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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 2024).
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Najjar also co-designed jointly with fellow Ford Motor Company stylist Bill Schmidt the groundbreaking Lincoln Futura, a futuristic concept car, [9] which debuted at the 1955 Chicago Auto Show. It that served as a base for the Batmobile for the 1966 TV series Batman, as well as for the first movie adaptation of the Batman comics. [10]
This 1962 Ford Seattle is among 100 concept car images that Ford Motor Co. just added to its online archive site. Images are now available to the public for free downloading.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
From the Back to the Future DeLorean to Jurassic Park's colorful Ford Explorer, these custom vehicles are just as recognizable as their costars