'How I shrunk the Batmobile'

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One of the most famous film cars ever are the many "Batmobiles" which have been constructed since the 1950s to our days for every Batman movie or TV- series. The 1960s car, based on a Ford Mustang, was one of the most mytical and most reproduced batmobiles, and is even known as "the original Batmobile". Probably this attractive car inspired the creator of the microcar pictured above. Nothing is known about its origins, except that it recently appeared in a northern Spain workshop, so we may assume it was created here, presumably in the mid 1960s. On closer inspection we found that the steering is fully operational, it has a moveable trunk lid and inside are the remains of a traction system and rear brakes. So without a shadow of doubt this little machine was drivable at some point. Later its mechanical parts were stripped, and this Batmobile spent its last days on a carousel, as indicated by the heavy bases to which it is connected. And despite everything, this subcompact microcar - restored and with a proper period engine - probably would be the sensation of any microcar meeting... or the dream car for a junior Batman aficionado.

(Text and photos Francisco Carríon)

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