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Old 10-05-09, 10:26 PM
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Default Swede Builds His Own Batmobile For $1 Million.









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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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!!!!
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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
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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!
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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!
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must suck parking that thing.
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Just park it in the middle of the street. Who's going to give Batman a ticket?!
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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?
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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
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haha looks great..
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I like this ^^version of the batmobile, the tumbler never really appeals to me ...
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Thats just awesome
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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.
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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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