‘Holy Human Collectors Item, Batman!’ Ahwatukee man buys original Batmobile for $4.2M at Barrett-Jackson

[Tim Hacker/East Valley Tribune]

Original 'Batmobile'

The original Batmobile, from the 1960s TV series, was auctioned off last weekend at the Barrett-Jackson auto show in Scottsdale. The buyer was Ahwatukee Foothills resident Rick Champagne, who purchased the iconic vehicle with a winning bid of $4.2 million. The 19-foot-long, black, bubble-topped car was used in the TV show that starred Adam West as the Caped Crusader. Famed auto customizer George Barris transformed a one-of-a-kind 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car into a sleek crime-fighting machine. [Tim Hacker/East Valley Tribune]

Barrett-Jackson

Batmobile

This October, 2012 photo, shows the the original Batmobile in Los Angeles. Batman's original ride, from the 1960s TV series, will be auctioned on Jan. 19, 2013, at the Barrett-Jackson auction house in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 19-foot-long black, bubble-topped car was used in the TV show that starred Adam West as the Caped Crusader. Famed auto customizer George Barris transformed a one-of-a-kind 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car into a sleek crime-fighting machine. On the show, it boasted lasers and a Batphone and could lay down smokescreens and oil slicks. (AP Photo/Courtesy Barrett-Jackson/George Barris)

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