When we think of the original Batmobile, George Barris is the name that comes up almost as soon as Adam West, nevermind that there was a Batman television show nearly a decade before that famous ...
John Grafman embraced the California dream during his teens and twenties. Year after year, blasting through the canyons that connect the valley to Malibu became a way of life. It was all in the name ...
Ever since 1940, Batman has been in the hearts and minds of American children, and his first vehicle, the Batmobile, was penned in that same year. In time, the character became more popular worldwide, ...
When George Barris' original Batmobile goes on the block at Barrett-Jackson next month, auctioneers are already predicting it will fetch millions. They are billing it as a heaping slice of "Americana.