DETROIT (WWJ) — If you walk into the 71st annual Autorama at Detroit’s Huntington Place this weekend, you’ll see more than 800 tricked-out roadsters, hot rods, customs, trucks and motorcycles.
And organizers say, with so many modifications to each, no two cars are alike.
Among the most recognizable cars on display this weekend will be not one, but five, Batmobiles, all from different generations of the iconic comic franchise.
WWJ’s Jon Hewett reports the Batmobile from the original Adam West “Batman” series and movie will be on display, along with the Batmobiles from the Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck movies.
John Sbrigato, in charge of the Batmobile displays, says the original car from the Adam West series is everyone’s favorite.
“Whether you’re five or you’re 50, everyone knows the ‘66 Batman,” he said, noting the collection gets “a lot of reactions.”
“It’s down to the first time when your mom put you in front of the TV set when you were eight years old. And now you’re 58 and you get the same reaction,” he said.
Peter Toundas, the President of Championship Auto Shows, which has produced the event for the past 30 years, told Hewett visitors this weekend will “see cars that don’t exist on street corners.”
“These guys are competing from all around the country for many awards or even to say that they’ve shown their car at Autorama. These cars have got so many different modifications to them — no two cars are alike,” Toundas said.
Autorama runs noon to 10 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. General admission tickets are $27, while kids ages 6-12 are $10 and kids under 6 get in free.