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The 1966–1968 television series Batman was so popular that its campy humor and its version of Batmobile were imported into Batman's comics. The iconic television Batmobile was a superficially modified concept car, the decade-old Lincoln Futura, owned by auto customizer George Barris, whose shop did the work. [11]
Barris's company, Barris Kustom Industries, designed and built the Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA for The Munsters; and the 1966 Batmobile for the Batman TV series and film. Born in Chicago on November 20, 1925, Barris and his brother Sam moved to California to live with relatives. By his high school graduation, Barris had customized and sold ...
Batmobile (1966) Bill Cushenbery (March 22, 1933 – December 12, 1998) was an American car customizer , show car builder, and model kit designer. Cushenbery was a major influence on the look of custom cars and the customizing industry in general. [ 1 ]
Here's a look at the upcoming 71st annual Detroit Autorama, featuring Batmobiles, stunt performance vehicles, custom cars and more. ... 1966 Batmobile from the TV series "Batmobile," with Adam ...
The United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit concluded that DC comics owns the copyright to the 'Batmobile' character as it appeared in 1966 television series and the 1989 motion pictures and that Towle had infringed this copyright by manufacturing replicas of the character. Thus by concluding so, the ninth circuit affirmed the decision of ...
Shrewsberry is best known as the driver of the drag racing replica of the Barris-built Batmobile from the 1966 television series [1] [2] and of the "L.A. Dart," a series of wheelstanding funny cars each with a rear-mounted, supercharged Chrysler Hemi engine and each sponsored by the Dodge and Plymouth dealers of Los Angeles and Orange Counties ...
Take a good look at the coolest thing Batman is going to use against Superman
The Batmobile from the 1960s Batman' TV series. In 1966, Barris was asked to design a theme car for the Batman television series. [10] Originally the auto stylist Dean Jeffries was contracted to build the car for the show in late 1965, but when the studio wanted the car sooner than he could deliver, the project was given to Barris. [11]