Original Batmobile sold for US$4.62 million

The original 1966 Batmobile from the live action Batman television series, starring Adam West as the caped crusader, has been sold for the first time, going under the hammer at a US auction for $4.4 million (US$4.62 million). Put up for sale by the car�??s creator, George Barris, the Hollywood icon is based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car originally created by Ford Motor Company