Close-up look, insane Batmobile built by Ohio man 

I saw the original at the 1984 World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim ... *This* is *CONSIDERABLY MORE IMPRESSIVE!!*

Imagine this fellow working his magic on the Black Beauty , it would be better than Rogans monstrosity

George would be jealous !

Adam West agree 👍

Barris' builds were pretty junky tbh.

🐾atively!

Very very. TRUE 👍 ✔️

Yep

65...yep!

I am that boy

Preach!

I mean it was goofy af, but thats what I loved about it!

Roger,ready to move out

1960s Batman was a comedy and intended to be so. I am flabbergasted by people who actually think they were serious.

He was strong enough to be kind

@@wildwoodwonder That's what I say. "You know this wasn't a mistake, right?" :)

Those are Calico 9mm with the 50 round drums... possibly 100 rd, it's been a while since I fired one. Amazing.

that is some real Twisted Metal shit, shame there are no real rockets though.

Thanks. It's a lot of fun.

@@Batcarguy I hope you do shows etc. to pay for the project and allow other people to enjoy it. It's not the Batmobile I grew up with, but it's better than those abominations of late (last 30 years).

Cool bat mobile

Real one 4 million .price this one

Nice

Yes those drogue chutes are crazy engineering, definitely has to be reinforced to the frame

Heh, this is what the old TV Batmobile would look like if constantly updated over many years!👍😏😊

Nuh. They're retractable Bat-chutes.☺

@@chromeboi9 Heh, bat-chute😏😆 everything Adam West Batman owned seemed to have a sign on it, bat-phone, bat-computer, bat-poles, bat-copter, the Batarang (handmade in Australia by bat-craftsmen👍). Even his bat dance was the Batusi, but John Travolta did a cooler version of it, to be honest🤔😏😆

I seen the original in Sarasota. That was 10 years ago. But this batmoblie is way better.

@@johnedyvean1591 Amazing says it perfectly. 👍👍👍

Oh Billy get over it. Your childhood is over.

@@punkanelliefonkbush8811 neverrr!

@@WolfieD-yp5ez 😁

It does look great but remember that this kind of technology was not available in the '60s. Plus, George Barris had only three weeks to come up with car, that's why he decided to use the Lincoln Futura concept car. 👍

@@daltonx6177 Come on, in the 60's we went to the Moon!

This is the oringal , this was the one that was in the museum. This isn’t build at home Disney would have sued him . No one can build a bat mobile without getting sued .

​@@theequalizer2007you really believe that ?

@@gsisongkham8591 - Disney...? They're going to sue over a character they have no legal rights to? What are you talking about?

I agree, the door skin closes when the guns are engaged and is almost seemless looking on the door with the guns engaged. Ammo magazines and all are on the outside, of course it is done that way as not to compromise the bullet proof door!

Wow. They could do a serious batman with 1960's style if they had this.

One thing about that how do we know this version of the Batmobile had guns in it because it didn't the only Batmobile that had guns was the first one from the first Batman movie with Michael Keaton and because I saw the 1960's Batman t.v. series with Adam West and I distinctly remember those Bat symbols on the sides of the doors did not open to reveal machine guns.

I was impressed with that until the the guns started kicking out shells. Then I was really impressed.

It brought back a lot of memories awesome job on all the details... that had to take a long time to build very well done my hat is off to you my good Sir😅

yeah it's so cool just so cool and awesome

It's so cool I want one for myself

This is easily the best design. Christian Bale's 'Otumwa'... whatever it was called was pretty nice as well.

@@felinefinetessaslegacy Bale's is called the Tumbler

I would have to agree this one is incredible and the best one I’ve ever seen before. The fact that nearly all the gadgets actual work is incredible. I didn’t think the guns would shoot and I was very impressed that the shoots retracted back into the car. Remarkable ingenuity. I will say for the rockets I think you could somehow incorporate a legal firework or type of flare that can shoot out. That would take that feature and the car to even a higher level. Again this is a work of art and I can’t imagine all the time and money spent to create such a vehicle. Bravo.

