Update: Bogus Batmobile Busts on the Block!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
No Joke(er), car is Holy Dud on the block!
Yesterday we told you about a British chap who was attempting to sell a 1973 Lincoln Continental that he'd modified to look like the 1960's TV version of the Batmobile at auction. This morning we have the results, as reported on the U.K.'s Channel 4:
It was a Dark Knight for the owner of an imitation Batmobile after the vehicle failed to sell at auction.
Mark Perkins' car is a close replica of the original one used in the classic 1960s Batman TV series, and comes with dashboard-mounted TV, rear parachute pod, bat phone and black-and-red livery.
Most importantly for would-be caped crusaders, the car is mechanically sound and has a valid MoT certificate and registration document, making it road legal.
But there were not enough would-be superheroes at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, and the super-vehicle failed to reach its reserve price of £40,000.
Property developer and car enthusiast Mr Perkins, from Ascot, Berkshire, said he would now take the vehicle home and continue donating it to exhibitions across the country.
"We just didn't have enough interest," he said. "No one really knew it was there, and so the passers-by were interested but not prepared to pay. We had bids of up to about 38,000 pounds but it didn't quite match the reserve. I'm a bit disappointed, but it's not the end of the world."
Mr Perkins, 46, said the 7.5-litre V8 engine gives the Batmobile plenty of power.
"Definitely enough to keep up with the Joker," he said. "It's quite a nice drive, but you get some funny looks and it causes chaos whenever you park it."
Mr Perkins boasts an impressive collection of film and TV cars, including Mr Bean's Mini, one of Del Boy's Reliant Robin vans from Only Fools and Horses and an Aston Martin DB5 used in publicity shots for the James Bond film Goldfinger.
Yesterday we told you about a British chap who was attempting to sell a 1973 Lincoln Continental that he'd modified to look like the 1960's TV version of the Batmobile at auction. This morning we have the results, as reported on the U.K.'s Channel 4:
It was a Dark Knight for the owner of an imitation Batmobile after the vehicle failed to sell at auction.
Mark Perkins' car is a close replica of the original one used in the classic 1960s Batman TV series, and comes with dashboard-mounted TV, rear parachute pod, bat phone and black-and-red livery.
Most importantly for would-be caped crusaders, the car is mechanically sound and has a valid MoT certificate and registration document, making it road legal.
But there were not enough would-be superheroes at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, and the super-vehicle failed to reach its reserve price of £40,000.
Property developer and car enthusiast Mr Perkins, from Ascot, Berkshire, said he would now take the vehicle home and continue donating it to exhibitions across the country.
"We just didn't have enough interest," he said. "No one really knew it was there, and so the passers-by were interested but not prepared to pay. We had bids of up to about 38,000 pounds but it didn't quite match the reserve. I'm a bit disappointed, but it's not the end of the world."
Mr Perkins, 46, said the 7.5-litre V8 engine gives the Batmobile plenty of power.
"Definitely enough to keep up with the Joker," he said. "It's quite a nice drive, but you get some funny looks and it causes chaos whenever you park it."
Mr Perkins boasts an impressive collection of film and TV cars, including Mr Bean's Mini, one of Del Boy's Reliant Robin vans from Only Fools and Horses and an Aston Martin DB5 used in publicity shots for the James Bond film Goldfinger.
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