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Old 10-05-09 | 10:26 PM
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A Swedish man wanted to be Batman so badly, he spent three-and-a-half years and $1 million turning a 1973 Lincoln Continental into a 700 HP fully-functional Tim Burton Batmobile. Why'd he start with a '73 Lincoln in Sweden?

We've no idea why he started with the Continental, but we do know he ended up with a vehicle supposedly equipped with machine guns (no word on whether or not they work), but definitely has rear-view video cameras, height-adjustable bodywork, a plasma screen TV, voice recognition controls, satellite navigation and a DVD player.
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Old 10-05-09 | 10:36 PM
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There are a lot of cars I could think of spending that million on. I think he lost on this deal. HMMM Veyron......Batmobile......Veyron......Batmobile




BATMOBILE IT IS!!!!
Old 10-06-09 | 12:43 AM
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I would rather have the christopher nolan tumbler. a tank and lambo mixed together. hell yes.
At least he built the tim burton one and not the neon joel schumacher one...yuck
Old 10-06-09 | 12:53 AM
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i think that's a lot of money for that car... but i guess money is not that big of a deal for him. the car still looks badass though plus its got machine guns!
Old 10-06-09 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
There are a lot of cars I could think of spending that million on. I think he lost on this deal. HMMM Veyron......Batmobile......Veyron......Batmobile




BATMOBILE IT IS!!!!
i dont think he lost on the deal cause at the end of the day who has to drive it and enjoy it.....

that guy!
Old 10-06-09 | 07:17 AM
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must suck parking that thing.
Old 10-06-09 | 07:44 AM
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Just park it in the middle of the street. Who's going to give Batman a ticket?!
Old 10-06-09 | 08:06 AM
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My question is, does it have that body armor that covers the car when he turns on the alarm?
Old 10-06-09 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
I would rather have the christopher nolan tumbler. a tank and lambo mixed together. hell yes.
At least he built the tim burton one and not the neon joel schumacher one...yuck
Haha agreed.

I'd love to see a production version of it hehe. Complete with all the gadgets and gizmo and yet still be considered as street-legal

Wishful thinking :P
Old 10-06-09 | 09:02 AM
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haha looks great..
Old 10-06-09 | 09:09 AM
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I like this ^^version of the batmobile, the tumbler never really appeals to me ...
Old 10-06-09 | 09:15 AM
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Thats just awesome
Old 10-06-09 | 09:17 AM
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Why start out with a lincoln though, like I understand the inspiration for building a batmobile....but seriously.
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I like it. I would have really liked it though in 89' or whenever it came out. I'd like to see the interior.
Old 10-06-09 | 01:06 PM
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By far my favorite batmobile. Why he spent so much and started with a Lincoln..., but hey, if I were wealthy, I would too.


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