1965 Ford 'Batmobile'

The Batmobile we have on offer here was part of the collection held by the now defunct London Motor Museum.

This car is offered for sale on instruction of a high court ruling.

We know very little about it, other than that it is RHD and powered by a 5.7 litre Chevy V8 reportedly good for 380bhp.

The poster behind the exhibit when it was in situ read:

“This car is no empty shell…it has a full working engine and can be driven.

Chevrolet 350 cubic inch V8

4 speed manual transmission

Coil over suspension

Power steering

Disc brakes”

Built using a 1965 Ford Mustang as a donor, this Batmobile is believed to have been made by Z Cars in the UK.

Featuring a spaceframe chassis and a fibreglass body, it is much lighter than the complete Mustang upon which it is based.

Consequently, it’s reasonable to assume that its performance will be in the ‘Holy **** off a shovel!’ category.

We haven’t started it or driven it and can therefore only write about what it looks like.

It looks a lot like the 1989/1992 Batmobile.

One other thing to note is that the front left tyre goes flat occasionally.

It’s over 22ft (or 6.7 metres) long.

It’s black.

It looks very much like the 1989/1992 Batmobile.

It seems to be pretty much intact. There are some scratches here and there, particularly along the leading edges of the nose section, where it may have come into contact with speed bumps or the like.

You’re going to need a big garage.

Or your very own Bat Cave.

It’s black.

It seems to be pretty much intact. Some of it is a bit scruffy.

The dashboard is bristling with all manner of dials and knobs and switches and levers.

Some or none of them may work.

We don’t know.

It looks very similar to the inside of the 1989/1992 Batmobile.

We can’t see much underneath it because it’s about 5mm off the ground.

What we can see appears to be mainly black, mainly solid and looking much like we’d imagine the undersides of a 1965 Mustang and/or 1989/1992 Batmobile to look.

The engine appears to be a big Chevy V8 as described and it seems to have all the right bits and pieces.

We know it’s been in a ‘museum’ for quite a few years and we know that it has been a running, working vehicle at some point in the not-too-distant past.

The car doesn’t have a current MoT certificate, but checking the government MoT checker site reveals that its registration belongs to a Ford (presumably the donor Mustang) and that the vehicle last passed an MoT in 2016.

We don’t know who’s owned it in the past (before it went to live in a museum), how it starts, goes or stops, or where it’s been. But we have seen the engine running.

We only know that it’s not dissimilar in looks to the 1989/1992 Batmobile.

We may have mentioned that already.

We think….we don’t know what to think.

If it can be recommissioned and got up and running then it may have a bright future doing a star turn at events and inspiring wannabee Boy/Girl Wonders to pursue careers in nocturnal urban crime-fighting.

It seems to be in reasonable overall condition but then we don’t really have anything else with which to compare it.

Amazingly, this is our very first Batmobile.

We think this vehicle would suit an aspiring urban vigilante with a split personality, or someone with naturally pointy ears, or someone with a 30ft-long garage, or someone who really, really wants a vehicle that looks just like the 1989/1992 Batmobile.

You need to come and see it for yourself and reach your own conclusions about its condition and viability.

Please resist the urge to turn up in your cape and tights.

‘Holy happy to offer this vehicle for auction with no reserve and an estimate in the range of £40,000 - £80,000!’

The car is located at a secure storage facility in Northampton; it is not possible to view the car before the auction end. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’