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This full-size, street-legal replica of the Batmobile from the 1989 movie starring Michael Keaton was built singlehandedly by Casey Putsch, an aspiring IndyCar driver. The car, which has a top speed of 290 kilometers per hour, is powered by a military-surplus turbine engine taken from a U.S. Navy drone helicopter.

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