Since Adam West and Burt Ward hopped into a modified Lincoln Futura in the ultra-camp '60s TV series, fans have marvelled at the Caped Crusader's preferred mode of transport - the Batmobile.

Adam West and Burt Ward's Batmobile was a customised 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car. The dynamic duo rode the vehicle through two-and-a-half seasons and a 1966 feature film.
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From the sleek, missile-like design of Tim Burton's car to the jagged fins of Joel Schumacher's flamboyant vehicle, Batman's wheels have always provided fans with much to chew over.
Digital Spy takes a look back at those "wonderful toys" so admired by Jack Nicholson's cackling villain The Joker.
The Dark Knight Rises opens in cinemas on Friday, July 20.












