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 $2,400,000 in 2020). The car's official public debut was on 8 January 1955 at the Chicago Auto Show; it had been shown to the press at the city's Congress Hotel on 5 January. Displayed on the auto show circuit in 1955, the Futura was modified by George Barris into the Batmobile, for the 1966 TV series Batman. The concept car was subsequently sold to auto customizer George Barris. Having originally cost $250,000, the Futura was sold to Barris for $1.00 and "other valuable consideration" by Ford Motor Company. As the car was never titled and was therefore uninsurable, it was parked behind Barris' shop, sitting idle and deteriorating for several years. Then it was bought and given a restore. The original, licensed, George Barris Batmobile. Very few legit Batmobiles were ever built that legally carry the trademarked name Batmobile and wear the trademarked Bat logos. In November 2012 Barris Kustom and George Barris announced the sale of the Batmobile at the Barrett-Jackson car show and auction held in Scottsdale, Arizona. The vehicle fetched $4.2 million on January 19, 2013. The car then went on sale on JamesEdition in July 2016 and includes batcycle as well.