Shay was the only child in the country who went joyriding in a Batmobile on Wednesday night. I can say that with conviction because I know there aren't very many Batmobiles.
Steve's boss won this in a collector car auction last weekend, before the Pebble Beach car show. He paid more than a couple of bucks, I understand...
It's about 20 feet long, almost 8 feet wide, the chassis is from a truck that rides kind of like a Corvette. It has a 350 small block under the hood and a very quiet exhaust which is actually cool in my book. I'm tired of the loud stuff.
The Viper alarm system is much like a curb feeler for the entire exterior of the car. If anyone gets too close, it wakes up. There are cameras around the car on all sides, and monitors for those cameras all around the driver's seat. A computer, for crime fighting ( of course ) and an Alpine stereo that thumps Batman music. The lights behind the seats blink to the beat of the music. And what would a Batmobile be without an air suspension? It lifts up and down at the touch of a button. The guns pop up on the hood and shoot "lasers" which is actually strobe lights.
Shay and Steve went for a ride after dark, gaining some hilarious looks from people on the street and in the cars nearby. Now Shay's waiting for the chance to get dropped off at school in it.
