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If I Had One Million Dollars I Won’t Build This Batmobile Replica

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:30:00 +0000

I have to admit that this $US1 million 700hp Batmobile, built over a 1973 Lincoln Continental chassis, looks amazing. Even without seeing its interior, which apparently is loaded with gadgets, from rear-view cameras to a plasma TV.

However, if I had $US1M I would rather buy other things, like a house, 200,000 Shake Shack burgers or a green dress. Or, if I was living in Sweden—like the crazy Swede who made it—I would buy a kick arse sailboat to take my friends around, and fish out mackerels. [Bilfeber via Geeky Gadgets via Dvice]

DIY Batmobile is Meticulously Handcrafted With a Retractable Top and Teched-Out Cockpit

Adrian Covert — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:30:00 +0000

Sculptor Bob Causey pulled out all the stops for his DIY, Batman Forever-era Batmobile, which features a retractable top, 3 LCD screens in the cockpit, and all the trimmings you’d expect from such a project.

TechEBlog says that the car was handmade and is street legal, but they offer few details beyond that. Then again, when you’re talking about a DIY Batmobile with a motorised roof, do you need many more specs? [TechEBlog via Oh Gizmo via Engadget]

Pilot the Batmobile With Your iPhone For $US0.99

Jason Chen — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:40:00 +0000

Glu Mobile and the iPhone/iPod Touch now give you the chance to pilot your own Batmobile for the low price of $US0.99.

The game takes you through the Batcave, the streets of Chicago (Gotham City) and rooftops, as you make tire screeching noises with your mouth and recreate famous lines like “he’s flying on rooftops!” and “it’s a black…tank”. Kotaku says there’s only about a minute or so worth of gameplay in there, which isn’t a horrible trade for $US0.99 if you love Batman as much as we do. Rachel!!!! [App Store via Kotaku]

Batman’s Tumbler Replica Won’t Fly On Rooftops, Ram Through Barricades or Take a Direct RPG Round

Jason Chen — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:40:00 +0000

This US$499 Tumbler from The Dark Knight is confusing. On the one hand, it’s US$499, but on the other hand, it’s a 1:6 replica of what Batman’s been driving in the last two movies, PLUS it’s even big enough for you to fit your 12-inch action figures in. The thing doesn’t seem to be remote controlled—you’d be afraid to lose your US$499 from ramming this under a car tire anyway—but does have light-up headlights, a sliding roof panel and movable flaps. If this were only a few hundred bucks cheaper we’d be all over it, but we suppose the price is worth it just to see Brock Samson sitting in Batman’s ride. [Entertainment Earth via Random Good Stuff]

How Stuff Works Hosting Detailed Guide To Batman’s Tumbler

Matt Hickey — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:00:33 +0000

If you’re a fan of the current crop of Batman movies (you probably are) then you either love or hate the new Batmobile, affectionately known as the Tumbler. If you’re in the love camp, then you can now find out everything you’d want to know about the four prop cars they built for the films, including what engine they have and how they were constructed. The in-depth guide is even broken down into categories like the history of the project to how the makers modeled the shape, and makes a perfect Friday evening read. [How Stuff Works via Jalopnik]

Paper-craft Batmobile Recreates Tumbler From The Dark Knight

Gizmodo US Edition — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:45:00 +0000

Despite wanting desperately to watch The Dark Knight, I still haven’t gotten a chance to rush out to my nearest movie theatre and bask myself in the two-or-so-hours of nerdgasmic delight I know is waiting for me. So as the stellar reviews pour in from the papers and from friends, I need to find creative ways to scratch that Batman itch. Like papercraft! Here’s an amazing Batmobile Tumbler design created by paper model expert Claudio. With hundreds of individual pieces, I bet this thing will distract me until my man in shining (black rubber) armour whisks me off to the cinema. [Technabob]

Famous Batmobile Tumbler Case Mod on eBay

Sean Fallon — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0000

About a year ago, the Batmobile case mod lit up the internets with a design crafted from a Wal-Mart R/C Tumbler. The mod still kicks arse, but the specs were lame a year ago and are now…one year lamer. Still, it would make for a unique web surfing device and a great way to celebrate the opening of the new movie. Plus, its pretty cheap at the moment (although there is still a week left). [eBay via Geekalerts]

Jet-Powered Batmobile is the Flattest Car Ever

Jason Chen — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:10:00 +0000

This crazy, crazy “Flatmobile” is going to enter the Guinness books as the flattest vehicle ever. How flat is it? Nineteen inches. I think that’s about how flat we’d be if we laid on our backs (depending on what’s on our minds and what we ate for lunch). Not only is this Batmobile-like contraption dangerous, it’s extremely dangerous—creator Perry Watkins shoved a gas turbine jet engine on the butt. It’s also supposedly street legal, but we wouldn’t want to be in it during a rollover. Or when the jet turbine catches fire because the AFTERBURNER FAILED. See that video after the jump. [Flatmobile via Nexus 404]

The Tim Burton Batmobile Is For Sale

Mark Wilson — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:50:00 +0000

While most of us enjoyed yesterday’s Dark Night trailer—though we found typing on lopsided laptops for the remainder of the day a bit inconvenient—watching Batman on the silver screen has and will always be a vicarious experience. It’s a humbling reminder that we weren’t separated from our parents by tragedy and that we don’t live in cities completely overrun by psychotic criminals who lust for torture more than money.

But at least we can score the real Batmobile.

From Tim Burton’s original Batman, an eBay seller is offering up one of the five existing Batmobiles. It’s 6 metres long and 2.4 metres wide, sitting on a custom-built chassis and powered by a Chevrolet 350 engine.

Of course you get creature comforts like black leather seats, but it’s the vehicle’s inconvenience that seals the deal on its $500,000 pricetag. You have to enter from the top canopy, just like Batman did in the movie. Because superheroes fucking hate doors. [eBay via autblog]

Israeli Military Guardian Vehicle is Like the Batmobile Without Batman Driving

Jason Chen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Other than taking obvious influences from the Tumbler from Batman Begins, this Israeli Guardium unmanned patrol shares more in common with the iRobot PackBot than Batman’s roof-hopping car. The Guardium can either be self-controlled or steered by an operator miles away, and is loaded with cameras, night-vision sensors and machine guns. Unlike the PackBot, which demands that a human be in the loop at all times, the Guardium can be autonomous if the need arises. Let’s just hope its programming is really, really good and it doesn’t go off killing because it thought it saw a ghost. [Fox News via NewLaunches]