A Summary of Corgi Batmobile Variations

Batmobile from the 1966 TV series

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Corgi Batmobile History 1966 – 1983.

All Corgi 267 Batmobiles were made at the Mettoy plant Swansea South Wales UK.

The first Corgi 267 Batmobile was first produced in October 1966 it was painted matt black and had wheels with red bats on gold hubs. It is known as the 'red-hubs' Batmobile and was produced for about 6 months.

The next version was identical to the 1st except that it was gloss black in appearance (same box and accessories).

Shortly after this Corgi designed the Batboat (Corgi no. 107); this was on a trailer that was supposed to attach to the rear of the Batmobile.

Immediately there was a snag as there was no way to attach the trailer to the back of the car. To get around this Corgi quickly made a black plastic trailer coupling that pushed on over the Batmobile’s exhaust, these plastic trailer couplings are now very very rare as they more often got broken or lost.

Corgi realised that they needed a more permanent way of attaching the boat to the car and developed the tow-hook Batmobile. This was another version and subsequent Batmobile variants were fitted with a tow hook.

For the 1973 Corgi stopped using rubber tyres and swapped to hard plastic smooth sided Whizzwheels on chrome 8 spoked hubs.

The introduction of the Whizzwheels also meant the modification of the rear suspension however the front suspension not change. Another casualty of these wheels was the jet turbine flame from this point on it didn't go in and out.

Another version only differed by having different tyres they showed tread on the side walls.

The 1976 version had different 12 spoke chrome hubs with tyres they showed tread on the side walls.

Also it had a raised inscription on the base saying: " Batmobile" and "National Periodicals Publications, Inc".

Corgi went on to make a wide-wheeled version until 1983.

Typically Batmobiles could be found with the common blue screens but they were also made with clear screens and purple !!!

So below is my interpretation of all versions that I know about, I've described all the variations.

My interpretation of the various versions may be incomplete or incorrect. If you know the facts to be different from the way I've described them, feel free to contact me and let me know your interpretation.

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Basically, there were many versions of main body styles (molding variations, wheels and tyres, tow hook...).

Corgi made roughly 4.9 million of these cars over the years.

But it's false to think that Corgi :

- had bins of certain types of older parts still on hand when newer parts were being manufactured.

- had bins of older parts laying around that were manufactured at different times and eventually assembled into a Batmobile.

Early Corgi cars were transported around the factory in steel trays and packed in tight, metal-to-metal - small dings and rubs were normal. Also, they were spray painted by hand!!!!

"If you ever see a mint Corgi, it wasn't made by us."

It’s also not uncommon to find early Batmobiles with a broken suspension or some sort of damage to them, even down to the windscreen. These early Batmobiles were transported around the factory by hand, a lot of damage ensued. Since they were already riveted and Corgi had no damaged goods part and no way to repair them, if the damage wasn't too extensive, they let them go. So early Batmobiles could be found with damaged glass (hairline cracks) or the suspension broken on one side. They also tended to get damaged through transport or even just being on display in a shop!! Since the boxes weren't sealed, it wasn't uncommon for people who were in the shops just to take out the rockets or even Robin whilst no one was looking!! I spotted a lot of damaged Batmobiles in the shops when i was younger, or missing parts, or broken parts.

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Corgi Batmobile "C267" : 1966 - 1983

