The car was sold by Coys on behalf of an American collector from Los Angeles during the 1980's to a collector in Germany from whom the museum purchased the car in 1991 Prior to this it was being used in the USA to continue the work of Gotham City's finest in highlighting the dangers of Drink and Drugs to Children.
It has formed one of the cornerstones of the World famous 'Cars of the Stars' collection which is widely considered to be the finest collection of film and television cars in the world. It resided alongside Batmobiles from the films "BATMAN" and "BATMAN RETURNS" as part of the worlds largest private collection of Batmobiles.
During this time the car has traveled far and wide, continuing to delight fans young and old - most recently appearing through out the international press when Batman and Robin - with the Batmobile - visited the Birmingham Childrens Hospital in January 2007.
Rarely do examples of cars which can justly claim to be the most famous in the World come on the market, and when they do collectors and enthusiasts (in this case not only of cars, but of film and television also) are offered the unique opportunity to relive those idle childhood daydreams, but this time in their own glorious full size Technicolor!
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