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Surely this was Batman 1966's alternate car-build? (it's the 1962 Ford Seattle-ite XXI) (media.piefed.social)
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If I understand correctly, the original Batmobile was in fact based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car. Kind of wild, as the first Batman TV series launched 11yrs later!

Sorry for the lack of info / pics, but Spectrum basically crippled my internet on Monday, and I'm still trying to figure what the hell's going on.

In any case, here's more pics of this memorable automobile:
https://www.google.com/search?q=1962+Ford+Seattle-ite+XXI&udm=2

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[โ€“] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

The Tyrell F1 effort was killed because the private contractor to develop the small front tires for Goodyear was bought off by Ferrari claiming to have a similar car in development. Agnelli and Ferrari were infamous for this in the 70s.

A few years ago, Avon make bespoke tires for the car proving the concept was sound. But the rules to ban 6 wheels came in when the four small wheels were put on the back to increase airflow for down force.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 months ago*

    Interesting.

    I'm not following the "four small wheels on the back" - was that another multi-wheel effort in the 70's?

    My knowledge of F1 is nonexistent - I only remembered seeing those 6 wheelers at one point, but I really don't know anything about them.

    Well, guess another rabbit hole is in my future.

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