The Big Book of Barris

With all the latter day film industry work, it's easy to forget what george Barrris did for the fledgling hot rod publishing induatry, and for those that read those magazines, from 'how to' on custom tricks to show reports and even car features. And although this book begins in the 1940's when brotehrs Sam and George Barris worked together andf helped form the custom car movment, it's much more than just a history of the work that came out of Barris Kustoms over the years - much of which is already well documented. instead, it's spilt into threee chapters - one on the early years, one on George's easy re-styling ideas which contains mostly examples of other early customizer's work, and one on cars photographed by Barris, As such, it's a great record of pioneering custom work done by some of the industry's greatese exponents. Captions are detailed and informative, picture usage in great, and it gets a big thrumbs up from us. CC Verdict: Not a new book, but a great ideas book and, if you can't find something in here of interest, you're not a hot rocker. --Custom Car Magazine, Januray 2009

George Barris is widely known as the King of Kustomisers , a title that George has carved through his many years of innovative car building. Starting as a teenager who jazzed up his first car with flashing accessories, Barris has become one of the most respected automotive customisers in the industry. This book tells the story of how George and his brother, Sam, started Barris Kustom Autos in the fifties. The company experienced explosive growth as the hot rod craze swept America, the sleek vehicles and custom techniques introduced by the Barris shop are covered in detail including Golden Salsa and the Hironata Mercury . Barris was also a respected photographer for numerous custom car magazines, and this large format book, one of many recently published on Barris, features images of many of his most spectacular cars. Over 200 photographs accompany this story of a young boy from northern California who went to Los Angeles and became a legend --Total Kit Car, July, 2009

George Barris is widely known as the King of Kustomisers , a title that George has carved through his many years of innovative car building. Starting as a teenager who jazzed up his first car with flashing accessories, Barris has become one of the most respected automotive customisers in the industry. This book tells the story of how George and his brother, Sam, started Barris Kustom Autos in the fifties. The company experienced explosive growth as the hot rod craze swept America, the sleek vehicles and custom techniques introduced by the Barris shop are covered in detail including Golden Salsa and the Hironata Mercury . Barris was also a respected photographer for numerous custom car magazines, and this large format book, one of many recently published on Barris, features images of many of his most spectacular cars. Over 200 photographs accompany this story of a young boy from northern California who went to Los Angeles and became a legend --Total Kit Car, July, 2009