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Holy Hot Wheels!
In 1966, plenty of 11-year-old kids knew what happened when Batman and Robin rushed through their secret headquarters.
The costumed crime fighters always jumped into their car.
“Atomic batteries to power,” Robin would say. “Turbines to speed.”
The famous Batmobile ignited with a rumbling, rolling growl. Flames flickered from the exhaust and the sleek, black auto zoomed toward the fictional villains’ paradise of Gotham City. Posted on July 20, 2008.
The sleek black Batmobile from the 1960s television incarnation of Batman is the car many people associate with the comic book hero.
A large bat “mask” became a fearsome hood ornament on the 1944 Batmobile.
Big tires were big features on the “tumbler,” the vehicular star of 2005’s “Batman Begins.”
Comic book artists of the late 1960s were influenced by the television version of the Batmobile. This inked model appeared in a 1968 story.
Michael Keaton played the tough vigilante in 1989’s “Batman” and 1992’s “Batman Returns,” and drove a tough, powerful Batmobile in both films. Photo courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, Calif.
Batman isn’t the only hero with a sharp ride. The Black Beauty was the Green Hornet’s fast car in both radio and television adventures. The car shown above appeared in the Hornet’s short-lived 1967 television show. Photo courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, Calif.
The comic book Batmobile of 2006 was equipped with wing-shaped body accessories and — in a nod to the 1940s — the bat “mask” for the hood.
The classic 1966 Batmobile featured bright red trim lines
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November 22, 2008
