Geroge Barris started out with a hobby of tricking out his model car kits. He (and his brother Sam) were given a 1925 Buick for helping at the family restaurant. They both took the heap and got her running and commenced to trick it out. Eventually they were asked to customize other cars which led him to customizing/designing cars for television and the movies.
Every boy from Boomerville, USA might not know the name George Barris, but they clearly remember his creations for television which include The Batmobile, The Black Beauty (Green Hornet), The Munster Mobile and so many more. Almost every custom car seen on television then and since are designed/tricked out by Barris Kustom Industries. Back in my day, you couldn't turn on the television without seeing a Barris creation.
When we were serving time at R.A. Mitchell Elementary in the '60's, my pal Jim Young would constantly ask me to draw pictures of a hot rods. I'd usually try to draw him something weird and wild with a Barris influence. Either like Barris like a Rat Fink car art. Kid's from Boomerville, USA saw George Barris works on television, on t-shirts, bubble gum cards and yes - plastic model kits.
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