Thank you. I was the most nervous the first time I retracted the chutes. Everything else I was able to test at various stages to make sure it would work before going on the car. But the chutes were more or less all or nothing. Airflow can be pretty hard to predict behind a car, and I didn't want to screw-up the chutes, the mechanism or my paint. The scene in the videos is the first time I ever tired it with the car moving.

THIS is how the car should've been on the show, but George was under a LOT of pressure to just "make a Batmobile". I'm sure given the time he and his crew would've done a LOT more. But hey, he did a great job with what he had and made it one of the most iconic cars in the world!!

@@barryallenflash1 This is the car Barris wished he could build. This thing is amazing. Great job @batcarguy

Gotham City is a Safe City ,, Wat happened to the Rest of USA ,,,,, Australia

Search RU-vid and you will find videos of a batmobile that doesn't simulate having a turbine engine; it actually has a turbine engine. There's also a 1989 batmobile which is turbine powered.

Thanks! Yeah, I was pretty nervous the first time I retracted the chutes. The scene in the video was the first time.

​@@Batcarguy that's your car?

@@hermanvonshaft4662 Yes.

@@Batcarguy nice, what do you want for it🤔

@@Batcarguy How long did it take to build? Amazing car man, wow!!!

Thank you very much! I'm glad the video took you back. It took about 9 years (8000 hours) to build, not counting paint. I mostly enjoyed building it. But, as you know, working on cars can be quite frustrating. Especially when you're trying to make reliable gadgets, some of which no one has ever done before.

Ditto (I'm lazy)

Yep!!...at 59, still my FAVE batmobile of ALL time!!

​@@Batcarguy There's a late 40s Maple Leaf truck used in a James Bond & there's a rumor of a British Sunbeam Alpina car also . You can pull up "Jamaican classic car Junkyard" if you're interested in seeing the Maple Leaf Truck .

Evil

That toy was first thing I ever bought with my own pocket money! 👍👍

@@geoffkeen5234 That toy was made by Corgi. My wife had one as a kid. I had to find a nice one on ebay for her desk.

It should be used in a Batman film today. It should appear as part of Batman's retired car collection.

@@andrestrishak8292 OH F NO! Hellywood Would Totally Trash It!

Para mim, o batmovel mais fantástico de todos. Elegante e agressivo. Este trabalho é primoroso, digno de muitos aplausos. Voltei à minha infância. Muito obrigado.

Expensive

Guns Addams West did not have this option. That's on ketone batmoblie.

@@daniellafferety4025 no batman ever had guns .

Glad it took you back to your childhood. I go there myself behind the wheel.😊

Ditto! This is the coolest thing ever!!!

My mom figured the Batmobile was too violent so I had the Monkey Mobile. Cool factor -1.

@@LtJackboot lol - I did like the Monkees too. My Mom bought me 2 Monkee shirts and a dickie for school in about 3rd or 4th grade. If you remember them, they were the double buttoned shirts they wore. It was in the summer before school started and they were meant to be FOR SCHOOL. The Sunday before school started I begged and pleaded to wear a Monkee shirt out to see my friends. Mom finally caved but said don’t do anything to ruin it. I promised not to and out I went feeling like the shit. Walked to the end of the block and there were my buddies and one of the dad’s with a go cart. Awesome! When it was my turn to drive it, I rolled it off a curb and pretty much tore the Monkee shirt off my back and ripped a finger open along with other road rash. No helmet of course as we grew up in the great days of no safety protocol. I walked back home and when Mom saw the shirt ripped open … the only thing that saved my ass was the blood pouring out of my finger and we had to go to the hospital to get my finger stitched up haha. Well, I still had one fancy shirt for school.

I still have my Corgi Batmovil (the tires are destroyed); one of the saddest days of my childhood when I lost the little Robin on a beach (by the way, Ajijic, Mexico). Now I also have in my desk this Batmovile on a large scale, of course with Batman and Robin.

Thanks. Yes, that's me in the Bat suit. My wife says no one looks good in purple tights.🙄

​@@BatcarguyYour wife is right, sir. But boy oh boy, that's the Batmobile of my childhood. All the others were weird and over the top IMO. Outstanding!

Adam Midwest

Great car and a fan of Batman always !

Awesome build. I love it!

Thank you for the kind words!

You had me in complete agreement-until the Ohio part😊

@@Batcarguy and I like it more than him! But I ask with every pun intended, “Who are you?”