Body style : the pattern of evolution : Tyres Wheels Right filled in door Tail fin tips and taillights Nostrils on the bat nose Aerial Canopy : aqua, light aqua, aqua green, clear, green, purple, light purple & light blue Underside Turbine exhaust nozzle Batdoor Sticker Horn indicators   Beacon The slot for the chain cutter blade until 1979 The slot for the chain cutter blade after 1979 Rocket Headlight color Seats orange with a purple like effect Instructions Badge Envelope Batman Robin   Factory mistake      Inside Batmobile... Assembly   Boxes (Batmobile) :   Size of the boxes   1 - 1966 2 - 1970 - Type A & B 3 - 1973 - Type A, B & C 4 - 1976 - Type A, B, C & D 5 - 1979 6 - 1981 - Type A & B 7 - 1983 8 - 1984 (Corgi Toys Limited) (never happened in this generic box) Boxes (GiftSet) :   1 - 1967 "GS3"   2 - 1970 "GS3" - Type A, & B 3 - 1973 "GS3" 4 - 1976 "GS3" - Type A, B & C 5 - 1976 "GS40" - Type A, B & C 6 - 1979 "GS40" 7 - 1982 "Set 1360" Genuine Corgi Batmobile : Inside Batmobile... 1 - 1966, Corgi Batmobile, matt black, aqua canopy, short slot only. 1.1 - 1966 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, two noses recessed, slightly transparent aerial" 1.2 - 1966 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, two noses recessed, silver aerial" 2 - 1966-67, Corgi Batmobile, gloss black, aqua canopy, no towhook, short slot only. 2.1 - 1966 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, two noses recessed" (1) (2) (3) (4) 2.2 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, one nose filled-in" 2.3 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, two noses recessed, right filled in door" 2.4 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight half filled-in, one nose filled-in" 2.5 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight half filled-in, two noses recessed" 2.6 - 1966 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, two noses recessed, aqua green canopy" (not confirmed) 3 - 1967-72, Corgi Batmobile, gloss black, aqua canopy, with a towhook, short slot only except 1972. 3.1 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, two noses recessed" 3.2 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, one nose filled-in" 3.3 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight recessed, two noses recessed, right filled in door" 3.4 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight half filled-in, one nose filled-in" 3.5 - 1967 "Long tail fin, taillight half filled-in, two noses recessed" 3.6 - 1972 "Long tail fin, taillight half filled-in, two noses filled-in, half-short slot" 3.7 - 1972 "Short tail fin, taillight filled-in, two noses filled-in, long slot" 4 - 1972 only, Corgi Batmobile, red tyres, aqua canopy, whizzwheels 8 spoke hubs, short slot/half-short slot (and long slot ?). 4.1 - 1972 "Red tyres" 4.2 - 1972 "Prototype red tyres" 5 - 1973-76, Corgi Batmobile, black tyres, whizzwheels 8 spoke hubs, short slot/half-short slot. 5.1 - 1973 "Smooth sided tyres, aqua canopy, bat-emblems on the side may be were noticeably thinner, silver aerial" 5.2 - 1974 "Smooth sided tyres, light aqua canopy, silver aerial"   5.3 - 1974 "Tread sided tyres, aqua canopy, silver aerial" 5.4 - 1975 "Tread sided tyres, clear canopy, silver aerial" 5.5 - 1975 "Tread sided tyres, clear canopy, grey aerial" 5.6 - 1975 "Tread sided tyres, purple or light purple canopy, silver aerial"     5.7 - 1975 "Tread sided tyres, purple or light purple canopy, grey aerial" 5.8 - 1975 "Tread sided tyres, green canopy, silver aerial" 5.9 - 1975 "Tread sided tyres, green canopy, grey aerial" Never happened Corgi Batmobile : "Smooth sided tyres, clear canopy" 6 -1976-79 Corgi Batmobile, black tyres, whizzwheels 12 spoke hubs. "Batmobile" on the bottom : 6.1 - 1976 "Clear canopy, silver aerial, short slot/half-short slot" 6.2 - 1976 "Clear canopy, grey aerial, short slot/half-short slot" (not confirmed) 6.3 - 1976 "Purple canopy, silver aerial, short slot/half-short slot" 6.4 - 1976 "Purple canopy, grey aerial, short slot/half-short slot" (not confirmed) "National Periodical" on the bottom : 6.5 - 1976 "Purple canopy, silver aerial, short slot/half-short slot" 6.6 - 1976 "Purple canopy, grey aerial, short slot/half-short slot" 6.7 - 1976 "Clear canopy, silver aerial, short slot/half-short slot" 6.8 - 1976 "Clear canopy, grey aerial, short slot/half-short slot" 6.9 - 1977 "Light blue canopy, short slot/half-short slot, little horn, yellow headlights" (1) (2) 6.10 - 1978 "Light blue canopy, short slot/half-short slot, little horn, yellow headlights, JUNIORS Batdoor stickers" 6.11 - 1979 "Light blue canopy, short slot/half-short slot, little horn,orange headlights" 6.12 - 1979 "Light blue canopy, short slot/half-short slot, big horn, orange headlights" 6.13 - 1979 "Light blue canopy, long slot, little horn, orange headlights" 6.14 - 1979 "Light blue canopy, long slot, big horn, orange headlights" 7 - 1979-83, Corgi Batmobile, black tyres, light blue canopy, wide whizzwheels. 7.1 - 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, short slot/half-short slot, little horn, orange headlights" 7.2 - 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, long slot, little horn, orange headlights" 7.3 - 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, short slot/half-short slot, big horn, orange headlights" 7.4 - 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, long slot, big horn, orange headlights" (1) (2) 7.5 - 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, long slot, big horn, yellow headlights" 7.6 - 1980 "Wide Whizzwheels, long slot, big horn, red headlights" 7.7 - 1983 "Wide Whizzwheels, long slot, Blue dashboard" 7.8 - 1983 "Wide Whizzwheels, long slot, Batcopter stickers" 7.9 - 1983 "Wide Whizzwheels, long slot, Batcopter stickers, blue dashboard" Could be happened Corgi Batmobile : Corgi Batmobile, black tyres, whizzwheels 12 spoke hubs. "National Periodical" on the bottom : 1977 "Light blue canopy, short slot/half-short slot, big horn, yellow headlights" (not linked) 1977 "Light blue canopy, long slot, little horn, yellow headlights" (not linked) 1977 "Light blue canopy, long slot, big horn, yellow headlights" (not linked) Corgi Batmobile, black tyres, wide whizzwheels. 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, long slot, little horn, yellow headlights (not linked) 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, short slot/half-short slot, big horn, yellow headlights (not linked) 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, short slot/half-short slot, little horn, yellow headlights (not linked) Fake Corgi Batmobile : Corgi Batmobile, matt black. 1966 "Clear canopy" Corgi Batmobile, red tyres, whizzwheels 8 spoke hubs. 1973 "Red tyres, long tail fin" This one as fake, however the red tyred with long tips COULD have happened (see 15bis). 1974 "Red tyres, light aqua canopy" 1976 "Red tyres, light blue canopy" 1976 "Red tyres, silver aerial" 1976 "Red tyres, grey aerial" 1976 "Red tyres, orange headlight" 1976 "Red tyres, purple canopy" Corgi Batmobile, black tyres, whizzwheels 12 spoke hubs. "Batmobile" on the bottom : 1976 "Long tail fin" 1976 "Clear canopy" This one as fake, however the 1976 clear canopy have happened.  Corgi Batmobile, black tyres, wide whizzwheels. 1979 "Wide Whizzwheels, type 1973, silver aerial" Prices in 1966 and now Corgi Batmobile restorations : Trailer coupling "rebuild" Red wheels "rebuild" How change whizzwheels !!! 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Corgi Batboat "C107" : 1967 - 1981

