“Celebrating An Icon: A History of The Batmobile” - ‘Batman’ and the Transition into Pop Culture: When custom cars genius George Barris was approached to create The Batmobile for the new 1966 live action television series 'Batman' starring the late Adam West, he was give only three weeks to create something ordinary and make it equally as extraordinary as its driver. Barris transformed the $250,000 1955 Ford Lincoln Futura into a car fit for a man dressed like a bat; with a 429 Ford Full Race en