
Then came the Tumbler. I loved the way the vehicle looked and was even more excited when I heard it was a real vehicle. The vehicle was designed from scratch to handle at speed. Even many of the move sequences were shot with the vehicle going north of 80 mph. This got me really excited about the vehicle.
Maybe it's because the car I drive now gets absolutely no respect on the road, or maybe it's the increase in horrible drivers, and maybe it's a bit of both. But more recently I have really, really wanted to purchase a Tumbler. I'm pretty sure no one will try to cut me off or have road rage when they are going head-to-head with the Batmobile itself.

From what I read, the firm that developed and built the vehicle for the move is under strict gagging order to not release any details regarding the design as well as build the vehicle for any other potential client. On top of that, the claimed price of the vehicle is north of $250,000. A bit beyond my price range.
Interesting enough, some other individual who had much more skills than I did had the same idea, and built the vehicle from scratch using only the information available to him online (so essentially the items I listed out above). Although the vehicle does not look exactly like the movie tumbler (especially the front wheel assembly), the resemblance is very close. The individual who built this car, Bob Dullam, claimed he spent $50-75,000 for all the parts necessary.
Amazing job! I wonder if he would be willing to build them at cost for someone else...
Below are some additional pictures of his handwork:
Video about the Tumbler design:
Tumbler in Real Life:
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