The North Hollywood home of Barris Kustom Industries — birthplace of the Batmobile, the Munsters Koach and more — is for sale.
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 Munsters Koach and a thousand other custom cars — is for sale.
They had turned a 1929 Model A delivery truck into a wicked beast called Ala Kart that won back-to-back “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” trophies at the 1958 and 1959 Grand National Roadster Shows. They won again, the following year, for their design of a drag racer known as the Emperor. On a rushed three-week build, he and the team turned a Ford Futura concept car — bought by George for $1 — into the Batmobile. Later he forged three Model T bodies into the Munster Koach, turned a gold-plated coffin into the Munsters’ Drag-U-La, and built starring-role vehicles for “The Beverly Hillbillies” and “My Mother the Car.”
No concept was too wild. For Vox, known for its musical instruments and amplifiers, Barris built a hot rod shaped like two electric guitars that also functioned as a massive rolling amplifier. The Bathtub Buggy, built for an exposition in Osaka, Japan, featured a fully functioning tub, sink and vanity, with running water and solid brass taps.
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