Batmobile nosedives at auction, fetches mere $297,000

[neoprodigy]

Finally, the hype surrounding the auction of 1995 Batman Forever Batmobile comes to an end, which cost $2.8 million to build. And let me add that the end was not a pleasant one, as the Batmobile was sold for less than half the reserve price. The highly-revered Batmobile was sold last week at the Al Wiseman Collection through RM Auctions. The auctioneers were quiet confident and estimated the lot to sell for anything between $600,000 to $800,000, but their calculations failed miserably and the Batmobile was sold at a meagre price of $297,000. It was also a great setback for Warner Brothers who were expecting a huge crowd of enthusiasts. The real reason for this flop show was the hilarious purchase agreement that imposed a long list of restrictions pertaining to the use of the purchased Batmobile. Apart from the lesser restrictions, the agreement boldly says that the Batmobile cannot be driven anywhere in public. Well, that ends the whole story. The 1995 Batman Forever Batmobile is nothing more than a lifesize toy equipped with a Chevrolet V8 engine.

 

[jason longboard]

sad,one hell of a collectors item i would think.

 

[cichlaguapote]

Yeah the agreement that came with the car killed the price.. not to mention batman isn't that hot anymore..

 

[Eupterus]

I think this is....

 

[Peanut_Power]

Whats the point of having it if you can't drive it? Screw that!

 

[Meadows117]

Yeah, I gotta say thats probably not what i'd drop 300k on.

 

[Onion01]

1 undrivable car vs many many awesome fish tanks...

take a guess

 

[señor_pescados_felices]

If I had that kind of money to waste I would get the one from the first movie,thats the one I was expecting it to be when I read the thread title...I wonder what happened to that one?I know it was at six flags for awhile but its not there anymore,now they have the one from batman begins.

so are they going to sue the crap out of him if he breaches contract?


the old ones cooler:

 

[Death Pony]

I do agree that the older batmobiles were undoubtably cooler. But all I can say about the 95 one is "ouch".

 

[ewurm]

Word on the street is, the next Batmobile will be a Saturn....NOT