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These
are brochures of the Batmobile that almost was. A
friend of mine had called to me to let me know that Danbury
Mint was going to make a 1/24 scale 1966 Batmobile,
and that I could preorder it. He gave me a phone number
which I had called, and they promptly sent me a preorder
form, which I filled out and sent off. Along with the form
was a brochure.
Needless to say, I couldn't wait to get it. But months had
passed and I hadn't heard anymore about it. Till I recieved
a letter from Danbury
Mint saying that they were unable to produce the 1966
version. They sent also a new form to preorder a different
comic book version. (which now, to me, looks like the Johnny
Lighting version which came out a few years later). I have
heard that while George
Barris gave the go ahead to produce the car, Warner
Bros. said no. I believe Polar Lights / Jonny Lightning
had a similiar problem.
The brochure is so well done, it's really hard to tell if
it is pictures of the real car, or a pre-production one-off
build diecast, except for the interior, which does appear
to be the real car. The diecast replica would have been
$ 149.00 (and well worth the price).
Hot
Wheels 1:18 1966 Batmobile
I am sure many people, like me, were disappointed that Danbury
Mint was not allowed to make the replica. But I give
them two well deserved thumbs up for making a serious attempt
to bring this car to all of us.
Click
Here to see an excellent review of the Batmobile Danbury
did make!
Click
here to see my resin model of a 1966 Batmobile.
Click
here to see my model of Green Hornet's Black Beauty. |
