The King of the Kustomizers made his name creating pavement-scraping customs, but in 1965 he built a blinged-out Bronco for the Ford Motor Company. Continue reading
Barris Goes Off the Road: The 1966 Ford Bronco Duster
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It Came From North Hollywood: The 1964 Mercury Super Marauder
Designed in Dearborn and built by George Barris in California, the Mercury Super Marauder made the custom car show scene in 1964. Continue reading
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