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The very first batmobile is for sale. This modified 1956 Oldsmobile 88 is a far cry from the Batmobile we're familiar with, but the color scheme is unmistakably Batman.
In 1956, DC Comics (then called National Periodical Publications) officially licensed the first Batmobile to Oldsmobile. Forrest Robinson and friend Len Perham began modifying the car in 1960. They finished their work in 1963, beating the Burt Ward / Adam West Batman series by three years. The car is based on what the dynamic duo drives in the comic books; it's a far sleeker (if smaller) car than the 1939 Cadillac driven in the Batman movie serials of the 1940s.
The Robinson batmobile was lost for decades before being rediscovered and rehabbed in 2013. Now it's going up for sale at Heritage Auctions based in Dallas. Bidding begins Nov. 17, and the full auction will begin on Dec. 6. An opening bid has not yet been set. Bid a pretty penny (maybe even a giant penny) and you could bring home your Batman-based dreams.
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