#barriskustoms

[impermanent-art]

Portrait of custom car legend George Barris by Awie in North Hollywood, at the former site of Barris’s car shop. Barris created the Batmobile for the 1960s Adam West Batman series, the Knight Rider K.I.T.T. car, the Munster Koach, the Hirohata Merc and many other famous rides.

[undiscoveredclassics]

Although we’ve covered the history of this car before, it’s worth a repost! Pictured here is a 1954 Victress S1A owned by @guydirkin along with his 1957 Byers SR100, which was recently sold. Both cars have appeared on the show field at @ameliaconcoursofficial separately. This specific Victress was built by Motor Trend and was all but lost to history before we were able to track it down. It was in a sorry state having been through a fire, but since then it’s been returned to its former glory. In addition to the pedigree of having been built by the Motor Trend team (back when it was Trend Magazine), the interior was designed by @barriskustom, which was faithfully recreated. . . . . #undiscoveredclassics #forgottenfiberglass #fiberglasscar #fiberglass #handbuilt #sportscar #sportscars #americansportscar #restoration #restorationproject #restorationcars #carrestoration #classiccar #classiccars #cars #carsofinstagram #carswithoutlimits #vintagecars #customcars #carcheology #victress #victresss1 #byers #byerssr100 (at Tampa, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmY_JfQr0xv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rariccardi]

George Barris and Charlie Moore at the Hollywood Star Cars Museum in Gatlinburg, TN. The Rickshaw was one of the many Barris Kustoms produced as a model car kit by AMT back in the 70s. #barris #georgebarris #barriskustom #barriskusromcity #barriskustoms #rickshaw #amtmodelcars #charliemoore #hollywoodstarcars #hollwoodstarsmuseum #gatlinburg #trike (at Gatlinburg, TN.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIp9fcQH99H/?igshid=1smmvpnhbg1lc

[smoky-sumis-studio]

. . . . . . . . L I N C O L N . #lincolncapri #53lincoln #1953 #customcar #georgebarris #barriskustoms #vintagestyle #goodoldtimes #nicepic #socalstyle #losangeles #hollywood #sasoriovt

[kenvelamc]

Come See our Celebrity Guests at "The Fountain Valley Classic" Saturday August 29th. Get Your Autograph and Photo Op. Free Admission and Free Parking. Registration and vendor spaces are limited! www.fvcarshow.com . . . #kenvela #wikdkustoms #kenvelamc #jocoddington #aerodetailingproducts #johndagustino #celebritykustoms #jojibarris #barriskustoms #maurenmagnuson #trackmaster #mikethermos #nitroussupply #vonhotrod #fireballtim #fvclassic #fvcarshow @kenvelamc @barriskustom @nitroussupply @jocoddington1 @aerodetailproducts @jdkustom @trackmasterproducts @vonhotrod (at Fountain Valley Recreation & Community Services) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDahhJEFASj/?igshid=14ark7evlffuy

[witchescovestudios]

Barris inspiration Saturday #cartoon #alien #showrod #lowbrowart #sketchbookpro #sketch #ipadpro #ipencil #hotrod #kustomkulture #barriskustoms https://www.instagram.com/p/B6EUTJJA3fy/?igshid=clltwb8mq65v

[fuglylosangeles-blog]

Barris Kustoms home of the bat mobile and the monsturs family car . #themonsturs #thebatmobile #herman #barriskustom #FuglyLosAngeles #fugly #supportlgbt #clothing #clothingbrand #instagood #instafit #instashop #shoppingonline #onlineshop #fugly #dontbullyjustlove #clothingbrand #instastyle #lookbook #officialfuglybrand #joeperry #johnnydepp #fuglybrand #ootd #vintage #fashionista #streetstyle #stylish #fashionblogger #truckerhat #hatfashion #fashion #photooftheday #instafashion (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCcjG9gTJg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rse7cqr97raw

[lscatter]

#barriskustoms #moviecars #lscattershot (at Barris Kustom)

[steven-cook]

@rianhughes and @markchidc with the especially famous #batmobile at #barriskustoms #batman #dc #dccomics (at Barris Kustom)

[undiscoveredclassics]