Simply Amazing!😯 It's 🇺🇸🇺🇲 "America's" answer to the James Bond 🚓🚔 (Austin Martin)!🙂👍🌟

On the contrary, being the only one makes it more valuable as a technically perfect, tv-series accurate, masterpiece!

Wow, thanks!

Wow ! 😅

Thanks. Yeah, building all the gadgets in took considerably longer than building the basic car. There was a lot of testing along the way to make sure everything worked when it was all done.

@@Batcarguy Man, there are no words to describe how awesome is your craft. Totally astonishing.

@@iamrubens Thank you very much!☺

Wow, thank you!

I definitely agree. Never seen another one that had actual working components! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Totally awesome build. The attention to detail is outstanding and everything works. It better than the original in my opinion, a standing ovation.

far better than the original. TV and movie cars look good on screen but are very crude.

Thank you. Actually the car does more stuff... but the video was getting pretty long, and we were getting tired of making it.

Part 2 perhaps? 😊

@@kevinwimer Dare we even think it? 😆

Thanks! At cruise-ins, I like to give the Hot Wheels version of this car to the kids. They'd probably pass right over them at the store, but it seems to mean more when you're standing next to a real one. A small bit to help keep the legacy of the 1966 alive.

@@Batcarguy Very kind & generous of you & I can see how the psychology of that would work on those appreciative kids… 🤩 I live in the U.K. & perhaps about 20 years ago or so (I don’t recall the exact timespan…), I was astonished to see what turned out to be one of the ORIGINAL 1966 Batmobiles that was used for the TV show, parked right outside New Scotland Yard in London (the Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police) with its famous revolving triangular sign as a backdrop. It was there for an opportunistic & very thematic “Crime Fighting” photo shoot, ahead of that vehicle being auctioned off at one of the famous & prestigious U.K. Auction Houses (Bonham’s, I think?). I took a few photos of the car myself, on my mobile phone but, sadly, I don’t think I ever downloaded them onto my computer… & since that phone is truly “yesterday’s news” & was one of many defunct & obsolete electronic devices that my Wife encouraged me to let her clear out of our house (just a few weeks ago!), it’s just dawned on me that those nostalgic & quite whimsical photos will be lost now... ☹️ Out of interest, since you portray “Batman” yourself & your friend, Jim, makes an excellent “Joker” (I loved the way he ran off from the bullet riddled “Clown” 🤡 mobile 😂), do you also have a suitable “Robin” to complete the famous “Crime Fighting Duo” at exhibitions & such? Either way, keep up the great work! 🏆🥇

@@the5thmusketeer215 Too bad about the photos. I always love seeing pictures of the vintage cars. I don't dress-up for the cruise-ins... not sure anybody wants to see an old guy in purple tights. And NOBODY wants to play robin!

Has Burt Ward "Robin" seen this treasure?

Thanks! Go Ohio. After all, we taught the world to fly :)

Ohio needs all the help it can get

@@notgivennotgiven7776 maybe gavin newsome and his hair gel can turn us into a totalitarian communist uptopia

@@babayaga1767 yeah, he's good at what he does

@@notgivennotgiven7776 not a compliment

What’s really impressive is that while obviously being next level amazing, it still manages to pay homage to the original maintaining that retro feel! Absolutely stunning!

If a rewind movie is ever in the plans this car should be the Star attraction!!

Lived up in the Hollywood Hills and we used to ride our bikes down to Barris Kustoms to see what was in the showroom. Seeing the Batmobile and Munster’s cars when you’re a kid was awesome.

I'm glad you noticed that too! It is the details that can make all the difference. Not to mention the guns function! Wowza!

Thanks! I had a bit more time than George Barris did. 😋

I'm glad you like it. I watched the show growing up. I guess you could say the car left a lasting impression.

If you said “no words” why’d you say anything???

@@BatmanArkham77777 To elicit dumbass replies. Thanks for playing. 👍

Thanks! If you haven't seen it, there's a shorter, more fast-paced video (link in the description).

OK, that's a good line. Mind if I use it? 🤣

Glad it took you back. I would drop everything and run home when my mom used to yell that Batman was coming on.

