Lincoln Futura Concept Car on Display, 1955
THF94593 / Lincoln Futura Concept Car on Display, 1955
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Artifact Overview
The Lincoln Futura, designed by William M. Schmidt, was a sensation at auto shows in 1955. The concept car boasted push-button transmission controls, a 300-horsepower V-8 engine, and a double-dome canopy roof. Hollywood customizer George Barris bought the Futura in 1959 and, a few years later, turned it into the Batmobile for the 1966-1968 Batman television series.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1955
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1672.73
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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Ford Motor Company celebrated its 50th anniversary with the X-100, a fully functional concept car billed as a "laboratory on wheels." The X-100 featured more than 50 innovative ideas. Some of them, like the heated seats and the telephone, eventually became commonplace. Others, like the variable-volume horn and the in-car electric shaver, never quite caught on with the public.