Episode 117: The Batmobile and the DeLorean - Iconic Pop Culture Cars
While we don't recommend drinking and driving, we do recommend talking pop culture and cars while sitting safe and sound on a couple of bar stools.
Buckle up as we travel back in time to discuss what are arguably the two most popular cars in pop culture: the original 1960s Batmobile and the DeLorean from Back to the Future. Sometimes they worked, oftentimes they didn't. If you smell some burning rubber, it's not from us thinking—at least not this week. Instead, it's a high-octane topic coupled with some Golden Cadillacs from our bartender. Enjoy.
E X T R A S :
(Top to bottom): Front and back views of the original Batmobile, an interior shot showcasing some of the vehicle’s gadgets, Robin and Batman on the way to right Gotham’s wrongs in their favorite mode of transportation
(Top to bottom): George Barris and his team transforming the 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car into the Batmobile, the Lincoln Futura prototype at the Chicago Auto Show, the patent filed by Barris for the Batmobile’s design
(Top to bottom): The DeLorean time machine with the trademark gull-wing doors opened, a detail of Doc Brown’s gadgets added to the car for the time machine, the original movie poster showcasing the car, er, time machine
The Batmobile
Wikipedia article
“Original Batmobile goes up for auction” (The Globe and Mail article)
The DeLorean Time Machine
Wikipedia article
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 “Time Machine” (Peterson Automotive Museum article)
Additional Links
Lincoln Futura (Wikipedia article)
The Batmobile Revealed with George Barris (YouTube video)
88MPH: The Story of the DeLorean Time Machine (YouTube video)