Boxes (Batboat) : 1 - 1967 2 - 1976 - Type A, B & C Boxes (GiftSet) :   1 - 1967 "GS3"   2 - 1970 "GS3" - Type A, & B 3 - 1973 "GS3" 4 - 1976 "GS3" - Type A, B & C 5 - 1976 "GS40" - Type A, B & C 6 - 1979 "GS40" Genuine Corgi Batboat : Inside Batboat... Bat emblems' colors variation Corgi Batboat : the trailers 1 - 1967 - 1976 : "Tin fin, the trailers" 1.1 - Trailer with tyres type 1457 1.2 - Trailer with tyres type 1450 - version 1 (early 1973) 1.3 - Trailer with tyres type 1450 - version 2 (early 1973) 1.4 - Trailer with tyres type 1449 (late 1973) 1.5 - Trailer with tyres type 1456 (1975) 1.6 - Trailer with tyres type 14,5 mm (1975) 2 - 1976 - 1981 : "Orange fin, the trailers" 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 - Trailer with "Whizzwheels" (1976) 1 - 1967, Corgi Batboat 1.1 - 1967 "Tin fin, aqua canopy" 1.2 - 1974 “Tin fin, light aqua canopy” 1.3 - 1975 (early) "Tin fin, clear canopy" 1.4 - 1975 (late) "Tin fin, purple canopy" 1.5 - 1976 "Tin fin, purple canopy, National Periodicals Publications" (not confirmed) 1.6 - 1976 (early) "Tin fin, light blue canopy, National Periodicals Publications" 1.7 - 1976 "Tin fin, light blue canopy, National Periodicals Publications, orange fin stickers" (not confirmed) 2 - 1976, Corgi Batboat 2.1 - 1976 "Orange fin, open holes" 2.2 - 1976 "Orange fin, close holes"     Fake Corgi Trailers : Trailers with red tyres Whizzwheels

Corgi Boxes

Corgi Batcopter "C925" : 1976 - 1981

Corgi Batbike "C268" : 1978 - 1983

Corgi Penguin "C259" : 1979 - 1980

Corgi Juniors Batmobile

Corgi Juniors BatBoat

Corgi Juniors Batcopter

Corgi Juniors Batbike

Corgi Juniors Joker

Corgi Juniors Penguin

Corgi Juniors "single packaging" Batmobile

Corgi Juniors "single packaging" BatBoat

Corgi Juniors "single packaging" BatCopter

Corgi Juniors "single packaging" BatBike

Corgi Juniors "single packaging" Joker

Corgi Juniors "single packaging" Penguin

Corgi Juniors "double packaging" Penguin - Joker

Corgi Juniors "Giftset"

Other Corgi used sames parts as Batmobile, Batboat, Batbike, Batcopter, Penguin...

Corgi Swordfish "GS36" : 1967 - 1970

Corgi US Racing Buggy "C167" : 1972 - 1974

Corgi "Spiderman" - Spiderbike "C266" : 1979 - 1983

Corgi Hughes 369 Helicopter : 1975 - 1980

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