Bizarre moment BATMOBILE suffers flat tire while driving down Texas freeway
A replica Batmobile was left stranded on Houston’s Gulf Freeway on Thursday afternoon after developing a flat tyre. Traffic cameras captured the unusual sight near El Dorado Boulevard, drawing attention because the vehicle resembles the famous car from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film.
The car belongs to Abdulla Kudrath, a Houston emergency doctor, entrepreneur and collector, who says he traded a Ferrari 458 for it and believes it is one of only two such Batmobiles in Texas. He spent two years making the former drag-racing vehicle road legal; it has a custom chassis, a roughly 1,000-horsepower LS engine, and has also been used at children’s charity events.
- Batmobile replica suffered a flat tyre on a Houston freeway.
- Its owner is Houston doctor and car collector Abdulla Kudrath.
- The road-legal replica has about 1,000 horsepower.
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Batman is a comic-book hero whose stories have been adapted into films and television. The Batmobile is the car he drives, and versions built for the films have become recognisable collector’s items.
Abdulla Kudrath, a Houston doctor and car collector, owns this replica of the vehicle featured in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film. He says he exchanged a Ferrari for it and spent two years making it legal to drive on public roads.
The car is a modified former drag racer, with a powerful engine and custom chassis. Its unusual appearance draws attention, while its use at children’s charity events has also made it part of local community activities.