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Lawyer pays $350K for Batman Forever Batmobile
John O'Quinn is a lawyer. A rich one. He made his money in a tobacco lawsuit settlement, and disposable income is no longer a problem for him. He demonstrated this at this past weekend's Kruse International auction in Indiana, where a $1.3 Million shopping spree left his bank accounts a little lighter and his garage a little more crowded. His new toys included not only the 1995 Batman Forever Batmobile ($350,000), but also the following:
- A celebrity-signed 2005 Lamborghini Gallardo for $500,000 - proceeds go to charity
- A spectacular 1938 Cadillac 90 Series Town Car which was used by the Vatican and later owned by Nicola Bulgari. Cost: $250,000.
- An equally impressive 1941 Packard Super 8 Lebaron limousine for $290,000 that was used by both FDR and Harry Truman.
As for his weekend purchases, the Gallardo money went to a children's charity, so good for him. The Caddy and the Packard are both gorgeous. Added bonus: the Caddy can now take up residence in the burgeoning Papal Wing of O'Quinn's garage.
This brings us to the '95 Batmobile from the horrible Batman Forever film. This car is not one of the Dark Knight's more memorable screen machines (Neon lighting on a Batmobile? Ugh). There are much better choices out there, and if the Tumbler ever becomes available, we strongly advise the counselor to go for it!
[Source: Houston Chronicle]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
rwdmtparkingonly 5:08PM (9/05/2006)
He may have made his money off tobacco, but he wasn't smoking tobacco when he bought this.
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DPC car videos 5:16PM (9/05/2006)
I wonder what was the settlement from the lawsuit he won?
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Corey W. 5:19PM (9/05/2006)
Yes, that was definitely the ugliest of the series.
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Carchops 5:37PM (9/05/2006)
haha wow, some wild cars in that collection :P
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lwstudent 6:11PM (9/05/2006)
the guy is the highest earning lawyer in Texas with a $100,000,000 worth of cars. some silly cars if you ask me.
he was sued doctors, tobacco companies, etc. His firm has been reprimanded before.
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Al Eisensteinium 6:56PM (9/05/2006)
The tobacco settlement paid billions to lawyers all over the country. Some money trickled down to state governments where it was squandered, and in theory, tobacco companies cannot be sued again for deaths or illness caused by their products. It hasn't worked that way, but that was one of the reasons they paid billions to settle. Coincidently, John Edwards, late of the Kerry/Edwards ticket, got rich from this fiasco as well.
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Cervus 8:50PM (9/05/2006)
This isn't the "Batman & Robin" Batmobile, but the movie before that. The problem with both those cars, though, is that they're all lit from within. You might as well put neon on its sides that blinks "I'm Batman!". Same thing on the Batnipple suit.
I'm so glad we have Batman Begins so we can forget about that old dreck.
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Stoneman 10:14PM (9/05/2006)
Yep.... truth showing that money cannot buy you good taste.
What a jackass...
Stoneman
http://www.stonemanautoreview.com
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Mustang 12:51AM (9/06/2006)
Does it run/drive?
Weird choice of cars, but to each his own. At least he likes them.
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Darrell 11:13AM (9/06/2006)
So I'm guessing that everyone here owns a Batmobile. Thought so...
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Corey W. 3:21PM (9/06/2006)
"So I'm guessing that everyone here owns a Batmobile. Thought so..."
Nobody owns a real Batmobile, it's a fictional vehicle, that car is just a fancy movie prop.
Now, if it can do half of the tricks portrayed in the movies/comics... well then, that's a different story.
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Chris 3:31PM (9/06/2006)
What he really needs to do is use his money to file an injunction against Joel Schumacher from ever making another single movie.
And, if he has the time, do the same for Michael Bay and Uwe Boll.
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dave 8:58PM (9/06/2006)
truly unbelievable how you morons know nothing about car collections.
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Rob 9:21PM (9/07/2006)
Where is the bat car from the 1960's?
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FrankTheCrank 6:06AM (9/08/2006)
That idiot deserves what he gets. Moron.
The movie was a horror and it almost killed the series. Batman with nipples. Only from the mind of Joel Schumacher.
I would be embarrased to be this guys kid. Well, when Mr. Lawyer kicks the bucket, his heirs should be able to get a quarter, if that, of what he paid for the car.
Some people just have wayyyy too much money.
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broo 1:57PM (9/16/2006)
this makes me sick; some dumb-ass benefiting from other people's misfortune and wasting it on frivilious crap. maybe karma will come through and this bastard will end up with lung cancer...
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