Cleaning Up the Rafters at the Barris Shop Pt.1

So a few weeks ago I was told to help sell some Barris stuff online cause they are simply out of room.. So I climbed up in the rafters and I got to go through a bunch of boxes and what I came across so far is mostly magazines Some rare some not 
but there is allot!! All of them are mostly in perfect condition.. never been opened.. I'll be adding all the good stuff on 
the site soon once I figure out the price on everything.. Theres a bunch of cool signed stuff too.. This is just one side of the rafters.. who knows whats on the other side!! Stay Tuned for Part 2


Magazines For Sale soon!!

Sneak Peak of the Prints for the Lone Star Round Art Show!

So since i'm heading out to the Round Up and setting up the Barris Kustom City booth I decided to put 3 one off prints in the Art Show.. heres a little tease...

Now Taking Pre-Sales for Limited Edition Prints!!

Thats Right Kids!!  We are making these limited edition prints available early so you can lock in your order cause once these are gone they're gone!!!  Only a 100 Prints of each image scanned directly from the Transparency from the Barris Archive! George will number and sign each one.. Available as prints alone or framed!! 

FOLLOW THIS LINK!!

We have a Combo Deal as well!!

THE RIK HOVING FILES: George Barris 1941 Buick

By Rik Hoving: March 15th 2010

When George Barris moved from Sacramento to Los Angeles he drove a 1936 Ford Cabriolet. A nice custom. But George soon understood that when he wanted a profitable Custom Body Shop he needed something more to advertise his workmanship. So he got himself a second hand 1941 Buick Convertible and started to built his dream custom, and one he hoped would bring him many more customer cars. George started the car right after the move from the Bell Shop to the new Compton Avenue shop. 

FUZZY'S CORNER: Mandy's Merc Forgotten Barris Kustom

 Our good old friend Dick "Fuzzy" Fuerholze contacted us about some lost Barris customs that he had photos of and knowing the knowledge and stories Fuzzy has about George and the good old days... Well we have to give him his own corner here at Barris Kustom City.. So WELCOME TO FUZZY'S CORNER!!!

MANDY'S MERC : Forgotten Barris Kustom 
Photos from Dick "Fuzzy" Fuerholze & Rik Hoving www.rikhovingkustoms.com


 Mandy Holder was from Springfield , Illinois, he himself was a painter, stripper,he did the painting on the famous "Truly Rare " Buick of Gene Howard.  The car was first started by himself and a guy by the name of Ernie Bell in Springfield, then he came to Barris's  where Barris designed it and finished it off. 
Somewhere from local shows back in 1958.  Mandy died young and the car was stolden sometime after he died I believe. Its never been seen since, and believe me we looked for it. Ernie Bell is the only one living  yet of his close friends, he has had thoughts on it, but that's it.

Sneak Peek of the 6 Barris Images for Print..

So after going through a bunch of the Barris color transparencies.. I narrowed it down
to the first 6 in a huge series of limited edition numbered and signed high end prints.

These are scanned directly from the transparencies so the quality of the image is going to 
RULE.. And thanks to Johnny who is going to print them up and make sure
they are top notch!!!

We will be making 100 of each image and will run 35.00 + shipping

Coming Soon!!! Stay Tuned!!  

Going through images

Test Prints..

THE RIK HOVING FILES: 1947 Ford Convertible Owner Unknown...

1947 Ford Convertible Owner Unknown

The first time I saw this wonderful early custom was in one of the Don Montgomery books. The photo you see here below is from the collection of Bart Bartoni. The first thing that stopped me from flipping to the next page in the book was the extreme beauty of the padded top, and especially the slanted forward “B”-pillar. Over the years that I have had this photo I must have looked at it for hours.  

Photo from the Bart Bartoni Collection - 
The 1947 Ford in front of the Barris Compton Avenue shop with
a 1939-40 Mercury Custom on the other side of the street.