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Saturday, August 28, 2021

Barris Kustoms Stay Alive Here

       Barris Kustoms Stay Alive Here










The restored metallic blue and white Barrister above.



    This was how The Barrister was in 10 with Bo Derek.

but the car, was gold. A nice metallic blue and white; with white leather and

blue buttons; with button tuck upholstery; is now how it looks.

   There are other; custom cars, were at Barris Kustoms.

    


  Just think, in 2007, the mayor; had the corner;

lot sign, changed to Barris Place.

 



  












Wednesday, August 25, 2021

What's The Real Truth About The Batmobile?

             What The Real Truth About The Batmobile?

                   George Barris; stored cars for ten years;

              for the Ford Motor Company; after being in

              the movies.

                    The Lincoln Futura; a $250,000 car; of an

              experimental nature; was designed by Ghia;

              for the Lincoln Division. 

                     The car was a double bubble top; with a 

              sleek design. The wheel wells radius was tight

              on this car; since the wheel wells; hardly had 

              an open wheel wells.

                      This article, is basic; as to the Lincoln

               Futura's look. I covered that in this link.

               Adam West Is The Real Batman  

                       The Lincoln Futura was painted pearl pale

                blue; but this car; was going to be; in the movie;

               It Started with One Kiss; with Glenn Ford and

               Debbie Reynolds.

                        The Lincoln Futura's color; wouldn't show

                up; in the cameras; so they painted it red; for the 

                movie.

                        When the movie was over; George Barris;

                stored this car too.

                         Dean Jeffries, was first to receive the 

                contract; to build the Batmobile; in 1964.

                See; Greenway Productions; wanted the car

                built; two years' before Batman television  

                series started.

                         Dean Jeffries had a 1959 Cadillac; with,

                reworked; bat fins; a bat nose; on the front of 

               the cars grill; much like, the late thirties, comic

               book, Batmobile.

                         However; with full crew with Jeffries; they,

               Greenway Productions, wanted the Batmobile;

               built faster.

                         When, Dean Jeffries, couldn't deliver; the

               finished Batmobile; in Greenway Productions;

               time frame; Dean passed on it; and asked to be

               considered; when building The Black Beauty; for

               Green Hornet.

                          When George Barris; received; the contract;

                to build the Batmobile; he notice; now, a pale red,

                Lincoln Futura; to be the ideal Batmobile.

                           False facts, from Joji Barris Pierce; said that;

                this Lincoln Futura; George Barris; receive for

               $1.00; to make into; the Batmobile. This is untrue.

                           Ford Motor Company; wanted their Lincoln

               Futura;  experimental car back; to destroy it.

                          Ford Motor Company; created an identical;

               experimental Lincoln Futura; then asked, George 

               Barris, for $1.00. Then this car became the Batmobile.

                          Did George Barris create the Batmobile? No.

               George Barris; hired out Bill Cushenbury; to turn the

               car; into the Batmobile.

                          Stars of the Cars; copyrighted 1974; shows, what,

               George Barris; was working on; which was; the chain

                cutters; in pictures. (I've was paid; by Custom Power

                News Letter; editor, for making, their new, hot rod business

                card, with this book; sting in writing by the publisher. I

                have, to copies.)

                          What happened, to the original; Rader One Ribbed

                five spoke mags; and full knocks? George Barris; had them

                 painted white; and the bat knock offs red. He also changed;

                 the orange graphics to red. Talk about being stupid; this

                 explains why Hot Rod Show World; in the mid 1980's has

                circle hole mags; with the large dust covers painted red.   

                           George Barris was terrible; about keeping; the

                custom cars well maintained. The original Batmobile for 

                years; had bent parts; or parts; that were replaced; but,

                they weren't on them originally.   

                          George Barris held on to lie for  years; yet first

                revealed; in one the older 90's Custom Rodder magazines.

                Then when George sold off ; either Dick Dean's built

                Monkee Mobile to have AMT/ERTL; bring back the

                model kit; or Dean Jeffries Little B Porche' recreation;

                of James Dean's Porche; on  I Collector; auctioned off,

                for $250,000.00; to have the original #1 Batmobile,

                restored in Ranch Cordova, CA By Antique Restores;

                off highway 50.

                          When George Barris in 2006; was given back;

               the copyrights to Greenway Productions; he must have;

               been out of his mind. He therefore, couldn't make money 

               off the  Batmobile.

                          After, the original Batmobile; was restored; it had;

              the mags he wanted on it; and there was no bat logo's on 

              the doors. This was 2010.

                          Now with no more royalties; to collect from 

              The Batmobile. He stated; that year, he didn't build; the

              Batmobile. It was Bill Cushenbury; from removing the;

               bulky bumper; that went into; the slots for the front 

               wheels; which he only used an air chisel; with no plans;

               radius; the wheel wells; with flared fenders. He took the

               hump on the hood; moved forward; created the bat nose;

               custom black mesh grill. The Lincoln Futura; had air

               dams; on the top of the fenders; these were filled in; to

               flow; with Bill Cushenbury's bat fins. The Lincoln Futura;

               had double bubble windows front and rear; the middle;

               section; would slide back; like an airplane. This section,

               was removed. A brace; had to be made; to house all the 

               features; like beacon; since Batman was deputy of the

               law; by Commissioner Gordon. There was also the T bar;

               that was used to turn; the car around; there were green 

               lights; in this brace; as well many more features. After,

               the rear bubble tops; three holes had to be drilled for the

               bat tubes; so Batman; could launch the bat rockets. The

               V back truck and double fins; came that way; from Ghia's,

               designed, Lincoln Futura. Originally, it had a Lincoln,

               Y block V-8 with side canister air cleaner. It was replaced;

               with a balanced; blueprinted Ford 427 CID engine. This 

               engine; had an igniter; then went to the back turbine back;

               mock up. Inside was a paint can; to keep the fire go this 

               thrust area. The Lincoln Futura; had rear lights; but not

               the Batmobile. That V truck; had the bat computer. On 

               the top part  right side; was the bat scope in green; Robin,

               would tell Batman about; when ask for it's signals. the front,

               fenders needed reshaping; the headlights were covered with

               chrome mesh; then leather covers over them. The only used,

               the amber lights; which the original; design; be Ghia. There

               was a brass X antenna; that in Batman; that could rip into

              things; with its blast; of electricity. The Batmobile; was 

              designed; with slide up and down grill; like a curved; desktop.

             There were keys; but also buttons; to push to start the car, there

              was, also a hold down switch; that Batman; could push; so the

              car wouldn't start. The car was equipped with two parachutes; 

              for it's 500 horsepower engine. The parachutes could be released;

              with special vans; to pick up; Batman's parachutes up.

              

                (Work In Progress; post)

           

                            

                                          

                           Joji Barris Pierce; also stated; that this car was;

                auctioned in 2013; made $4.200,000; but this only partial

                truth. The fact is if George Barris auction the original car;

                in an unrestored state; it wouldn't made that much; when,

               being auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson in 2013.