Batmobile page 2

Batmobile page 2 by ric gustafson


In 1949, a serial called Batman and Robin came out. Robert Lowery played Batman and Robin was played by Johnny Duncan. The Batmobile wa a 1949 Mercury convertible and was parked outside Wayne Manor. The dynamic duo kept their suits in a filing cabinet and changed into their suits while driving. The Batmobile at that time had no special gadgets or radio communication and if they saw the Batsignal they had to find a pay phone to call Commissioner Gordon.
When the TV show Batman debuted on New Year's Day 1966, color TV was starting. George Barris was called by the studio to design the new Batmobile. He came up with a 1955 Lincoln Futura that had high tail fins and a double bubble windshield. The car now had a Bat Radar and a Bat Phone hotline to Commissioner Gordon. The new Batmobile weighed more than three tons and longer than 17 feet and had no power steering.
The TV show Batman only lasted three seasons.


research help: ' Batmobile the complete history' by Mark Cotta Vaz


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