Edited by TooOld, 19 January 2013 - 05:44 PM.
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Batmobile # 1 Sold At Barrett - Jackson !
Started by TooOld, Jan 19 2013 05:42 PM
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:42 PM
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:43 PM
Holy high rollers, Batman!!!
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:46 PM
A car is worth what some one is willing to pay for it. I think auctions are the pitting places where collectors gather for some very cool showdowns.
The car museum near where I live houses 2 or 3 bat-mobiles which have suddenly now gone up in price.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:49 PM
A local guy bought and said he's going to put it in his living room.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:52 PM
Another case of more money than sense! 
AND more of George Barris' self-promotion...
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:54 PM
That's a LOT of moolah. I'm glad I got the kit and built it last year for about $25.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:56 PM
Not bad for a car in dire need of a complete rebuild.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:56 PM
Holy craziness Robin!
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:00 PM
Is it me or did Barris come across like a babbling old fool?
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:12 PM
Is it me or did Barris come across like a babbling old fool?
No different than any other wealthy rock star
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:14 PM
Or about $3./lb for the body filler.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:14 PM
Poor 'ol Barris needed some PoliGrip badly! 
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:25 PM
Poor 'ol Barris needed some PoliGrip badly!
I thought I saw... something... happen... then I thought "No. Can't be." 
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:31 PM
Prices of the kit and diecast will be going up accordingly. 
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:51 PM
Prices of the kit and diecast will be going up accordingly.
Ya think???
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 06:57 PM
Hopefully the new owner will take it and have it restored back to it's original condition as a Futura.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 09:30 PM
l think Barris sold it while he could. He is 88 so l think he decided to sell. Question is will it go up in value or fall..?
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Posted 20 January 2013 - 01:34 AM
Hopefully the new owner will take it and have it restored back to it's original condition as a Futura.
I would not want to see that. I would however like to see it restored without some of the labeling. Some of it is in the series, some of it is not. It's far more valuable as a historical artifact as the Batmobile than as the Futura.
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Posted 20 January 2013 - 05:38 AM
And don't forget..after he pays $4.2 million for the car, he pays another 10% buyers fee. $420,000.00 (if my math is correct).
George pays 8% sellers fee..$336,000.00.
Don't know if it is true but I think I heard them say that he bought the Futura concept car for $1.00.
I wonder what the real "MUNSTER'S COACH" and "DRAGULA"are worth.
George pays 8% sellers fee..$336,000.00.
Don't know if it is true but I think I heard them say that he bought the Futura concept car for $1.00.
I wonder what the real "MUNSTER'S COACH" and "DRAGULA"are worth.
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Posted 20 January 2013 - 06:04 AM
And don't forget..after he pays $4.2 million for the car, he pays another 10% buyers fee. $420,000.00 (if my math is correct).
George pays 8% sellers fee..$336,000.00.
Don't know if it is true but I think I heard them say that he bought the Futura concept car for $1.00.
I wonder what the real "MUNSTER'S COACH" and "DRAGULA"are worth.
Yes, Barris bought the rusted run down Futura for $!, it had been setting unused in his back lot for years. I don't know about the real Munster Coach, but the real Dragula is hanging from the celing of the Hard Rock Cafe on the east coast. (New jersey ? Atlantic City?)
And as the Futura this car would have never sold for any where near four million dollars.
