1947 Bentley MK VI Franay Cabriolet..... 1938 Horch 901 Coupe..... Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Touring...... Never was a Boyd Coddington fan, but ya gotta admit this is swoopy......
Hey, The second photo down, the one labled as a 1938 Horch is cool and ''swoopy'' enough, but it's no Horch! Try a S.S. 1.5 FHC a.k.a pre-war Jaguar. The Ralph Lauren 1932 Mercedes Benz SSK a.k.a. Count Trossi's old ride, looks almost sinster, yeah, sinster & swoopy! Trossi had the original chassis bodied by a British coachbuilder by the name of " Whillie White " rather than the Benz factory Sindelfingen coachbuilder. " Life ain't no Disney movie "
Hey, The second photo down, the one labled as a 1938 Horch is cool and ''swoopy'' enough, but it's no Horch! Try a S.S. 1.5 FHC a.k.a pre-war Jaguar. Rex, ya mean I can't believe everything I see on the internet? Son of a bitch..........
Hey Rick, I'm 'fraid it's true, not everything on the intercourse is gosbel, but I'm told T.V. news/info. is still the real deal! " Humpty Dumpty was pushed "
Posies' Extremeliner..... 1947 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Inskip Cabriolet..... 1933 Pierce Arrow, Silver Arrow..... .....interesting rear window treatment. 1963 Thunderbird "Italien" Fastback.....
Hey , The '47 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith was one of two, and one of the few Rolls Royce vehicles to ever be designed and built in america. The 1933 Pierce Arrow Silver Arrow was largely the design work of Phillip Wright, ex Walter Murphy coachbuilder employee, but the rear window design was the work of Studebaker designer John Hughes. The 1963 Thunderbird " The Italien " came about when Henry II had the hots for all things Italian, including women! He insisted the designers at Ford look to Italy for imput. I think the Italien was actually built outside the Ford design shops at Detroit Tubing? Anyone have a photo of the Ford Cougar II or The Ford Allegro from this ers of design at Ford? " Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count;everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted "
i950's Swoop. I always thought these were pretty swoopy for a 1950's American production car. This is one I owned in 1960. The origingal (first) Barris Batmobile was made from one of these.
Just fucking gorgeous. I can't think of anything that this car needs to look better. In fact, many of its distinguishing features (megaphones, headrest, Borranis, vents, scoops, eggcrate grille, covered headlights) were borrowed by innumerable other car designers to make their cars look racier, but the shape, color, and noise of the Ferrari kept it superior to all the pretenders. Agreed! I like the Lincoln, but the Batmobile was made from the Ford Futura concept car. Was the Futura made from a Lincoln?
I like the Lincoln, but the Batmobile was made from the Ford Futura concept car. Was the Futura made from a Lincoln?[/QUOTE] Hey, Whyle the frame of the Barris ( not to be confused with the '49 Merc used in the Batman movies from '49-'50) Batmobile was a Lincoln MkII, the body was all hand made in Italy by Carrozzeria Ghia. No Ford Motor Company production parts were used in its' construction. " Meanwhyle, back aboard The Tainted Pork "
Early Frank Kurtis..... Tommy Lee Special....(Offy 318 powered.) Omohundro "Comet" ('47) ....as it is today. 1941 Buick....
Made by Ghia as the Futura, though, not as the Batmobile. Right?[/QUOTE] Tony, that is correct. Ghia never had anything to do with building any Batmobiles. The T.V. Batmobile & its' clones, all 4 to six of 'um depending on who you ask, was the work of Barris, Jeffries, Cushenbery & back to Barris. " Don't drink the Kool-Aid "
Tony, that is correct. Ghia never had anything to do with building any Batmobiles. The T.V. Batmobile & its' clones, all 4 to six of 'um depending on who you ask, was the work of Barris, Jeffries, Cushenbery & back to Barris. " Don't drink the Kool-Aid "[/QUOTE] ------------ Here's a link I found regarding the Batmobile. The first 'operational' Batmobile was made for TV where it actually had to operate and be driven, as opposed to simply being drawn as it was for many years in the comic book series. It DOES appear to have evolved form the Ford Futura concept car, which had the chassis and drive train from a '54 or '55 Lincoln, and somehow ended up in the possession of George Barris. Barris modified the Futura into the operational TV Batmobile. (Probably a HUGE MISTAKE, knowing now what $$$$ orriginal factory concept cars are bringing!) http://www.1966batmobile.com/background.htm
The Lincoln Futura concept car was first shown at the New York Auto show in 1955. Designed by William M. Schmidt, it was built by Ghia. I saw the remains of the Furura in the side lot at Barris' shop on Riverside Drive in 1965. Here is a link to the history of the car and photos of it as a beat up former concept car waiting to be converted into the Batmobile. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=270670&highlight=lincoln+futura
60's Ferraris have to be some of the prettiest cars ever made. I also have a thing for the Porsche 917.
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