@@Batcarguy You hit the nail on the head, I remember walking home from the store with my dad telling him Dad can you walk a little faster. Batman is coming on in 10 mins...He said in a few years you will move on to another hero. But as you grow older you accept things, But we all always will hold a special spot in our hearts for Adam West aka Batman.... The night Burt Ward was on Johnny Carson announcing he and wife are expecting a Bat Baby..haha true story. Funny how these things stay on your mind many years later, Be well my friend

I'm trying to figure out a way to retain a level of anonymity, yet still respond to requests like this. Anybody have ideas?

@@Batcarguy Your secret is safe with me. I won't tell anyone who you are Mr. West

You're welcome. Glad you liked it. No photos anywhere. I have a website, but I haven't done anything with it yet.

Nice catch on the guns! I had to modify the trigger force, but after that, the Calicos have been quite reliable.

Thanks for the compliment. The original 1966 Batmobile sold at auction for $4.6M a while back, and has been sold again. There will never be another like it. A little out of my price range. So I built my own with a few more gadgets.

@@Batcarguy I remember when that was sold. Out of my price range as well. You have made a work of art. And a fine tribute to a classier time.

All I can say is holy shit that's insane my God the time that must have gone into that is amazing

Amazing better than the original one much better

Thanks. Yeah, it does have a few more gadgets than the original😁

Thanks! There are more accurate replicas out there. I wanted one that looked about right, but did more stuff.

@@Batcarguy Accurate in what way? Yours actually Works LOL

This guy is a master at his craft & what part of Ohio? I used to live in Fremont, Ohio Sandusky county.

Oh yeah! Catwoman and Batgirl! Wow-wee! Nice outfits on those women.

Thanks! But geeze, it seemed to take forever to make the two videos.

@@Batcarguy I bet it did!

Thanks very much. The reason I made the video is to show people at car shows that have a lot of questions. Also, some of the gadgets are not suitable for using around crowds. 😬

Wow! Thanks very much. I'm not sure which service you served in (thank you). My profession is designing military aircraft, mostly for the Air Force, but as a civilian. Perhaps some of that spilled over into the Batmobile. The rounds used in the video are real 9MM. Blanks would have been easier during the filming, but they wouldn't cycle the action. Both guns fire simultaneously with the actuation of the button on the steering wheel. Believe it or not, I wrote to the regional ATF office and got their tacit permission to install the guns. But they were very, very specific: one actuation of the firing mechanism yields one bullet. No automatic firing no matter how it's rigged. Sorry to disappoint, but there is no aim point or system. I was happy when the guns deployed, fired, and retracted without scratching the paint! I have another video where I use the guns to foil a master criminal, the Joker (link at the end of this video) . The bullets and hits are real, but were edited in. I couldn't find a volunteer to drive the Clown Victoria while I was shooting at it. Thanks again for you kind words.

@@Batcarguy You're welcome! And your aircraft engineering background makes perfect sense, compact, efficient & reliable. I am actually an air force veteran, the British Royal Air Force, 15 years as an intelligence officer. Proper dirty barsteward back in the day 😏. Fun times, anyway thanks for the extra info.

Well, other than Adam West and Burt Ward sitting in it, I totally agree!

Glad you liked it. There will ever only be one original 1966 Batmobile, and that one is out of my price range. So since I had to build my own, I thought I might as well build in more gadgets😏

Yes a true contribution to society.

They did that already believe it or not early circa 1992s . I have it on VHS. They showed it with an interview with the man who did the voices of speed Racer and Trixie on PBS. It was a regularvcustom cars program series. They toured it on the NASCAR circuit briefly or so they said.

The voices of Speed Racer . A man and a woman in the interview.

Let's not forget Supercar.

Thanks! Yeah, it's street legal except for the lack of windshield wipers. A deputy sheriff pulled me over once, but he just wanted a picture of the Batmobile with his cruiser.

Thank you. I visited George Barris at his shop in West Hollywood when I was preparing to build the car. I just showed up at the back door unannounced. He was very cordial and showed me around, including the original Batmobile! (He still owned it at the time). In fact, he left me alone to take pictures! I returned some years later when his health was failing. He signed a couple panels which I attached to the car, one on each seat back. A very nice man.