George Barris SIGNED 1:24 Hot Wheels Classic and 50 similar items

About the item: To the Batmobile! This stunning Hotwheels features the most famous version of the Batmobile (from the iconic 1960's television series). It was released in 2014 and is signed by hand by George Barris, who is the original designer of the vehicle as used in the series. It comes new and never displayed in its original packaging (of course, it has been opened to allow for the autographing but the packages is still very nice. It will be shipped with the utmost care. Includes original COA and other papers included (it was purchased directly from Barris Kustom in North Hollywood, California) as shown in final image above. 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 expose Seduction of the Innocent).