George Barris, who created television's original Batmobile, along with scores of other beautifully customized, instantly recognizable vehicles that helped define California car culture, has died at ...

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 ...

Holy auto shop, Batman -- the showroom of the business that built the Batmobile and other iconic entertainment cars is for sale. The home of Barris Kustom Industries -- which created the wheels for ...

George Barris, the custom carmaker who designed the Batmobile made famous in the mid-1960s "Batman" television series, died Thursday at his Los Angeles home at age 89. Barris' son, Brett, announced ...

LOS ANGELES -- George Barris, who created television's original Batmobile, along with scores of other beautifully customized, instantly recognizable vehicles that helped define California car culture, ...

George Barris, the creator of the Batmobile and many other memorable vehicles for TV and movies — but before that a legend in the Los Angeles car culture — died today, his son Brett announced on ...

With the passing of George "King of the Kustomizers" Barris, it's worth noting what made him stand out from some of the equally talented early customizers like Jimmy Summers, and brothers Gil and Al ...

LOS ANGELES -- He built the Clampetts' jalopy for The Beverly Hillbillies, TV's original Batmobile, the Monkeemobile and KITT, the chatty Trans Am in the first Knight Rider series. Now ...

The legendary automobile that started out as a Lincoln Futura concept before famed Southern California car customizer George Barris -- the "King of the Kustomizers" -- got his skilled hands on it and ...

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