The Original Batmobile Sells For $4.2 Million At Barrett-Jackson

Holy Taxes Batman! I’m sure a “One-Percenter” like Bruce Wayne can cover the Capital Gains tax.

The Batmobile

The Batmobile scored big at Barrett-Jackson on Saturday night, hammered sold at $4.2 million and bringing the standing-room-only crowd in the giant auction tent to a state of cheering, clapping, picture-taking pandemonium.

The authentic, original Batmobile from the 1960s Batman TV show was expected to spark some excitement, but the raucous Scottsdale reception was far bigger than anyone expected.

So was the final bid. The buyer is businessman, car collector and lifelong Batman fan Rick Champagne of nearby Ahwatukee, Ariz., who said he’s wanted to own the Batmobile “ever since I was a kid. I had a toy model of it.”

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The Complete 14 Batman Window Cameos

A compilation of all 14 window cameos from the 1960s ABC TV series Batman. Almost fifty years later, some of these folks are still remembered today–Others, not so much.

1×29 Jerry Lewis

2×1 Dick Clark

2×7 Green Hornet (Van Williams) and Kato (Bruce Lee)

2×11 Sammy Davis Jr.

2×14 Jose Jimenez (Bill Dana)

2×21 Howard Duff as Detective Sam Stone on “Felony Squad”

2×26 Colonel Klink (Werner Klemperer)

2×27 Lurch (Ted Cassidy)

2×30 Don Ho

2×32 Andy Devine as Santa Claus

2×49 Art Linkletter

2×52 Edward G. Robinson

2×53 Suzy Knickerbocker

2×59 Carpet King (real name unknown)

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