on May 29, 2010 in
Old Cars Weekly 
1959 King Midget
So, you’re a former flight engineer for a major airline, you worked for many years with the space shuttle program as a launch engineer, then you started your own company that makes and sells airplane parts. You love flying and buzzing around in your own plane. You are also an authority on E-Type Jaguars, have restored a bunch of them yourself, and even authored a book on the subject.
via Old Cars Weekly – 1959 King Midget.
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on May 29, 2010 in
Old Cars Weekly “Once I got it and started working on it with a friend, stripping it all down, I thought, ‘You know what, I’m going to try to make this thing perfect,” Leslie said. “‘I want it to be right, and I want to get as many NOS pieces as I can find. I want to make it the absolute best I can.’”
“Dave loved that automobile … I mean, he drove it from 1935 to 1961. He loved the car, and that’s why we kept it.”One of the reasons Gilford loved his Ford was because of all the fun little things he was able to do to the car, thanks to his fondness for gadgetry and his job as an instrument technician for Pan American Airways.
George Barris, pioneer of Barris Kustom Industries, was possibly the primary voice for the early custom made vehicle growth, with his line of over-the-top designs, including the famed Batmobile, created from the 1955 Lincoln Futura concept vehicle for the 1966 through 1968 “Batman” Tv series. via History of Car Customization – Intel by chris meagher [...]
on May 28, 2010 in
AMC AMX,
Barris Kustom The Impco-provided hydrogen tanks in the back only gave the Gremlin a 68-mile range, but considering the lack of fuel injection and sophisticated electronics, that’s not bad.
The new George Barris Art Book, “King of the Kustomizers: The Art of George Barris”, brought to you by the guys who did “The Art of Von Dutch” and “The Art of Ed Big Daddy Roth”.
We have an art tribute section featuring some existing Barris themed artwork plus we want to include some works from some new artists.
on May 24, 2010 in
Old Cars Weekly If his stunning red-and-white 1955 Buick Roadmaster hardtop isn’t the quintessential 1950s cruiser, it’s at least in the conversation.
on May 24, 2010 in
Old Cars Weekly There were two perfect Boss 302s there that were also for sale, and they were about the same money as the Shelby, but of course the Shelby is a lot more rare, and we were really attracted to the color.
Paul Hefti of Toluca Lake came out to see the new Spirit with his wife, Denise. His father, Neal Hefti, wrote the theme music for the 1960s “Batman” TV series. “My wife wants the red one, and I like the Lakers, so I’ll take the yellow-and-purple Camaro,” he said. “They’re gorgeous!”
Is there any room in this world for another “special-edition” muscle car? Famed custom car designer George Barris apparently thinks so, as he’s lent his name to a new customized — er, sorry, “kustomized” — 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.
