Story and photo by Tammy Sue Struble
Robert Johnson of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office wanted a Bat Mobile since he was 6. In September 2001, Robert flew out to San Diego and got the body shell. His wife, Donna, helped him work on the caped crusader’s car. The couple, from Odessa, mounted it on a 1977 Lincoln Continental chassis. They molded it and started selling it as a kit.
It didn’t stop there. They also made a Bat Boat, Bat Cycle and The Black Beauty from the Green Hornet series.
They’ve only had the Bat Mobile on the road for about a month and they feel like instant celebrities.
“It is a people magnet,” Robert said. They’ve already been invited to a 50-year Batman anniversary party this February in West Palm Beach.
Next, a Ferrari Daytona Spyder from the Miami Vice television series will go on a Corvette chassis. For more information, e-mail .
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