Allen
01-04-2018, 12:08
Not exactly gun talk but maybe this will be of some interest. George Barris was the creator of many cars from the '60's TV shows. This was back during the hot rod and Rat Fink era. Barris died in 2015. Some of his cars are now being auctioned. This is one of them. I barely remember it.
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/01/04/1975-george-barris-snakepit-with-6-ford-v-8s-surfaces-for-sale.html
He also made the Monkeymobile, Herman Munster's car and the Batmobile from the TV series. I remember as a 12 year old kid thinking the first time I saw the batmobile that it looked like a '58 Lincoln or '58 Ford. I wasn't too far off. It was a 1955 Lincoln concept car made from a modified '53 Lincoln. Barris bought the car for $1 and turned it into the BM. Surprisingly he didn't have to do too much to it and completed it in only 3 weeks. Had Ford made this concept car in black it may have passed as is for the BM. In this link you can tab along the top for additional pictures and info if interested.
http://1966batmobile.com/
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVykclU5aEy0AVz5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0 N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p =1955+lincoln+futura&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-s
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrTHRSviE5a2UcAbQpXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0 NjZjZzZhBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p =george+barris+cars&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t
This subject came up a few days ago on this forum and I have thought about it since. Guess I need some more hobbies.
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/01/04/1975-george-barris-snakepit-with-6-ford-v-8s-surfaces-for-sale.html
He also made the Monkeymobile, Herman Munster's car and the Batmobile from the TV series. I remember as a 12 year old kid thinking the first time I saw the batmobile that it looked like a '58 Lincoln or '58 Ford. I wasn't too far off. It was a 1955 Lincoln concept car made from a modified '53 Lincoln. Barris bought the car for $1 and turned it into the BM. Surprisingly he didn't have to do too much to it and completed it in only 3 weeks. Had Ford made this concept car in black it may have passed as is for the BM. In this link you can tab along the top for additional pictures and info if interested.
http://1966batmobile.com/
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVykclU5aEy0AVz5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0 N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p =1955+lincoln+futura&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-s
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrTHRSviE5a2UcAbQpXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0 NjZjZzZhBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p =george+barris+cars&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t
This subject came up a few days ago on this forum and I have thought about it since. Guess I need some more hobbies.