steve McQueen’s Gulf Le Mans Ford GT40 = 11 mio $

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A check with major auction houses and market tracker Historic Automobile Group International finds that the Batmobile did fetch the most ever for a TV car, but not for one that appeared in a television show or a movie.

That honor goes to 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra featured in the 1965 film Redline 7000 — and auctioned in 2009 for millions more than the Batmobile fetched.

Sam Murtaugh of Mecum Auctions, which sold the Daytona Cobra, isn’t surprised the sale of Batman’s car got more publicity.

“The ’65 Shelby is an icon to auto-racing collectors, but the Batmobile is way more recognizable to the general public,” he admits. “My 11-year-old sons recognize the Batmobile, but they wouldn’t know what a Shelby is.”

Still, Murtaugh and other experts say top movie and TV cars seldom garner big bucks solely because to their Hollywood connections.

Craig Jackson of Barrett-Jackson, which oversaw the Batmobile auction, estimates the car could have garnered up to $2.5 million just because famed custom-vehicle maker George Barris built it out of a one-of-a-kind 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car.

“It was a very wild concept car,” Jackson says, although he adds that the vehicle’s conversion into the Batmobile upped its value sharply. “The Batmobile is truly an iconic American brand,” he says.

Experts say cars from James Bond movies or films starring late actor/racing enthusiast Steve McQueen also enjoy big boosts on the auction block.

“Steve McQueen is still seen as the King of Cool and an iconic figure in automotive history,” says Ian Kelleher of Canadian-based RM Auctions. “Cars that you can prove he owned or drove tend to sell for way above their market value.”

Here’s a look at the five TV and movie cars that industry experts say have attracted the highest auction bids in history.

1929 Duesenberg from the Elvis Presley film Spinout – Price: $1.2 million
1970 Porsche 911S from the Steve McQueen film Le Mans – Price: $1.4 million
1964 Aston Martin DB5 from James Bond films Goldfinger and Thunderball – Price: $4.6 million
Batmobile from the TV show Batman – Price: $4.6 million
1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe from the movie Redline 7000 – Price: $7.25 million

1971 Ford GT40 that served as a camera car for McQueen’s racing movie Le Mans (but didn’t actually appear in the film) – $11 million

Discussie

[Igor Duerloo]

Kopen en in de living zetten dan 😀

[Wim]

Hebben jullie die groene ervoor zien rijden, dat as het prototype van deze.
Zoek geschiedenis maar eens op waar ze dat deden en verkeerd uitpakte. 🙄

Qua weggedrag is een Amerikaan sowieso al een dweil, en dan nog op een nat circuit, dan is het helemaal hopeloos. 😥

[René De Coninck]

wow! da’s werken om op baan te houden idd :driver:

[maarten]

pfff, dat houdt geen kl*ten de baan zo’n GT40…

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[XXX]

Heb zulk ene ooit in’t echt gezien, gewoon kwijlen hoor, zo’n mooi kunstwerk :applaus: