Screw The Tumbler: We'll Take A Homemade 1940s VW Bug Batmobile

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Well before Adam West donned his sexy skin-tight Bat Suit and hopped into the Ford version of the Batmobile, DC's "Dark Knight" had a little-known, slightly less sleek sled. The original 1940s era Batmobile was apparently a mix of VW Beetle and Cord style — with the requisite wings and fins, of course. Bob Dullum may have built a bitchin' Tumbler, but someone thought that was way too new, so they built a replica of the original Batmobile, which we've dropped below the fold, with somewhat less impressive results.


Beetle... check
"Custom" paint... check
Hand-fabricated bat wing... er... check

Great success. [BamKapow

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