Batmobile – id
Batmobile! POW! Here is another Hot Wheels Batmobile that is done
really well. Batman started in the movie theatres in the late 90s. This was the
first Batmobile of the new era in Batman trilogies. This Batmobile is not only
nostalgic at this point (30 years old!) but it also carries several
similarities to the essence of the original Batmobile. Extreme styling and a
rocket engine, yet this vehicle is believable as a real car. The original 66 Batmobile was derived from a GTO, this version maybe a corvette? Yeah you see it. The newer versions are more like
spaceships than cars and don't resemble any cars at all.
As you might have expected from the id series at this point,
this one is not short of details. The car in the movies was flat black but the
spectraflame black on the id release looks cool, almost a gunmetal color that
gives it some flash while still looking menacing. It features a Batman logo on
the side (period correct logo as well) and carries the black and yellow scheme
from the period as well. The base, windows and thrusters are yellow plastic so
when light hits it just right, it almost glows. There is a lot of detail like
trunk louvres and the side panels where the machine guns popped out of in the
movie.
Michael Keaton was the Batman for this one and we can
probably debate for hours about who was the best Batman, but if anyone was to
ask my opinion of the “Bat Cars” in the new era, this one is the best and it
was the first (in the new era). Add this one to your collection quick, they
have sold out 2x on the web and I have never found one in the stores. This Batmobile
is a fan favorite in the Hot Wheels world as well.
Thank you,
Collector Quentin
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