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eBay Find of the Day: Fight crime, emissions with The Batsmart

One of the most unusual vehicles to grace last year's SEMA show in Las Vegas is now up for auction on eBay. Called the Batsmart, this little vehicle was unlike most of the high-octane pieces of rolling artwork at the event in that it used just three pistons and 70 horsepower to move along its twin passengers. What it loses in power, though, it makes up in style, right? Designed by George Barris himself, creator of the original Batmobile from the mid '60s, the Batsmart features a faux turbine and rocket launchers to go along with its full ... Read more →

SEMA 2008: Making Green Cool Zone cars Frank Filipponio

There were a lot of crazy, over-the-top and outrageous vehicles at SEMA again this year. Some of those vehicles were boosted, blinged, airbrushed and lifted to within an inch of their lives. Crazy ...

SEMA 2008: Next Batmobile to be a smart? Jeremy Korzeniewski

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Batman_Trades_in_Tumbler_for_smart_fortwo_aka_the_Toddler'; Hey, times are tough, even if you're Bruce Wayne. The downturn of the economy makes fighting ...

Alt Car Expo: Movie prop maker builds an electric sprint car for the street? Cool! Mike Magda

Paul Pearson finished this diamond in the rough just a couple days before the show, and now he wants to see if it's street legal. A longtime fan of sprint cars, Pearson was adamant about building a ...

eBay Find of the Day: Fight crime, emissions with The Batsmart 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the most unusual vehicles to grace last year's SEMA show in Las Vegas is now up for auction on eBay. Called the Batsmart, this little vehicle was unlike most of the high-octane pieces of rolling artwork at the event in that it used just three pistons and 70 horsepower to move along its ...

SEMA 2008: Making Green Cool Zone cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There were a lot of crazy, over-the-top and outrageous vehicles at SEMA again this year. Some of those vehicles were boosted, blinged, airbrushed and lifted to within an inch of their lives. Crazy lift kits, fat tires, superchargers and turbos, horsepower levels of 400, 650, 750 and even well ...

SEMA 2008: Next Batmobile to be a smart? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Batman_Trades_in_Tumbler_for_smart_fortwo_aka_the_Toddler'; Hey, times are tough, even if you're Bruce Wayne. The downturn of the economy makes fighting crime an even more expensive nocturnal hobby than it was before. Plus, burning all of that jet fuel for ...

Alt Car Expo: Movie prop maker builds an electric sprint car for the street? Cool! 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Paul Pearson finished this diamond in the rough just a couple days before the show, and now he wants to see if it's street legal. A longtime fan of sprint cars, Pearson was adamant about building a vehicle "that didn't look like a golf cart." In his day job, Pearson runs a shop that builds movie ...


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