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RIP Batgirl

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Aug 192015

RIP Batgirl - Yvonne Craig, US actress, in costume, in a studio portrait, against a yellow background, issued as publicity for the US television series, 'Batman', circa 1967. The series, featuring DC Comics characters, starred Craig as ''Barbara Gordon/Batgirl'. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Yvonne Craig, US actress, in costume, in a studio portrait, against a yellow background, issued as publicity for the US television series, ‘Batman’, circa 1967. The series, featuring DC Comics characters, starred Craig as ”Barbara Gordon/Batgirl’. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Yvonne Craig, who portrayed Batgirl, has died.

Yvonne Craig, the actress best known for her role as Batgirl in the 1960’s “Batman” TV series, died on Monday. She was 78.

Craig passed away at her home in Pacific Palisades surrounded by her family, according to her spokesman. She had been suffering from breast cancer that metastasized to her liver.

Craig also played Martha, the green Orion Slave Girl who wanted to kill Captain Kirk, in the third season of “Star Trek.”

Her guest appearances on TV include “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “Fantasy Island,” “The Mod Squad” and “The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis.”

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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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