A '66 Batmobile destroyed in Rio

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Therin of Andor
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A '66 Batmobile destroyed in Rio

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I haven't seen this reported here. This was all over Facebook a few days ago:

casawarneroficial on Instagram says: "We inform you that, for reasons of increased force, the 'Casa Warner - RJ Exhibition', which was being held at the 'Mall Nova America' in Rio de Janeiro, from June 14 to August 31, has been canceled. Customers who have made a purchase on one of the official channels will get a full refund, including all fees applied automatically, and according to the used payment method."

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"Warner House" fire in Rio de Janeiro by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Supposedly lost in the fire of July 2024 were a 1966 TV Batmobile (perhaps only a touring replica?), a Mystery Machine from "Scooby Doo", the "Friends" couch, "Gremlins" puppets, the doll from "Annabelle", Harry Potter's wand, school uniform and the Sorting Hat, a Jason Voorhees mask ("Friday the 13th" film franchise) and a Christopher Reeve "Superman" cape. There were some "Wizard of Oz" ruby slippers, too, but they were display replicas. The display was a temporary exhibition set up in a car park which encouraged fans to take interactive selfies on replica sets.

Lots of promo photos of the now-defunct exhibition are still here:
https://www.instagram.com/casawarneroficial/?hl=en
"Holy nostalgia, Batman!"
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Re: A '66 Batmobile destroyed in Rio

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Ruh-roh!
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Re: A '66 Batmobile destroyed in Rio

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What a loss. I had not heard about it at all, Ian.

This post is now particularly appropriate:
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Re: A '66 Batmobile destroyed in Rio

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Like yoinks, Scoob! I hope Jake from State Farm has his checkbook handy.
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Ben Bentley wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 8:33 am Like yoinks, Scoob! I hope Jake from State Farm has his checkbook handy.
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