VIDEO: Presenting the Kustom Kar photography of George Barris
If you look up the name George Barris, you'll find two famous individuals from the same era. One snapped iconic photos of Marilyn Monroe and Dwight Eisenhower, while the other took shots of hot-rodded Chevys and Buicks. While we're sure George Barris the celebrity photographer was great, our attention is, as always, drawn to the car guy with the same name. Barris, as you well know, was one of the pioneers of the multi-billion-dollar custom car industry, and he took as much pride in the pictures he took to show off his work as he did the custom jobs that made him famous. Barris's photos eventually landed in popular magazines like Hot Rod and Rod & Custom. Follow the jump to look at some of the photography that helped make George Barris a household name... at least in the car world.
[Source: YouTube via The Garage Blog]
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dub 12:28PM (8/23/2009)
i think i saw Ed Roth there at the end... anyway, great post for a great photographer and hot rodder.
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Vlad 1:18PM (8/23/2009)
When are you guys going to pull your head out of your ass and fix the freaking follow the jump link?
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Dan 1:43PM (8/23/2009)
This would be much better if it were not a video.
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TonyInMI 4:20PM (8/23/2009)
Wow I hope the DVD doesn't jump around and play with the focus like that - it gave me a headache in only 3:30.
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351viC 1:49AM (8/24/2009)
what car is the one on 2:03?
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Kustomrama 10:21AM (8/24/2009)
351viC, the car on 2:03 is the Bill Cushenberry created 1940 Ford Coupe called El Matador: http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Bill_Cushenberry%27s_1940_Ford