George Barris is a very influential man; there probably isn't a person reading this magazine who hasn't been affected by him. Most people think of Barris as just a famous customizer, but what they don ...

Though he passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, George Barris continues to live in the hearts and minds of enthusiasts worldwide thanks to his iconic kustoms. Born in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, George ...

Throughout his illustrious career, kustom kulture legend George Barris built many wild vehicles. However, with its airplane rear wheels and powerful Buick V8 engine, the Sidewinder drag trike might ...

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 ...

George Barris, creator of the 1966 Batmobile and a multitude of classic custom cars, has died at the age of 89. Famous Hollywood car customizer George Barris, known for iconic creations like the 1966 ...

The legendary 1956 Continental Mark II Custom Bubble Top is a quintessential example of 1960s “Kustom Kulture,” a unique hand-built creation that fused the understated elegance of a factory Mark II ...

This 1966 photo provided by Lozzi Media Services and Barris Kustom Industries shows designer George Barris with the original Batmobile in Los Angeles. Barris, who created television's original ...

I was looking at the Batmobile. It was at rest in broad daylight in a showroom in the San Fernando Valley, as if one might wander in, kick the tires and sign the papers to take it home. George Barris, ...

Those looking to snag a genuine Fast & Furious “movie car” from this week’s Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida should probably look elsewhere, because a modified Mazda RX-7 that claims to be a ...

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