Massachusetts isn’t exactly the first place that pops to mind when you think about American automotive tradition, yet did you know that Duryea Motor Wagon Company built the country’s first gasoline-powered production car in Springfield in 1893 ?
One of the rare examples of Duryea’s single-cylinder model was on show for the crowd to see at the second annual Boston Cup classic car show held at the Boston Common around the Parkman Bandstand at the end of September.
There were dozens of other classic cars ranging from a 1934 Hudson 8 Special and a 1967 Pontiac GTO to classic Ferraris and BMWs, and even some contemporary ones like the Porsche 959 and Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
One of the main highlights, however, wasn’t a production car, but the original, No1. 1966 Batmobile from the 1960s Batman show and movie – yes, that’s the 1955 Lincoln Future Concept-based television car sold by creator George Barris at the Barret-Jackson auction in January for $4.62 million to car collector Rick Champagne from Arizona.
It was on loan to Massachusetts-based Guardian Angel Motorsports (GAM), which offered visitors the unique opportunity to sit in the original Batmobile and have their picture taken for a $100 fee, with the money raised going to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
“We were able to write St Jude’s a check for $1,000. That may not seem like a lot of money but when you read about what they use the money for…every dollar counts!” said Linda from GAM.
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