TV Batmobile sells for €3.1m

An original Batmobile from the 1960s television series has sold at a US auction for $4.2 million (€3.1m). A spokeswoman for the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co in Scottsdale, Arizona, says the winning bidder had not been disclosed. The 19-foot black,...

An original Batmobile from the 1960s television series has sold at a US auction for $4.2 million (€3.1m).

A spokeswoman for the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co in Scottsdale, Arizona, says the winning bidder had not been disclosed.

The 19-foot black, bubble-topped car was used in the Batman TV show. The car’s owner – famed customiser George Barris – transformed a one-of-a-kind 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car into the sleek crime-fighting machine.

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