what kind of car was the batmobile
1 The vehicle was built from a nonfunctioning 1955 Ford Lincoln Futura concept car that cost $250,000. 2  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.ith the original 1966 Batmobile going up for auction, we spoke with the creators of the Batmobiles used in every one of the Batman movies to get the secrets you never knew about each of these vehicles. All five are on display from Friday, Nov. 30 until Friday, Dec. 14 at L.A. Live.