A foundation stone of Southern California car culture is about to be dislodged: The North Hollywood home of Barris Kustom Industries — birthplace of the Batmobile, the Munster Koach and a thousand ...

George Barris, the "King of the Kustomizers," has collaborated with freelance writer/photographer David Fetherston to present this entertaining look back at the heyday of the Barris brothers' ...

A design icon of the 1950s, the Chevrolet Tri-Five is a highly desirable classic nowadays, especially in Bel Air trim. However, the fancied-up Tri-Five is anything but rare because Chevrolet built ...

Here it is. (Or, maybe, there it was.) Photo taken around 1945 shows the Barris brothers' first custom shop, located on Compton Avenue in Lynwood. That's George himself, third from the right. We're ...

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 ...