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You don’t need to be a pop culture fanatic to know the value of some items, and any generation of the Batmobile is certainly enough to get most people’s ears to perk up. The ORIGINAL 1966 Batmobile from the days of Adam West is now up and available to anyone with the cash to buy. It is easily the most iconic car in television history, and for a mere $300,000 you can park it in your driveway. A Batmobile modeled after the original 1966 vehicle from the TV show Batman is for sale in Florida, and while not one featured on screen, this replica has plenty of unique features making collectors reach for their Bat-iPhones and Bat-wallets. giphy.com A 2013 auction sale of the original George Barris-built Batmobile topped out at $4.6 million. Sure, there’s no price listed, suggesting that it’s probably up there in terms of price, but if you find yourself in or near Venice, FL, you can swing by Hemmings motors and haggle for your shot at owning a piece of classic TV and comic book history. I mean, items like this don’t come along every day, so you’ll want to move on it! CoolThings.com If you’re going to spend the time or money to obtain this gem of pop culture history, there are a few things you should know, so let’s get to them, courtesy of SCPR.com, which has broken the car down to all the bare-bones facts and figures. At the very least, you’ll learn something. Javelin AMX “Car customizer George Barris bought the concept car for $1 and had three weeks and $15,000 to turn it into the Batmobile, which included adding a Ford Galaxy chassis, and the vehicle was built from a non-functioning 1955 Ford Lincoln Futura concept car that cost $250,000.” Robb Report “The car was originally painted a dull gray with white stripes, but when they first shot the car coming out of the Batcave with Adam West, Barris felt the vehicle didn’t pop — so he went back and repainted it with 40 coats of super gloss black paint and orange stripes.” The car is being sold in Venice, Florida. The roadster, one of four that appears to be custom-built from the original molds used to create the first Batmobile. Legendary car customizer George Barris modeled the Dark Knight's TV car on a 1955 Lincoln Futura. The replica is one of four Batmobiles believed to be cast from the original molds (Forbes) This "1966" car is built on a 1976 Lincoln body and is the only known model to carry authenticated autographs by four stars of the television series, including Adam West, who played Batman and died last year, and Burt Ward, who played Robin. Julie Newmar and Lee Merriwether, who both portrayed Catwoman, also signed their names on a black roll hoop between the double windshield. Authenticated signatures of four castmembers of the original Batman TV series, including the late Adam West (Forbes) In fact, one driver, George Barris, actually got a speeding ticket while driving the Batmobile. Fortunately, those penalties are attached to the driver, not the car, so if you keep your speed down (but why would you?), you should be doing just fine and will remain on the right side of the law. CNN.com From Hotwheels Wikia: “the Batmobile itself was created in the astonishingly short time of three weeks by custom car guru George Barris, who had previously purchased Lincoln's elegant 1955 "Futura" Concept Car. The cockpit is packed with crime-fighting gear, including a Detect-O-Scope (Forbes) With new 1960s-style wheel arches, a few bat-like styling cues and a coat of black paint, the space-age Futura began a new life as the Dark Knight's ride.” Autoblog This car would be the “hero car” that is mentioned below. “There were six cars used during the shooting of the TV show and the movie, including two tour cars, a stunt car, a crash car and a “hero” car used for close shots.” Autoblog If you are a benevolent rich person, you might want to invest in buying the car just so you could turn it over to a museum so that millions of fans may enjoy it, but that’s not necessarily what I would do. It would be extremely difficult to give away such an iconic piece of pop culture history. “Over the years, many collectors and aficionados have built versions of the Batmobile--probably as many as 40 or 50--and of varying quality,” Lombardo says, "but to see one built so well, and from the original molds, which this appears to be, puts it in the company with just three or four other vehicles." Neatorama The Batmobile first appeared in DC Comics in 1939 and was pictured as an unremarkable red car. It was followed in the comics by later vehicles, including the Batcycle, Batboat, Batplane and Robin's Redbird. But if you have the money, you can do with this sweet ride what you will. I can’t imagine what this thing will eventually go for, but I guess it’s true what they say: If you have to ask, it’s too expensive! Credits: thebuzztube.com and Forbes