To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Batman series, Warner Bros. is selling 10 drivable replicas of the Caped Crusader’s iconic armored vehicle, the Tumbler, for $3 million each.
If you have a scratch like that lying around, it’s definitely worth adding to your movie memorabilia collection. But before we actually get started, we wanted to make sure we had all the facts.
Here are five things you should know about this amazing, fully functional crime prevention machine before you buy it.
1) These are made to order
According to Hypebeast, California-based custom garage Action Vehicle Engineering has been officially authorized by Warner Bros. to build 10 of these machines from scratch. That means it’s not from the fully functional set of tumblers used in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy.
In 2013, Dave Regan, a transportation studio driver for Warner Bros., told Jay Leno that seven tumblers were in production, including several made for the film and a stationary version without an engine. He said it was created.
If you’re lucky enough to get your name on the list, you’ll be waiting 15 months for your very own limited edition tumbler. This is actually longer than the years it took to build the first prototype of the movie.
2) You are paying much more than the original price of the car.
HowStuffWorks reported in 2006 (a year after the release of Batman Begins, the first film in the Nolan trilogy) that four Batmobiles were built for use in the films, each costing $250,000 to build. pointed out.
Adjusted for inflation, that would be just under $400,000 today. That’s right, you could get seven stunt tumblers for the price of one replica, leaving you with enough change to buy a real car.
3) It is not prohibited to drive on public roads.
That’s correct. You’ll want to intimidate the bad guys and save the city, but Hypebeast points out that these replicas aren’t allowed for road use. You’ll have to be content parking in the Batcave instead.
4) No fire-breathing jet engine installed
The tumbler used in the film was fitted with a hot air balloon burner and propane tank, with a “jet engine” in the back spouting flames for exciting shots. Unfortunately, these replicas only display “Jet Engine Simulation – No Flames”. It’s not clear exactly what that will be like, but revving it up won’t be all that thrilling.
5) It will be equipped with an engine similar to the Batmobile.
The 500-horsepower 5.7-liter GM V8 engine was sufficient for The Dark Knight, so a replica 6.2-liter LS3 engine with 525 horsepower and 486 pound-feet (658.9 Nm) of torque should be just fine. The tumbler will also be made in similar dimensions to the movie version, measuring 15 feet 3 inches long, 9 feet 3 inches wide, and 5 feet high (4.65 x 2.8 x 1.5 meters).
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It has a tubular aeronautical steel frame and a body made of Kevlar, carbon fiber, and glass fiberboard, each weighing approximately 5,500 pounds (2,494.75 kg), about the same as the original.
If that sounds like your next mid-life crisis retail therapy, rush over to the Wayne Enterprises brand’s site. The order is said to have closed by the end of October, but the form is still open, so you may still have a chance.
Source: Wayne Enterprises
