Buy the Batmobile

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Prop Store is selling an original Batmobile Insert Process car from Batman Returns.

Used for interior shots with Michael Keaton as Batman in the famous movie ride, the car represents an exceedingly rare film-used Batmobile.

Batman is one of the most enduring figures in popular culture. Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns films -- the first to bring the caped crusader to the silver screen -- remain fan favorites to this day.

The Batmobile was designed for Burton's films by production designer Anton Furst.

Big budget film productions always employ multiple versions of a given prop.

Process cars are designed with removable sides, allowing a director to get his camera's close on an actor in a way that would never be possible with a complete car.

The Batmobile is completely custom made and screen matches exactly to shots in the film.

This piece is now for sale exclusively at Prop Store for $50,000.

Who is selling it?

Prop Store sells original movie memorabilia, with over 7,500 items available for sale on www.propstore.com. Operating since 1998, Prop Store founder Stephen Lane's love for movies led him to begin hunting for the same props and costumes that were used to create his favourite films.

He found that he could not only provide collectors with access to their most coveted pieces, but also establish archival standards for a new, pop-culture hybrid of fine art and memorabilia collecting - prop art.

Prop Store handles prop disposal, sale, archive and auction services to production companies and distributors as well as fixed price item sale on its website.