# Insane working model of the 1966 Batmobile **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [December 24, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037 "2022-12-24T15:53:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/1 "2022-12-24T15:53:47Z")
YouTuber Batcarguy has built a real-world working replica of the Batmobile from the 1966 Batman TV show. Everything on it works, from the flames shooting from the back to the Batchutes to the guns that unfold from the door decals. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kvLBBzn3-0o/maxresdefault.jpg "Close-up look, insane Batmobile built by Ohio man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvLBBzn3-0o) Here’s another video of the car in action against the Joker’s “Clown Victoria”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0aO1dsujc0k/maxresdefault.jpg "Joker chase, insane Batmobile built by Ohio man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aO1dsujc0k) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/2 "2022-12-24T16:08:13Z")
THAT is dedication! . (The lesson here, kids, is to be careful of what online name you choose, because you’ll have to follow through on it.) Silently raises a toast to former poster **Volcano\_Diver** … ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/3 "2022-12-24T16:37:45Z")
Engines to power, turbines to speed! ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/4 "2022-12-24T20:00:08Z")
Very cool. Another person from Ohio built a turbine-powered version: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nZSBpFMWk-M/maxresdefault.jpg "World's only actual turbine powered BAT car") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZSBpFMWk-M) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/5 "2022-12-24T20:21:24Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Engines to power, turbines to speed! **Atomic batteries** to power, turbines to speed! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/6 "2022-12-24T20:25:52Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > the guns that unfold from the door decals “Rubber bullets. Honest.” > [@terentii](#): > > **Atomic batteries** to power **Batman:** Check the battery. **Robin:** _(looking under hood)_ …what’s a “tery”? ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/7 "2022-12-24T20:29:37Z")
My local mechanic works on one of those replicas. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/8 "2022-12-24T20:29:49Z")
The retractable parachutes bug me. Instead of building that silly Jokermobile, he should have outfitted a Batmobile Parachute Pickup Service Van. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AmeggqTb9Tk/hqdefault.jpg "Parachute Pickup") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmeggqTb9Tk) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/9 "2022-12-24T20:38:46Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The retractable parachutes bug me. Instead of building that silly Jokermobile, he should have outfitted a Batmobile Parachute Pickup Service Van. > [https://youtu.be/AmeggqTb9Tk](https://youtu.be/AmeggqTb9Tk) I was thinking the same thing! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/10 "2022-12-24T22:43:57Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > **Atomic batteries** to power, turbines to speed! Roger! Ready to move out! It’s a shame that Adam West has passed on. It would have been nice to get his reaction to this car. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037/11 "2022-12-24T22:53:12Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It would have been nice to get his reaction to this car. “Go, make out machine!” >