Photo Gallery: Batmobile creator gets award
George Barris, who designed the iconic Batmobile for the 1960’s TV show, will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Downtown Burbank Car Classic on Saturday. Photographed at his North Hollywood shop on Thursday, July 25, 2013. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)
The interior of the Batmobile designed by George Barris, who will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Downtown Burbank Car Classic on Saturday. Photographed at his North Hollywood shop on Thursday, July 25, 2013. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)
A photo of the Batphone in the Batmobile designed by George Barris, who will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Downtown Burbank Car Classic on Saturday. Photographed at his North Hollywood shop on Thursday, July 25, 2013. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)
A custom wheel of the Batmobile designed by George Barris, who will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Downtown Burbank Car Classic on Saturday. Photographed at his North Hollywood shop on Thursday, July 25, 2013. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)
A detail shot of the Batmobile designed by George Barris, who will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Downtown Burbank Car Classic on Saturday. Photographed at his North Hollywood shop on Thursday, July 25, 2013. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)