George Barris, the man who created The Batmobile and other classic iconic cars has passed away at the age of 89:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/cus ... cid=AARDHP
He was probably most famous for The Batmobile but some of those other cars are pretty famous in their own right. Kitt the car from "Knight Rider", and others.
Condolences to his family.