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The Lincoln Futura is a concept car promoted by Ford's Lincoln brand, designed by Ford's lead stylists Bill Schmidt and John Najjar, [2] [3] and hand-built by Ghia in Turin, Italy — at a cost of $250,000 (equivalent to $2,800,000 in 2025).
At the beginning of the decade, Barris purchased the Lincoln Futura, an extravagantly designed concept car. It remained in his collection for several years, until he was unexpectedly asked by ABC Television to create a signature vehicle for their Batman television series. As filming would begin in a few weeks, there was not enough time to ...
Benson Ford's unique Lincoln Futura, later known as the Batmobile, briefly became the most famous car in the world. Based on a concept from the creative mind of Benson Ford at Lincoln-Mercury, and under his direction, the Lincoln Futura, an experimental futuristic concept car, was developed and designed by William M. Schmidt at Lincoln-Mercury ...
In October 1965, Barris hired Cushenbery to do the metalwork that would turn the Lincoln Futura concept car into the Batmobile car featured in the 1960s Batman television series. The original contract specified a list of modifications required by the studio. [21] The conversion was completed in three weeks at a cost of US$30,000.
Lincoln design director Kemal Curic and Lincoln historian Ted Ryan tell us about the cars that established the brand as a design innovator and tastemaker. Why Grandpa loved Lincoln: Looking back ...
Originally created in 1955 as the Lincoln Futura, a one-of-a-kind concept car. It was later modified by George Barris to become the Batmobile, for use in the 1960s television series Batman. The 2013 auction marked the first time that the vehicle had been put up for sale. [103] [104] [105] 1956 Bentley S1: $50,000 Phoenix, 1981
Before Christian Bale landed the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy, the filmmaker screen-tested his “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy. Both men have ...
The president of Lincoln University in Missouri was placed on paid leave Friday after students and alumni called for his ouster following a senior administrator’s death by suicide this week.