About this project
Like many, I look back fondly on the days I would hear "Pow!", "Wham!", and "Boom!" as Batman and Robin took down bad guys on television. Not only were they top crimefighters, they had the greatest car ever invented; the Batmobile!
Through chance encounters and random emails, I found the prop-maker that built the batmobile for the reunion movie "Return to the Batcave" with Adam West and Burt Ward. He has the original molds taken off of the television batmobiles and even used to be a traveling Batman double decades ago.
I am going to track down a car to act as the base, fly down to Tampa and pickup the molds/pieces/equipment from him, and drive back home to begin building the Batmobile. Much of the fiberglassing work, painting, welding has been lined up already. I am looking to raise the funds to be able to purchase the equipment and parts from the prop-maker and bring them back home to get to work.
Once it's built, we can use the Batmobile to bring a sense of joy to people who remember that bygone era of fun and adventure. To this day, kids instantly recognize the Batmobile, and we can use it for kids events and area charities as well.
Rewards start with being able to see our progress with blog, photo, and video updates and culminate in the chance to drive the Batmobile!
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on April 21, 2010.
Pledge $5 or more
Get access to behind-the-scenes blog, photo, and video updates that will document the process of creating a Batmobile from scratch!
Pledge $30 or more
Get the behind-the-scenes updates AND a ticket to the private unveiling party before we put this thing on the road. Oh, and we'll put your name on our website as one of the people that made this a reality.
Pledge $75 or more
All of the above rewards, and we'll take a photo and video of you in the Batmobile.
Pledge $250 or more
All of the above rewards, and we'll take the Batmobile to your event (kid's birthday, wedding, retirement, etc.) for two hours.
Pledge $600 or more
All of the above rewards, and we'll take the Batmobile to your business or event for promotion for a whole day! (this cancels the previous two hour offer)
Pledge $850 or more
All of the above rewards, and we'll let you drive the batmobile for an hour, crime-fighting optional.
Project By
Connected as Alexander Grgurich (780 friends)
I grew up in Des Moines and attended Drake University where I grew one old school bus into a company with a fleet of seven party buses during my sophomore year. I then ran for office and was elected to the Norwalk City Council while cramming for finals in my senior year. Now that I've graduated, I started an innovative, shared officespace called Foundry Coworking, catering to startups, freelancers, and mobile professionals in downtown Des Moines.
