Just in case you don't already know, the Batmobile that was "built" by George Barris started life as a Lincoln concept car--a 1955 Futura:
Barris had purchased the car from Ford for $1 some time before the producers of Batman came calling. When they asked him to build them a Batmobile and gave him three weeks to do so, he thought the Futura's lines would be perfect for the job, and the rest is history.
The thing is, the Batmobile was supposed to make a statement, to fit in with the bright colors and camp tone of the series, and it certainly did that well. But The Green Hornet was a more serious production and the Green Hornet himself was supposed to be operating "under the radar", so the Black Beauty was a far more subdued customization because it wasn't supposed to draw attention to itself.
To be honest, years ago I would have agreed with you absolutely. The Batmobile was cool, while the Black Beauty was just...there. But I've gained an appreciation for the Black Beauty over the years, and now I like it's understated design almost as much as I like the Batmobile.
The gym my wife and I used to go to had rows of television sets in front of their exercise bikes, and treadmills, and those elliptical things that make everyone look like they're doing a poor job of cross-country skiing, so it's not unheard of.
Besides, when you think about it, for some people going to the gym is rather silly anyway. They go there and pretend they're riding a bicycle, pretend they're walking or jogging down the street, pretend they're climbing stairs, pretend they're skiing. So I just stay at home watching television and pretend I'm at the gym.
Snow scenes for the elliptical stuff. 
Funny, I go out on the golf course and golf....I go out on the golf course and pretend I am in a park that keeps bums, vagrants and hippies out. Ahhhhhhhh.....
Well at least at the gym they could make it seem normal by playing nature scenes on the TVs.
I go out on the golf course and pretend I am in a park that keeps bums, vagrants and hippies out. Ahhhhhhhh.....
That is one cool ride! Sort of looks like a Thunderbird on steroids. Too bad it was never produced. Too bad it never flew!Just in case you don't already know, the Batmobile that was "built" by George Barris started life as a Lincoln concept car--a 1955 Futura:
Barris had purchased the car from Ford for $1 some time before the producers of Batman came calling. When they asked him to build them a Batmobile and gave him three weeks to do so, he thought the Futura's lines would be perfect for the job, and the rest is history.
Yup. His answer was always something like,... "That's classified." given with a sort of blank look. Never fooled me for a minute.
That is just a side benefit.
Anything that keeps bums and hippies out, sign me up.
It also is kind of pretty:
[video=youtube;y_w2FNk4qDc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_w2FNk4qDc[/video]Hey!
