barrett jackson

[zhead240]

i missed the batmobile auction yesterday and am curious what it sold for. i'm guessing it went for over a million. is it drivable or did they have to push it on the stage?

ps-i could have googled it but i wanted to get some kind of a disscusion going.

[Duffman]

$4.2 million, looked really cool close up, as if the rocket launcher and other devices would really work!

[zhead240]

holy batcash batman!!!!!!! that's a lot of mulla. a lot more than what i thought it would sell for. can u drive it or is it just a show piece? does barris own the munster car too?

[Jeff G 78]

The Batmobile auction was pretty cool, but I could have don without watching George Barris' dentures fall out numerous times while he was hyping the car on stage. :ogre:

[Zedyone_kenobi]

I get what Barris has done for the community, but the dollar figure is just crazy. Still if somebody paid it, then it was worth that to that person. But good luck every making a profit. The older that car gets, the less and less of that generation will care. The car is not that exceptional from an engineering point of view, and as nostalgia will only go so far. It will end up in a museum one day, probably donated for a tax break.

[cbuczesk]

Two guys wanted it. It was won on a coin toss.

Batmobile sold for 4.2 million in a coin toss flip - YouTube

Chuck

[Duffman]

Guess they made 6 of them, this one is the original number 1. Yes, it can be driven.

[cbuczesk]

I thought that there were only 5 made? The buyer paid $4.6M if you add in the 10% commission. :-o

Chuck