This stunning Hotwheels features the most famous version of the Batmobile (from the iconic 1960's television series). It was released in 2009 and features a sleek chrome finish in 1:18 scale and is highly detailed. It also features opening doors and hood. Best of all, it is signed by hand by both Adam West and Burt Ward at their final Motor City Comic Con Appearance in Detroit, Michigan (in 2016). The vehicle is a limited edition of only 3,000 made, and this one is individually numbered 1,273.
It comes new and never displayed in its original packaging (of course, it has been opened to allow for the autographing but the box is still very nice with only a few imperfections, including some lite denting spots on the bubble window- five of them, to be exact, but still displays nicely). It will be shipped with the utmost care.
Of note, the Batmobile was left attached to its boxes cardboard base for the signing, so the car along with said base were slid carefully out of the package to allow for the signing (so it's the least invasive way to allow it to be autographed). The circular sealing sticker is still sticky, but can still be pealed back - it did not damage the package (see final image above) - and the vehicle can be removed for display if desired.
About the series:
One of the biggest phenomenons in television history, the 1960’s Batman TV series influenced an entire generation of fans and possibly even helped save the Batman comics themselves from cancellation. Debuting in 1966, it changed Batman from a reasonably successful DC comic character into a true global icon. The series also created a merchandising bonanza exceeded only by Star Wars a decade later, turned the Batmobile into the most recognized fictional car of all time (surpassing all others contenders, before or since, including such icons as KITT, Back to the Future's Delorean, the General Lee, and James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5), and forever added it’s own catch phrases into the pop-culture lexicon- such as Robin’s famous “Holy…” whatever quips and “Same Bat-Time, same Bat-Channel.” In significant ways the TV series also made lasting contributions to the comic book continuity; the creation of Batgirl – a character specifically introduced into the comics for inclusion in the Television series – and, perhaps most importantly, it returned to prominence the four classic villains of the Joker, Catwoman, the Riddler, and the Penguin (all of which were shelved for years due to the impact of Fredric Wertham’s anti-comics exposé Seduction of the Innocent).