Oct 2, 2017 • Uncategorized •

Sooooooo, you’re sitting around one evening looking out the window at your Mustang parked in the driveway and thinking, I have way too much time and money on my hands, how can I use up some of that time and money? The result of that internal conflict is right here, a 1987 Batstang! The bones of this bat bomber belong to a 1987 Ford Mustang convertible. This crazy custom is on Craigslist in Treasure Coast, Florida with what seems like a very reasonable asking price of $5,000! When the CL info flies away, the info and photos can be found here. Thanks to Barn Finds reader Scott for this unusual find!

I had you hooked with that first photo, but now you’re not so sure. Am I right or am I right? You were thinking, dang, for $5,000 that thing looks pretty cool, it would be fun to drive it around town, maybe drop the kids off at school, or the kid, since there are really only two safely-usable seats, if the front seats could even be considered safely-usable. The rear seats, not so much. But now, after seeing the front end, you’re not quite so sure if you like it. Or, maybe it’s just me who isn’t quite so sure.

HA! Now you’re thinking about it again! I know – me, too. The side and rear views of this crazy custom Batmobile are pretty cool, in my opinion. The front views aren’t quite as engaging or endearing, at least to me. There are a lot of details on this car, including the plexiglass cover on the rear deck which is covering the furnace duct.. no, wait.. I don’t know what that is, some sort of faux exhaust? A #3 good condition 1987 Ford Mustang convertible is valued at $4,800 according to the folks at Hagerty. Is this one worth $200 more than that? I would think so, at least in my world it would be.

The interior is.. interesting.. and quite cramped, sort of like a middle-aged man wearing tights. The creator of this car, which I’m taking a wild guess was not George Barris, is actually pretty well detailed. there are a lot of things going on in here. I don’t know how someone could possibly put this much time and money into a vehicle and then sell it for $5,000. But, maybe even at that price it’ll be tough to find a buyer. The top doesn’t exist so it’s a fair-weather car, but there is a siren-top portion which I guess is good. There is seriously a ton of work that went into this car, could this be all custom bodywork or was there a Batmobile kit out there at one time?

There’s no sign of bat’ness under the hood at all, it’s just a standard 5.0L 302 cubic-inch V8 that would have had around 225 hp. Was this a red car at one time? I can see red under the hood in spots. Or is that some sort of bat’rash? Eewwww.. The seller says that it “runs perfect” and “looks great”. I agree, this sure is one unique ride. Would you have the batguts to drive this Batstang in public?