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TV BATMOBILE ELECTRIC CAR
ATOMIC BATTERIES TO POWER, TURBINES TO SPEED!! IF YOU LOVED THE OLD TV SERIES WITH ADAM WEST AND BURT WARD, YOU WILL WANT THIS ITEM!  THE HISTORY OF THIS FIBERGLASS KIDDIE CAR BODY IS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY, BUT I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW. AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, A FEW OLD BODIES WERE FOUND AND SOLD ON EBAY. THEY WERE CALLED "CARNIVAL RIDE" BATCARS BECAUSE THE BEST GUESS WAS THEY USED TO BE ON ONE OF THOSE ROUND AND ROUND CARNIVAL RIDES. THEY WERE ALL BEATEN UP AND HAD DAMAGE FROM SLIGHT TO SEVERE, AS WELL AS JUST BEING OLD AND SOMEWHAT BRITTLE. I BOUGHT THE ONE THE SELLER CALLED THE "PROTOTYPE" AND AFTER SEEING MOST OF THE BODIES HE HAD, I UNDERSTOOD WHY. IT WAS THE LEAST "ALTERED" CAR AND HAD DETAILS THAT WERE SHARPER AND MORE DEFINED. TRUST ME I KNOW MY BATMOBILES.  I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND STARTED CORRECTING DETAILS ON THE BODY TO BETTER MATCH THE CAR IT WAS A TRIBUTE TO - THE 1966 FORD FUTURA DREAM CAR THAT GEORGE BARRIS MODIFIED INTO THE ANTICRIME ROADSTER OF THE DYNAMIC DUO BATMAN AND ROBIN! I ADDED PROPER DOOR AND HOOD LINES, AND CLEANED UP THE "DETECTASCOPE". THEN I CREATED MOLDS FOR TWO PARACHUTE "PACKS" AND A "THRUSTER". I SANDED AND SANDED, AND WAS FINALLY HAPPY WITH MY LITTLE CAR. THEN I REALIZED THERE WERE OTHER BAT-DADS AND MOMS OUT THERE AS WELL AS BIG KIDS, CORGI FANS, AURORA MODELERS, PEDAL CAR COLLECTORS ETC. WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE, BUT WOULD NEVER GET THE CHANCE! SO I WENT INTO DEBT AND MADE A MOLD OF THE NEW AND IMPROVED PROTOTYPE!  THE MOLDS WERE BUILT BY THE FORMER HEAD OF THE TOYOTA RACING TEAM, PROTOTYPE BUILDER JOHN HYDE. THE BODY WAS "SHOT" BY THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD PROP MAKING FIRM OF CALIFORNIA ART PRODUCTS WHO HAVE MADE PROPS FOR HUNDREDS OF HOLLYWOOD FILMS. WHAT YOU GET: ONE FINISHED READY TO GO HAND BUILD CUSTOM CHILD'S BATMOBILE! SIMPLE ONE PEDAL OPPERATION WITH A SWITCH FOR REVERSE. CUSTOM AIR FILLED TIRES AND FIVE SPOKE MAGS!  CUSTOM BAT WHEEL HUBCAPS! CUSTOM PINSTRIPING! CAN MODIFY TO YOUR REQUEST! WORKING HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS! COMES WITH BATTERY AND CHARGER! CUSTOM METAL ROCKET TUBES! FAUX THRUSTER AND PARACHUTE PACKS! YOU SUPPLY THE CAPED CRUSADER! TO THE BAT-CHECK OUT, ROBIN! SO HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR BAT DREAM COME TRUE! What are its dimensions? IN THE PHOTOS I HAVE PLACED A WOODEN YARDSTICK TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE SIZE OF THIS BLACK BEAUTY, BUT HERE ARE THE STATS: -LENGTH - 5'5" (FROM TIP OF BACK FIN TO FRONT TIP OF HOOD SCOOP!) -WIDTH - 28" (FROM REAR FIN TIP TO REAR FIN TIP) -WHEEL BASE APPROX. 38" -SIZE WHEEL THAT WILL WORK - 7" TO 8'' DIAMETER TIRE (BIGGER IF YOUR AXLE IS LOWER) -WEIGHT - ONLY 31-33 POUNDS !! | ||
| $6995 |
| 200.00 S/H |
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