Mark Towle

{{short description|Auto customizer}}

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| known_for = Automobile and motorcycle customizing, hot rod art and pinstriping

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• Plymouth XNR replica at the Petersen Automotive Museum
• Speed Racer Mach Five replica at the Petersen Automotive Museum
• Lincoln Futura replica}}

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| website = {{URL|www.gothamgarage.com}}

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Mark Towle is a car mechanic and car and motorcycle restorer and automotive designer, best known as the owner of a car restoration and makeover shop called Gotham Garage based in Temecula, California.{{Cite web |last=Daniel |first=Joshua |date=2022-08-16 |title=10 Fast Facts About Mark Towle, Star of Car Masters: Rust to Riches |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/10-fast-facts-about-mark-towle-star-of-car-masters-rust-to-riches/ar-AA10GKac |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Raga |first=Pippa |date=2020-04-24 |title=Meet 'Car Masters' Head Honcho, Mark Towle |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/mark-towle-car-masters |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Distractify |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Adebisi |first=Joseph |date=2020-05-17 |title=14 Incredible Facts About The Gotham Garage Crew On Car Masters |url=https://www.hotcars.com/incredible-facts-about-the-gotham-garage-crew-on-car-masters/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=HotCars |language=en-US}} The shop has built props for movie studios and television shows.{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Eriq |date=2013-02-08 |title=Warner Bros. Wins Lawsuit Against Maker of Batmobile (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/batmobile-lawsuit-warner-bros-wins-419661/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pundir |first=Arun Singh |date=2021-02-14 |title=Here's What The Gotham Garage Crew Keeps Under Wraps |url=https://www.hotcars.com/heres-what-the-gotham-garage-crew-keeps-under-wraps/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=HotCars |language=en-US}} In 2018, Netflix released Car Masters: Rust to Riches, which features Towle and his Gotham Garage team.{{Cite web |last=Banes |first=Edward |date=2022-06-05 |title=10 Best Car Building & Repairing Shows (And Where To Stream Them) |url=https://screenrant.com/best-car-building-repairing-shows-where-to-stream/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-08-06 |title='Rust To Riches' Season 4: What We Know & Who's On The Cast |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/6494750/rust-to-riches-season-4-what-we-know-whos-on-the-cast |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Inquisitr}}

Earlier in 2015, Towle became a defendant in a copyright infringement case filed and subsequently won by DC Comics regarding Towle's replication and sale of Batmobiles.

Towle's and his Gotham Garage crew's 1:1 replica of the Plymouth XNR is displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |title=Gotham Garage "Car Masters: Rust to Riches" |url=https://www.petersen.org/car-masters |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Petersen Automotive Museum |language=en-US}} Other notable Gotham Garage rebuilds include the Lincoln Futura that Towle's team sold at the 2018 Grand National Roadster Show (held at the Pomona Fairplex), shown in season 1 of Car Masters: Rust to Riches.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-12 |title=The Great Sacrifice - Lincoln Futura Morphs Into Barris Batmobile |url=https://www.streetmusclemag.com/features/car-features/the-great-sacrifice-lincoln-futura-morphs-into-barris-batmobile/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Street Muscle |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Olberding |first=Matt |title='Something outrageous': Speedway to show off car in Lincoln from Netflix series |url=https://journalstar.com/entertainment/television/something-outrageous-speedway-to-show-off-car-in-lincoln-from-netflix-series/article_4c869192-4c07-565b-982e-dd0c64b4b4fb.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Lincoln Journal Star |date=23 August 2022 |language=en}}