MUMBAI: The famous car used in the 1960s ABC Batman TV series that starred Adam West has gone under the hammer for USD 4.6 million, it has been reported.

The iconic car was 19 feet long and built from a one-of-a-kind 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car. Incidentally, the car had then cost 1 dollar only.

The owner, King of Kustomizers George Barris created the vehicle in three weeks at a cost of $15,000 funded by 20th Century Fox. The bubbly-windowed car uses a V8 engine, automatic gearbox and features a Batphone and an oil squirter created from lawn sprinklers.

It also has a fake jet exhaust, created from a painted 10-gallon bucket, in the back and two packed parachutes that actually work to effect a Bat turn. It‘s road-legal as well.

The winning bidder was Rick Champagne, who has been attending the Barrett-Jackson auctions for the last 15 years.