The 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car later became which famous TV vehicle?

The 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car later became the 1966 Batmobile.

Ford's Lincoln division built the Futura as a dramatic futuristic prototype. Designed by John Najjar and Bill Schmidt and hand-built by Carrozzeria Ghia in Turin, Italy, it cost about $250,000 and was the only Futura ever produced.

After appearing on the auto-show circuit and in the 1959 film It Started with a Kiss, the car was sold to customizer George Barris. When the Batman television production needed a vehicle in 1966, Barris recognized that the Futura's twin fins, bubble-like canopy, and exaggerated bodywork already suggested a comic-book machine.

Barris and metalworker Bill Cushenbery modified the car into the iconic Batmobile. The original Futura-based car was retained by Barris and later sold at auction in 2013 for $4.62 million. Several fiberglass replicas were also built, which is why “the Batmobile” can refer to more than one show-related vehicle.