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The Lincoln Futura is a concept car promoted by Ford's Lincoln brand, designed by Ford's lead stylists Bill Schmidt and John Najjar, and hand-built by Ghia in Turin, Italy, at a cost of $250,000.
1955 Lincoln Futura
Lincoln Futura
Lincoln Futura in front of the original McCormick Place (1960–1967) in Chicago, Illinois
The Batmobile from the 1960s Batman TV series
George Barris was an American designer and builder of Hollywood custom cars. Barris designed and built the Hirohata Merc. Barris's company, Barris Kustom Industries, designed and built the Munster Koa
Lincoln Futura
…Ghia in Turin, Italy, at a cost of $250,000 (equivalent to $3,000,000 in 2025). Displayed on the auto show circuit in 1955, the Futura was modified by George Barris into the Batmobile, for the 1966 TV series Batman. The idea for the Futura came from designer Bill Schmidt, who got the idea while he was diving, after…
Barris in 2013
Barris custom work in 1952 performed on a 1947 Hudson
George Barris signing autographs at the 2008 SEMA show in Las Vegas, seated next to "Miss Hurst Shifter" Linda Vaughn