The Batmobile designed for the TV series was based on the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln Futura concept car. Custom car builder George Barris bought the design for $1 and when approached to create a car for the TV show, he decided the Futura was the perfect fit. With existing bat-like features such as long fins and a bubble canopy, it also included "bat-gadgets" such as the nose-mounted chain slicer, on-board telephone, and police beacon.