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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How change Whizzwheels |
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Corgi
Batmobile "C267" : 1966 - 1983
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Corgi
Batboat "C107" : 1967 - 1981
Corgi
Batboat "C107" single
boxes :
Corgi Batboat "C107" Giftset boxes :
Corgi Batboat "C107" : 1 - 1967, Corgi Batboat.
2 - 1976, Corgi Batboat.
Trailers with red tyres Whizzwheels
Corgi Batboat "C107", miscellaneous : Inside
Batboat... |
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Corgi
Batcopter "C925" : 1976 - 1981
1
- C925 - Batcopter - 1976 first version |
Corgi
Batbike "C268" : 1978 - 1983
1 - C268 - Batbike - 1979 first version with red fairing and black wheel 2 - C268 - Batbike - 1979 second version with red fairing and white wheels, pink or grey Batman 3 - C268 - Batbike - 1983 third version with black fairing and black wheel |
Corgi
Penguin "C259" : 1979 - 1980
1 - C259 - Penguin |
Corgi
Juniors & Husky
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Catalogue
Catalogue |
Batman & Robin
Batman and Robin |
Wheels
Wheel types |
1.1 Grey plastic wheels |
2.2 Black tyres and cast wheels |
3.1 Whizzwheels : Dished black 5 spoke |
3.2 Whizzwheels : Flat black 5 spoke |
3.3 Whizzwheels : Narrow Flat black 5 spoke |
3.4 Whizzwheels : Chrome foiled 5 spoke |
3.5 Whizzwheels : Chrome foiled 5 double spoke |
Batmobile
Batmobile Husky or Corgi Juniors variations |
1966
- 1969 Husky 1002 |
1.1 Grey wheels, no Towhook - metal rear axle |
1.2 Grey wheels, no Towhook - plastic rear axle |
1.3 Grey wheels, Towhook |
1.4 Grey wheels, Towhook with Corgi stickers |
1970
- 1972 Corgi 1002 |
2.1 Chrome foiled 5 spoke Whizzwheels |
2.2 Chrome foiled 5 double spoke Whizzwheels |
2.3 Flat black 5 spoke Whizzwheels |
2.4 Dished black 5 spoke Whizzwheels |
2.5 Thinner stickers |
1974
- 1975 Corgi E69 "National Periodical Publications Inc" |
3.1 Chrome foiled 5 spoke Whizzwheels |
3.2 Chrome foiled 5 double spoke Whizzwheels |
3.3 Flat black 5 spoke Whizzwheels |
3.4 Dished black 5 spoke Whizzwheels (not confirmed) |
1976
- 1983 Corgi E69 "DC COMICS INC 1976" |
4.1 Chrome foiled 5 spoke Whizzwheels |
4.2 Chrome foiled 5 double spoke Whizzwheels |
4.3 Flat black 5 spoke Whizzwheels |
4.4 Dished black 5 spoke Whizzwheels (not confirmed) |
1976
Corgi E69 "DC COMICS INC 1976" |
5.1 Chrome foiled 5 double spoke Whizzwheels and Clear canopy |
1976
Corgi E69 "DC COMICS INC 1976" |
6.1 with E78 Juniors Batcopter stickers |
1976
Corgi E69 "DC COMICS INC 1976" |
7.1 with C267 Batmobile stickers |
1976
Corgi E69 "DC COMICS INC 1976" |
8.1 with reversed stickers |
Batmobile's packaging
Husky : 1002 Batmobile's packaging |
Corgi Juniors : 1002 Batmobile's packaging |
Corgi Juniors : E69 Batmobile's packaging |
Batmobile's prototype
Corgi Juniors : Batmobile's prototype |
BatBoat
1968
- 1969 HUSKY 1003 |
1970
- 1972 CORGI 1003 |
1977
- 1983 CORGI only in twin, triple pack or Gift Set : |
CORGI only in twin, triple pack or Gift Set : |
3.2 with C925 Batcopter yellow stickers |
Trailers
Husky Batboat’s trailer "hitch with pin"
1.1 - Husky gold trailer, grey plastic wheels |
Corgi Juniors Batboat’s trailer "hitch with hole"
3.1 - Corgi gold trailer, narrow black Whizzwheels (from Husky 19 Speed Boat and Batboat) |
3.2 - Corgi gold trailer, black Whizzwheels (from Batboat) |
3.3 - Corgi gold trailer, 5 spoke Whizzwheels (from Batboat) |
3.4 - Corgi gold trailer, 5 double spoke Whizzwheels (from Batboat) |