The 1954 “Motor Trend” Victress S1A has a great individual history, but also quintessentially represents the history of the American Post-War Sports car. This Victress has direct touch points with, @barriskustom, Wally Parks, Bob D’Olivio, Robert “Pete” Peterson and indirectly with Wunibald Kamm and others notable designers. The car represents much of the Los Angeles, California scene in the early post war years.  In early 1954, Fred Bodley, the Technical Editor of Motor Trend, acquired a Victress body from the newly formed Victress Manufacturing Company, which was a partnership between Doc Boyce-Smith and Merrill Powell. In 1952, Boyce-Smith had asked Art Center graduate and friend, Hugh Jorgensen, to design a car body to “out Jag the Jaguar XK 120”.  Jorgenson was inspired by the 1939 BMW 328 Mille Miglia “Bugelfalte”.  The Victress used a slightly less pronounced, “trouser crease” (bugelfalte in German) on top of the fenders, but the lines of the side-profile and elongated tail were quite similar to the BMW. In 1953, a Victress bodied car claimed the title of the Worlds Fastest Sports car when it ran 202 mph at the Bonneville trials. This was an excellent attribution to the value of the long tail design by Wunibald Kamm. Starting in the late 1940s, Fred Bodley co-owned a high-end repair shop for Rolls Royce, Bentley and other foreign cars in Los Angeles, California.  In the early 1950s, he started working at Trend Inc., the umbrella company owned by Pete Peterson who owned Motor Trend, Hot Rod and other automobile magazines, and retained his shop too. Bodley used a chassis from a mid-1940’s Ford, which he shortened and modified to fit the 100 inch wheelbase of the Victress S1A body.  The front and rear firewalls cross-braced the chassis creating a relatively ridged frame, suitable for a sports car. Power was a Ford flathead engine, three-speed transmission, with a torque tube to a ford differential. The car had drum brakes all round, and Ford suspension and steering. Fred Bodley’s Victress S1A Roadster was just one of two cars ever to be shown on the floor of the Trend Inc., Corporate office. (at Motor Trend Magazine) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca9rdSzrwHp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fraserfineart]

Day 299: My favorite George Barris Kustom. “Dragula”, from the Munster’s 1966 Feature Film: “Munster Go Home”. #craigfraser #craigfraserstudios #sketchaday #pencilsketch #munstergohome #munsters #dragula #georgebarris #barriskustoms #kustomkulture

[smoky-sumis-studio]

. . . S P A C E A G E . #spaceage #spaceera #modernart #midcentury #midcenturymodern #kustomkar #customcar #flyingsaucer #barriskustoms #northhollywood #losangelescalifornia #sasoriovt #sasorioldvalley https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Qta5AAOr7/?igshid=8n3j7f6r0bru

[kenvelamc]

💥Wow! Some lucky person will receive this cool detail kit valued at $155.25 at this years Fountain Valley Classic Show. Check out Aero's Complete Line of Ultimate Products at The Fountain Valley Classic Show on Saturday August 29th 2020. www.fvcarshow.com . . . #kenvela #wikdkustoms #aerodetailingproducts #jocoddington #boydcoddington #fvcarshow #fountainvalleycarshow #carshow #wax #polish #protection #celebritykustoms #maurenmagnuson #jojibarris #barriskustoms @aerodetailproducts @kenvela_ (at Fountain Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDSHhr-loDg/?igshid=1x982qrzlfmhe

[yang-ink-blog]

@Gothamcity celebrating the life and work of Adam West. It is wonderful to live in a city that has created so many wonderful characters and icons that's have touched so many people's lives. Tonight I saw artist, fans, people of all walks of life united under the Batsign. #batman #adamwest #lovela #barriskustoms #pow #gotham #heroes #heroesunite (at Los Angeles City Hall)

[royboyprods]

Look for my article in the next @hopupmagazine on George Mallory’s “Snooky” Janich #41Ford originally built by #BarrisKustoms in the late 40’s-early 50’s hear the story on @chromepipesandpinstripes episode 161 https://ift.tt/2HqxQIT

[silodrome]

The George Barris Turbosonic Custom Dragster – Powered By A 1000 hp Micro-Turbine Engine

The George Barris Turbosonic Custom Dragster – Powered By A 1000 hp Micro-Turbine Engine #georgebarris #barriskustoms #drag #dragster #dragracing #customcar #racing #racecar #classiccar #vintagecar #car #cars

This is the 1964 Turbosonic Custom Dragster, it was designed and built by famed Hollywood vehicle creator George Barris, the man responsible for the original Batmobile, the Munster Koach, the The Beverly Hillbillies family truck, and a Cadillac limousine for Elvis Presley – to name just a few. The name Turbosonic may not be familiar to you but it was a hot subject of debate in the drag racing…