George Barris, The King of Kustoms

[DrRocket]

There was a really nice piece in the local Daily Blab about George Barris this morning.

Turning cars into stars

This is my favorite quote from the article, and describes my philosophy perfectly:

"That's what I always liked to do -- work on cars. What's the next challenge? The busier you get, the longer you're going to last. Every one of my friends that haven't stayed busy, they become old."

 

[mfoper]

I see his nephew at car shows all the time. He has a tribute car to George Barris. Below is a picture of his nephew’s car

Mesquite_Elks_Lodge_Car_Show-August_21_2010

 

[DrRocket]

I see his nephew at car shows all the time. He has a tribute car to George Barris. Below is a picture of his nephew’s car

Mesquite_Elks_Lodge_Car_Show-August_21_2010

Thanks for posting that link. That's a neat looking truck!

 

[rollemup]

...growing up in So-Cal we used to visit his shop often, he would have the batmoble, grandpa's coffin car, the green hornet car and several other cars at any given time, those were the days

 

[Larry]

I got his autograph a couple years ago at the Dallas Autorama !
He looks twenty years younger than he is and is really friendy .
He will talk you ear off !