This Working Batmobile Could Be Yours (for About $125,000)

What is your favorite Batman movie? If you said Batman Returns you’re probably the only one who said that then check this out, You could own an actual working version of the Batmobile from the 1989 movie. It’s perfect for chasing down the Joker on Gotham’s streets.

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This amazing replica was built by a fan in the UK on a custom chassis using a straight six, fuel-injected Jaguar 3.2 liter engine with an automatic transmission. And yes, it is street legal.

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And yes, there’s also a working flame-thrower for frying bad guys in the street as well as hydraulics that can raise it up 9″ higher. The owner says that it will do 0-to-60 in under five seconds.

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If you have even a fraction of Bruce Wayne’s bank account, you can buy it. It is expected to fetch around £70,000 to £90,000 (~$112,000 to $145,000 USD) at auction on November 30th.

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Do you think Michael Keaton will put a bid in? That would be cool. He was Batman in that movie after all.

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For sale by owner: 1954 flying Taylor AEROCAR, yours now for only $1.25 million (video)

For sale by owner 1954 flying Taylor AEROCAR, yours now for only $125 million

For anyone raised on the retro-futurist notion of flying cars, this literal-minded, nuts-and-bolts incarnation should make for some incredulous swooning. Looking much like a 1950’s interpretation of a subcompact that wandered into the wrong alleyway and wound up in a Wright Brothers-sponsored chopshop, the Taylor AEROCAR — one of five made — is a very real vestige of American auto engineering’s past and, more importantly, it’s up for grabs. At $1.25 million, this relic of a bygone era’s mainly an exorbitant lure for the deep-pocketed collector, but as a rare curiosity, it’s free for all to gawk. It’s a hybrid in the truest sense, melding a cozy two-seater with front wheel drive, a Lycoming O-320 4-cylinder engine and a wingspan of 30 feet, all conspiring to get it off the ground at 55mph and up to a cruising speed of 100mph. Should you want to merely take it for a test spin out on the open road and not accidentally take flight, rest assured, those mighty wings can be folded out of the way with relative ease. But that’s not why you’d want to part ways with a cool chunk of cash, if you’re so inclined. This bit of memorabilia’s a make-good for all those broken, scifi promises from once upon a TV time. This was the future — as ridiculous as it may seem.

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1954 flying car for sale at $1.25 million

Flying cars are years away from becoming a reality, but it turns one was built back in the 50s. The 1954 Taylor Aerocar N-101D was way ahead of its time and only five were made ever. Greg Herrick, the proud owner of one of these flying cars, is selling his for $1.25 million.
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