boston. He had both Munsters cars set up.

There was no one at the table so I said to my dad (he's a 69 yr old auto body guy) let's talk to Barris. He talked to the two of us for about 10 minutes. Wicked nice guy. I bought a couple of black and white Munsters pics which he signed for me.

aliensatemybuick

Nope, I was thinking about the original Batmobile, which was a monstrously heavy car (5500 lbs or more), and by all accounts I've read, far from a driver. In addition to being a pig, it couldn't handle worth a damn and was unreliable as well. It was, however, beautiful to look at.

myolds72

Here is my Batmoblie! 1:18 scale made by Hot Wheels. Batman was my favortie show growing up. I seasons 1 - 3 on my computer. When I saw the Batmobile in a die cast version, I had to have one. Check out pimpmybatmobile for information on the car.

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delmontcrusier

Since I found all this about batmobiles you all might get a kick out of this.We have one in our car club made from one of the origional molds.Here is the video I posted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbc9jo17Xlw it was in response to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKjZ_vOmC5A

oldcutlass

Thats awesome, he should be proud!

Jaybird

Now you can purchase your very own Batmobile... http://www.firebox.com/product/2922/Replica-Batmobile

Features:

• Brand new GM350 crate engine
• Fibreglass body
• Working rocket exhaust flamethrower
• Roll top dashboard doors
• Flashing red beacon
• Automatic Batbeam antenna grid
• Glowing Detect-a-Scope radar screen
• Push-button ignition
• Dash-mounted DVD player
• Electric actuators that open the hood and trunk
• Six speaker sound system
• Chromed rocket tubes
• Double ‘bubble’ windshields

Performance:

• 0 - 60 in 5 seconds
• Top Speed 90mph
• Engine: 3.5 Litre Chevy Crate
• Torque – 325ft/llb
• 280 Horsepower
• Automatic Gearbox
• Power Steering
• 6 miles to the gallon (unleaded)

delmontcrusier

He is and I get to see it every year at our outdoor show.I see all sorts of creations being in a car club.But still it is cool to see a car made after and from one of the origional batmobiles.

Run to Rund

My favorite Batmobile, well my son's anyway, is the pinewood derby Boy Scout car that I made with my die grinder out of the block of wood. We didn't "cheat" errrr, go creative on polishing axles and wheels, etc. so it didn't win the derby. Everyone liked it though since the movie had come out just before the derby.