Lincoln · 1955–present
Lincoln Futura
The Lincoln Futura is a concept car promoted by Ford's Lincoln brand, designed by Ford's lead stylists Bill Schmidt and John Najjar, and hand-built by Ghia in Turin, Italy, at a cost of $250,000 (equivalent to $3,000,000 in 2025). Displayed on the auto show circuit in 1955, the Futura was modified by George Barris into the Batmobile, for the 1966 TV series Batman.
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Specifications
- name
- Lincoln Futura
- Manufacturer
- Lincoln (Ford)
- Production
- 1954, one prototype built
- Assembly
- Carrozzeria Ghia, Turin, Italy
- Designer
- John Najjar and Bill Schmidt
- Class
- Concept car
- Body style
- 2-door coupé
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Engine
- 368 cuin Y-block OHV V8
- Transmission
- 3-speed Turbo Drive automatic
- Wheelbase
- 126.0 in
- Length
- 227.0 in
- Width
- 84.6 in
- Height
- 58.2 in
- sp
- us
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1825753CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_FuturaCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1367330045 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1955_Lincoln_Futura_takenonmycamera_November_7th_2009.jpgPublic domain · Photo: Zenix Net · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.