Just to give you an appreciation of how difficult it was to re-create the original design.... here's the interior photo in 1966 versus the present day interior....
ALL those original items from 1966 were long gone and nowhere to be found! (the original car used to create the Batmobile was the 1955 Lincoln Futura...a one off Concept Car whose unique interior appointments were never reproduced by Ford)
So pretty much all of my interior had to be re-created using old photographs only. You can't imagine how many times I retooled items to get the proper look (and dimensions)!!! The steering wheel was the most difficult accomplishment by far.
In 1955 Ford designed a Steering wheel hub which housed the speedometer, odometer, tachometer and 5 "idiot lights"....this hub was stationary as the steering wheel revolved around the hub. Simple today, but EVERYTHING in 1955 was limited to direct cabled technology, so back then this was mindblowing innovation.
In the end, The 1955 Futura was morphed into the 1966 Batmobile to create the coolest car on the planet!
Re-creating the car as it was in 1966 was a dream come true. I usually fall in love with all my restorations, but this one was pure magic!
