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, ...

When we think of the original Batmobile, George Barris is the name that comes up almost as soon as Adam West, nevermind that there was a Batman television show nearly a decade before that famous ...

Washington D.C.: George Barris, who created the 1966 Batmobile for the 'Batman' television series, has passed away at the age of 89. Born in Chicago in 1925, the American designer was battling with a ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The base car, a 1970 Cadillac Eldorado, was already one of the most dramatic production vehicles of its era.

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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 ...

The legendary automobile that started out as a Lincoln Futura concept before famed Southern California car customizer George Barris -- the "King of the Kustomizers" -- got his skilled hands on it and ...

LOS ANGELES - George Barris, the man who designed the original Batmobile used in the 1960s "Batman" television series, has died at the age of 89, his son said on Thursday. Barris died in his Los ...