3.11 - Corgi white trailer, chrome Whizzwheels (with Speeboat from set E2553 and later J202, with Batboat from twin pack Batman) |
Husky Speedboat’s trailer "hitch with hole"
2.1 - Husky gold trailer, black plastic wheels with vacuum plated insert |
2.2 - Husky blue trailer, black plastic wheels with vacuum plated insert |
2.3 - Husky blue trailer, dished diecast wheels with black plastic tyres |
2.4 - Husky gold trailer, dished diecast wheels with black plastic tyres (need confirmation) |
Corgi Speedboat’s trailer "hitch with hole"
3.1 - Corgi gold trailer, narrow black Whizzwheels (from Husky 19 Speed Boat and Batboat) |
3.5 - Corgi light blue/blue/metallic blue trailer, narrow black Whizzwheels (from Husky 19 Speed Boat) |
3.6 - Corgi light blue/blue/metallic blue trailer, narrow chrome Whizzwheels (from Husky 19 SpeedBoat) |
3.7 - Corgi light blue/blue/metallic blue trailer, 5 spoke chrome Whizzwheels (Husky 19 SpeedBoat) |
3.8 - Corgi light blue/blue/metallic blue trailer, 5 double spoke chrome Whizzwheels (Husky 19 SpeedBoat) |
3.9 - Corgi Silver trailer, 5 double spoke chrome Whizzwheels (with Speeboat found only in James Bond Spy Who Loved Me Gift Set E3030 (1976-1978)) |
3.10 - Corgi Silver trailer, 5 spoke chrome Whizzwheels (with Speeboat found only in James Bond Spy Who Loved Me Gift Set E3030 (1976-1978)) |
3.11 - Corgi white trailer, chrome Whizzwheels (with Speeboat from set E2553 and later J202, with Batboat from twin pack Batman) |
Corgi Juniors
Speedboat’s wider fenders trailer "hitch
with hole (4 pin version)"
4.1 - Corgi blue/metallic blue trailer with wider fenders, chrome Whizzwheels (from sets E2553 (?) and later J202) (need confirmation) |
4.2 - Corgi white trailer with wider fenders, chrome Whizzwheels (from sets J202 (1984-1985)) |
4.3 - Corgi black trailer with wider fenders, chrome Whizzwheels (need confirmation) |
4.4 - Kiko green or white trailer with wider fenders |
Corgi Juniors Dinghy’s wider fenders trailer "hitch with hole (3 pin version)"
5.1 - Corgi light blue/blue/metallic blue trailer with wider fenders, chrome Whizzwheels |
5.2 - Corgi white trailer with wider fenders, chrome Whizzwheels (need confirmation) |
5.3 - Corgi black trailer with wider fenders, chrome 5 or 5 double spoke Whizzwheels |
5.4 - Kiko trailer with wider fenders |
Batboat's packaging
Husky : 1003 Batboat's packaging |
Corgi Juniors : 1003 Batboat's packaging |
Batcopter,
Batbike, Jokermobile and Penguin mobile
3 - Corgi Juniors : Batcopter |
4 - Corgi Juniors : Batbike |
5 - Corgi Juniors : Jokermobile |
6 - Corgi Juniors : Penguin |
Kiko & Metalbox Healer Wheelers variations |
Kiko Can-Am variations |
Twin and triple pack
7 - Corgi Juniors & Husky : Twin Pack with Batmobile and Batboat |
8 - Corgi Juniors : Triple Pack with Batmobile, Batboat and Batcopter |
Gift set
9 - Corgi Juniors & Husky : Crime busters Gift set 3008 - 1968 |
10 - Corgi Juniors : Batman Gift set 3080 |
11 - Corgi Juniors : Superheroes Gift set 3114 |
12 - Corgi Juniors : Crimefighters Gift set 3021 |
Other pack
13 - Corgi Juniors : 12 Car Carry Case Gift set |
14 - Corgi Juniors : 5 Car Gift pack |
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Other Corgi used sames parts as Batmobile, Batboat, Batbike, Batcopter, Penguin...
Corgi Swordfish "GS36" : 1967 - 1970
1 - GS36 - Swordfish |
Corgi US Racing Buggy "C167" : 1972 - 1974
1 - C167 - US Racing Buggy |
Corgi "Spiderman" - Spiderbike "C266" : 1979 - 1983
1 - C266 - "Spiderman" Spiderbike |
Corgi Hughes 369 Helicopter : 1975 - 1980
1 - Hughes 369 Helicopter |
Corgi Catalogue
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