Jay Leno Test Drives Batman’s Tumbler

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Jun 102015
 

Warner Bros. Transportation Coordinator Hobart Lundt takes Jay for a super-fun ride in the custom-built Tumbler from Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy.


Batman’s Tumbler – Jay Leno’s Garage

One of the most iconic pieces of the Batman series has to be the Batmobile, or the “Tumbler” as it’s sometimes known, both for car buffs and superhero fans alike. The Tumbler that can be seen in the Christopher Nolan trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises), however, is a unique one in the world of wild Hollywood transportation . From the chassis to the brakes, from the suspension to the windshield wipers, this is a ground-up, custom-built, tangible and entirely real Batmobile. Although it’s not exactly something you’d want to take on a cross-country road trip, it appears to drive pretty well, for being such a brutal thing.

Power comes from a Chevy small block, and it uses a progressive suspension system that adjusts to the speed and the terrain that the car is traveling over. Amazingly, with all the body cladding and special equipment, the Tumbler only weighs about as much as a modern Chevrolet Suburban. A total of seven were built, each serving different purposes for filming; one car handles the aerial stunts, one car does the still shots, etc. As for the price, it ranges anywhere from a half-million to $1 million per car. And hey, it even comes with Sparco racing seats – who’d have thought?

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Jay Leno Test Drives Batman's Tumbler

 

Brain Teaser Of The Day: Ling O’Fruit

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Jun 102015
 
Each of the following clues describes two words. One of the words is a type of fruit. The other word is that fruit with one of the following changes: a letter added anywhere (apple applet), a letter deleted anywhere (orange range), or a letter changed anywhere (cheery cherry). There is no rearrangement of the other letters. No fruit is used more than once.

1) This is a devilish fruit.
2) This is a crippled fruit.
3) This is a happy fruit.
4) This is a criminal fruit.
5) This is a large fruit.
6) This is a tardy fruit.
7) This is a sullen fruit.
8) This is an up-to-date fruit.
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit.
10) This is a popular dance among fruit.
11) This is a complaint by a fruit.
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit.

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