Originally published in the April 1999 issue of Hot Rod magazine: Los Angeles custom builders, led by George Barris, created a series of prop cars for the movie and TV industry. To celebrate HOT ROD's ...

One of the pioneers of the American custom car scene, George Barris designed some of the most legendary bespoke automobiles. The list includes the 1966 Batmobile, the Munster Koach, DRAG-U-LA, and the ...

Cars have been status symbols ever since they were invented. Initially, only the rich could afford cars, but as manufacturing techniques and technologies became cheaper and more widespread, so did ...

Barris Kustom Industries, the birthplace of some of the most famous modified cars of the 20th century, looks set to close. Self-proclaimed “king of the customizers”, George Barris moved his business ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — The late George Barris, who ...

George Barris is a very influential man; there probably isn't a person reading this magazine who hasn't been affected by him. Most people think of Barris as just a famous customizer, but what they don ...

Though he passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, George Barris continues to live in the hearts and minds of enthusiasts worldwide thanks to his iconic kustoms. Born in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, George ...