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"Sorry to have to post that my father, legendary kustom car king George Barris, has moved to the bigger garage in the sky," Brett Barris wrote. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Barris was born in ...

Hundreds of one-of-a-kind custom cars of all shapes, sizes and colors are converging on the city of Santa Maria this weekend for the 44 th annual West Coast Kustoms Cruisin’ Nationals. The annual car ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- One of the biggest annual events in the Santa Maria Valley returns this weekend with the arrival of the West Coast Kustoms Cruisin' Nationals. The popular car show will run ...

Kustom car king George Barris died this morning at the age of 89. For more than 70 years, Barris created outrageous vehicles ranging from homemade hot rods to the 1966 Batmobile. His North Hollywood ...

George Barris, customizer of iconic Hollywood cars for television shows and movies over four decades, died on Thursday in his Los Angeles home. He was 89 years old. “Sorry to have to post that my ...

Hundreds of classic and custom cars shut down Broadway Friday night for the West Coast Kustoms Nationals annual car cruise in Santa Maria. Thousands of community members and visitors enjoyed a ...

Kustom Build Cars helps students develop hands-on skills while restoring vintage vehicles for auction.

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 ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this report incorrectly characterized George Barris' work on the DeLorean in the Back to the Future trilogy. Barris customized a stunt car built for ...