George Barris, the custom carmaker who designed the Batmobile made famous in the mid-1960s "Batman" television series, died Thursday at his Los Angeles home at age 89. Barris' son, Brett, announced ...

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 ...

George Barris, the creator of the Batmobile and many other memorable vehicles for TV and movies — but before that a legend in the Los Angeles car culture — died today, his son Brett announced on ...

It's easy to find shops and people who are in the business of customizing cars, but it's extremely difficult to find the ones that rise to the talent displayed by the likes of George Barris. And you ...

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 ...

It's called the "Superteen" Firebird and it was created for The Sounds of '68, a talent show very similar to today's American Idol. Based on the then-new 1968 Firebird, "Superteen" was built in three ...

A one-of-a-kind custom trike dreamed up by legendary builder George Barris in the mid-1970s is preparing to cross the auction block, offering collectors a chance to acquire one of the most unusual ...

“Sorry to have to post that my father, legendary kustom car king George Barris, has moved to the bigger garage in the sky,” Barris’ son, Brett, wrote on Facebook. “He passed on peacefully in his sleep ...

George Barris has been creating custom cars since he was a teenager playing around with the family’s 1925 Buick sedan. He chopped, bobbed, lowered, and shaved his way into automotive history with his ...