Man Builds Batmobile Replica for $1 Million

Posted by John Farrier in Car & Vehicle, Movies & SciFi on October 2, 2009 at 9:42 am



Photo: Simon Måssebäck

Leif Garvin of Sweden spent about $1 million building his own Batmobile. It’s built onto the chassis of a 1973 Lincoln Continental and has a 700 hp engine. Like the, uh, real Batmobile, it’s loaded with all sorts of gadgetry:

There’s sat-nav to help you find the scene of the crime (and other helpful POIs), a plasma TV for video calls to Albert (and for distraction during Stockholm traffic jams), voice recognition to keep your fighting hands free (and avoid nasty fines), height-adjustable suspension for navigating dramatic obstacles in your path (and speed bumps), a rear-view camera to watch your back (and help with tight parking squeezes), and machine guns for, er, shooting stuff. Worryingly, there is no word on whether said firearms are real…

UPDATE 10/4/09: Simon Måssebäck emailed to correct a mistake. He didn’t make the Batmobile — a man named Leif Garvin did. Thanks, Simon, especially for allowing us to use your photo!

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11 comments to "Man Builds Batmobile Replica for $1 Million"

  1. Elle
    October 2nd, 2009 at 10:35 am

    My brother once told me that if he had a million dollars, he would like to have his own batmobile. He had some mental and physical handicaps and died young (35). It's nice to see that someone else had the same dream and was able to make it a reality. Kind of warms my heart.

  2. FishBottleT
    October 2nd, 2009 at 11:02 am

    I would love to drive one of these around for a while. Make it so you could drive it everyday. Neat

  3. JolietJakeMcFly
    October 2nd, 2009 at 11:19 am

    Who exactly is Albert?

  4. CrazyEyesButchieG
    October 2nd, 2009 at 11:29 am

    Maybe that's Swedish for ALFRED!!!

  5. SenorMysterioso
    October 2nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    Id build me one if I had a million bucks. I remember a contest where you could win a batmobile during one of the films from the 90's. I think the Drew Carey show had an episode about it. The winner could take the car or it's monetary value. Every guy I know would take the car even if they couldnt pay their rent.

  6. lansing wedding photographer
    October 2nd, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    i wonder what it would get on ebay?

  7. Key
    October 2nd, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    That thing is amazing.

    That said I'm sure you could do it for well under a million.

  8. Joe
    October 2nd, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    Albert? Albert!? you jerks should be ashamed -_-

  9. Ali S.
    October 2nd, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    With another 1 Million dollars he can hire Adam West.

  10. SenorMysterioso
    October 2nd, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    lol Im sure he could get West for a lot less than that, he's not exactly rolling in the dough from Family Guy voice overs

  11. Alex
    October 2nd, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    It's to call Commissioner Gorton ;)


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