The 1989 Batmobile Forum

Happy Father's Day to any dad's in the group. I spent much of the day getting ready to start welding my frame. Everything was laid out perfectly just to realize that I can't strike an arc anymore. I haven't stick welded since 1996 and at some point, I lost the skill. I'll be practicing up for a while.

WAR Machine wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 12:18 am Any links to his videos?
I tried vagally searching yesterday but didnt find much...

https://youtu.be/rOcs_qq4WfE?si=8GPjqgHjwlWYFhQI

Very cool! It's always fun to see unique approaches to our cars.

This interior screen looks very familiar. Did someone on the original forum make animation this years ago?

I found a video that I must have missed. It shows some real build pics, and one of them has the owner of the build company, Action Vehicle Engineering.

How many of you guys have placed your order?

Towman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 01, 2025 11:15 am That guy messaged me wanting info and measurements

Seems like a nice guy and definitely talented. His process is definitely the opposite of most builders. His most recent Youtube video shows the progression up to the first test drive.

Some builds take years and years. Some are much faster. Online personality "Whiskey Business" started a Tumbler build on March 25 of this year and in two months he has the frame, body and much of in-between all together. He has a lot of progress videos on his Facebook page and I look forwa...

Big Bozo wrote: ↑Tue May 27, 2025 8:25 pm Is that akajunk’s batmobile cart in the back?

Could be. I never followed the cart builds very closely.

Clint Beyers of New Jersey has this Tumbler for sale for a cool $1.1 million. Claims "1 of 3". Seems to be a collector more than a builder, so I'm not sure who built it. Kept the engine and transmission out of the cockpit with a pretty short a driveshaft. Looks pretty good. 495086145_10161...

I finally got the perfect display case (aquarium) for my Hot Toys Tumbler. Now on display in my garage for inspiration.