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| 1966 BATMOBILE SPECIFICATIONS | |
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| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Curb weight | 5500 lb |
| Wheelbase | 129 in. |
| Length | 225 in. |
| Width | 84 in. |
| Height | 48 in. |
| Fins | 84 in. |
| Current owner | George Barris |
| Current location | North Hollywood, CA |
| Estimated value | $1,000,000+ |
| ENGINE & DRIVE TRAIN | |
| Engine | 390ci, V-8 |
| Transmission | B&M Hydro Automatic (2nd transmission) |
| CHASSIS & BODY | |
| Layout | Front engine/rear drive |
| Tires Used | Firestone Wide-Oval, Mickey Thompson and US Royal |
| Wheels | 15x10 Rader cast-alloy five spoke |
| Second Frame | 1966 Ford Galaxie lengthened 11 inches |
| INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DETAILS | |
| Exterior color | "Velvet Bat-Fuzz Black" from Metal flake, Inc. |
| Trim color | 3/4" Fluorescent Cerise |
| Safety belts | Cumming & Sander impact safety belts |
| Gas tank | Moon Aluminum tank |
| Parachute info | 2 Deist, 10ft. in diameter |
| License plates | 4 quantity |
| Steering wheel | Around '67 the wheel was changed to a '58 Edsel |
| Car stereo | Duo-Stereophonic tape deck w/ 6 Muntz speakers |
| HISTORY | |
| Original car used | 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car |
| Designed by | George Barris with input from 20th Century Fox |
| Customized by | George Barris with Gale Black, Bill Cushenbery, "Korky" Korkes, Les Tompkins & Roy "Tubs" Johnson |
| Cost to modify Futura | $30,000 |
| Contractual owners (1965) | George Barris, Irvin Kuns, Lester E. Tompkins, individuals d/b/a/ Barris Kustom City |
| Approx. value in 1966 | $125,000 |
| Time to build | 3 weeks |
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