Designed in Dearborn and built by George Barris in California, the Mercury Super Marauder made the custom car show scene in 1964. Continue reading
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George Barris Presents the Ford Custom Cruisers
They were sleek two-door fastbacks; they were station wagons. They were the Custom Cruisers, built by George Barris for the Ford Motor Company. Continue reading
Video: The 1965 New York Hot Rod & Custom Show
Live from the golden age of hot rodding, here’s an awesome Universal Newsreel feature on the 1965 National Hot Rod & Custom Show in New York. From the Munsters Koach to the Surfite, see the hot rod stars of ’65 right here. Continue reading
Sixties Sensation: The 1968 Dodge Daroo I Show Car
In the late ’60s, the wild Barris-created Daroo I generated loads of attention for Dodge on the custom car show circuit. Continue reading