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Tim Burton Batmobile On Ebay For $500,000

This 20 foot long, eight foot wide Batmobile is one of five original props used in Tim Burton’s first Batman movie. Of course, it’s utterly impractical. You have to enter through the roof, the eight cylinder Chevrolet 350 engine won’t be giving you Prius-like fuel economy, and finding spares might be a problem. But who […]

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This 20 foot long, eight foot wide Batmobile is one of five original props used in Tim Burton's first Batman movie. Of course, it's utterly impractical. You have to enter through the roof, the eight cylinder Chevrolet 350 engine won't be giving you Prius-like fuel economy, and finding spares might be a problem. But who cares? It's the Batmobile. Here's the seller's description:

Na na na na na na na na na na BATMAN. That is what your neighbors will say when you pull into the driveway. How many people do you know that have a Ferrari, a Mercedes, a Lamborghini, or a Corvette? My guess would be there is at least one of these in your neighborhood. Now how many Batmobiles are in your neighborhood. None, because there were a total of 5 of these cars made.

Sure, it costs half a million bucks, but what's that to a millionaire socialite like you?

Auction page [Ebay via Autoblog]