Showing posts with label Barris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barris. Show all posts
the shops of Watson and Barris found on howtobuildatimemachine.tumblr.com
just two shops of this era and reputation, and I found them both at http://howtobuildatimemachine.tumblr.com/
The Firebug, by Barris
The original plan was for the Fire Bug to be a promotional or parade rig for the Los Angeles City Fire Department during Fire Prevention Week and such, even though it lacks the departmental markings you might expect. Mechanically, it’s a chopped-pan Volkswagen Microbus, oddly fitted with dual rear wheels.It was a prop on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, from the save tidal wave of bubblegum mania that gave the world The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats. RM Auctions offered the Fire Bug at its Fort Lauderdale auction on Feburary 2009
It was a 1969 collaboration between George Barris and his partner of the moment, Dick Dean in the late 60's and was in storage for more than 35 years... it seems a lot of Barris creations spent decades in storage, the Tastee Big T did http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/1966-kustom-built-by-barris-big-t.html
see a whole gallery of photos from 1996 and the new owner http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/friends/06firebug/
Found at SEMA: the talented, famous, gifted, and Corky Coker posing
Pure class act. This is the face of an honest guy, who has worked hard, played hard, and earned what he's got.
Chip was signing at about 3 or 4 different booths. Yup, high demand
http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/1012_bill_goldberg_tv_host_former_wrestler_celebrity_drive/index.html if you aren't familiar with why Bill Goldberg is famous in the automotive world
and two vets of the automotive world, George Barris and Linda Vaughn
You're not the Fonz, Corky. 
A recreation of the Munster's coach was brought to the LA Roadster show by George Barris (they say it is original.. it isn't)
I'm going on record as saying it's not the original Munster's Coach, why? Well Jack Roush wasn't making intakes and air filter tops in the 1960's, and this recreation has one.
More importantly, the photos of the original show that it had a squeeze horn on the drivers side a piullar, and no side mirrors. Also, the head lights had more decorative ornamentation on the tops ... see for yourself: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/munsters-dragula-car.html plus the spiders in the window corners are missing. So what is original about this recreation ?
Most obvious is the wrong shifter handle, the original had a ball at the end of a long curved handle, it ended between the driver and passenger about chest high, looked really long and off proportion 
More importantly, the photos of the original show that it had a squeeze horn on the drivers side a piullar, and no side mirrors. Also, the head lights had more decorative ornamentation on the tops ... see for yourself: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/munsters-dragula-car.html plus the spiders in the window corners are missing. So what is original about this recreation ?
Most obvious is the wrong shifter handle, the original had a ball at the end of a long curved handle, it ended between the driver and passenger about chest high, looked really long and off proportion 
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