Holy hot wheels auction, Batman!

Mon, Feb 19, 2007

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The BBC site has this cool pic of the 1960s Adam West-era TV Batmobile cruising past the Houses of Parliament in London. No, it isn’t another Fathers For Justice superhero stunt but to promote an upcoming auction later this month, with the sale expected to top £75k.

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  1. The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log » Batmobile sold off Says:

    [...] The Batmobile mentioned on the blog the other week has been auctioned off; the car was built to tour the USA in the 1960s, promoting the Adam West Batman TV series. The BBC reports that it was expected to go for around £75K but actually went for almost £120K. Holy humungous bids, Batman! Do you think the Caped Crusader will take the money and retire? Then again that large sum is probably pocket money to Bruce Wayne I suppose. I just hope it crops up on Top Gear, I want to see the Stig in the Batmobile. [...]