| BATMOBILE SPECIFICATIONS |
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Curb weight |
5500 lb. |
| Wheelbase |
129 in. |
| Length |
225 in. |
| Width |
84 in. |
| Height |
48 in. |
| Fins |
84 in. |
| Current owner |
George Barris |
| Current location |
North Hollywood, CA |
| Estimated value |
$1,000,000+ |
| ENGINE & DRIVE TRAIN |
| Engine |
390ci, V-8 |
| Transmission |
B&M Hydro Automatic (2nd transmission) |
| CHASSIS & BODY |
| Layout |
Front engine/rear drive |
| Tires Used |
Firestone Wide-Oval, Mickey Thompson and US Royal |
| Wheels |
15x10 Rader cast-alloy five spoke |
| Second Frame |
1966 Ford Galaxy lengthened 11 inches |
| INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DETAILS |
| Exterior color |
"Velvet Bat-Fuzz Black" from Metal flake, Inc. |
| Trim color |
3/4" Fluorescent Cerise |
| Safety belts |
Cumming & Sander impact safety belts |
| Gas tank |
Moon Aluminum tank |
| Parachute info |
2 Deist, 10ft. in diameter |
| License plates |
4 quantity |
| Steering wheel |
Around '67 the wheel was changed to a '58 Edsel |
| Car stereo |
Duo-Stereophonic tape deck w/ 6 Muntz speakers |
| HISTORY |
| Original car used |
1955 Lincoln Futura concept car |
| Designed by |
George Barris with input from 20th Century Fox |
| Customized by |
George Barris with Gale Black, Bill Cushenbery, "Korky" Korkes, Les Tompkins & Roy "Tubs" Johnson |
| Cost to modify Futura |
$30,000 |
| Contractual owners (1965) |
George Barris, Irvin Kuns, Lester E. Tompkins, individuals d/b/a/ Barris Kustom City |
| Approx. value in 1966 |
$125,000 |
| Time to build |
3 weeks |
