He, and his brother Sam, originally worked out of a small garage, and George and his friends at the time not only had fun in the building of  street rods & kustoms, but had some excellent adventures on the streets of  L.A. and the surrounding area !

Listen then as GEORGE BARRIS talks the exciting times of the late 40's which included street racing, avoiding the cops, and getting bullet holes in his street rod, and, how it all lead to hot rodding and building cars for Movies in the '50's and TV in the '60's !

NOTE:  This is one Special Story that you'll want to share with your friends...make sure to give them a "heads-up" and tell 'em to Bookmark the Hall Of Fame Legends Site so they won't miss any of these fantastic stories by the pioneers & legends of the Rod & Custom Industry.

Many thanks....and, ENJOY !    JK

(The Lobby Poster at the Top of the Page, and the Lobby Card Above, are from the first movie that George built cars for "High School Confidential".  It starred John Drew Barrymore (Actress Drew Barrymoore's Dad), along with the luscious Mamie Van Doren, and, "The Killer"....Jerry Lee Lewis !)____________________________________________________________________________

(Above:  The first movie to feature a look at the Hot Rod Culture was "HOT ROD" in 1950.  It starred JAMES LYDON and I had met him while I was living in Hollywood in 1964.  He was a real gentleman, and had a good career as an actor for many years.)

(Above: The Beverly Hillbillies TV Series was the first of many shows that George Barris was involved in for TV Networks and Production Companies)

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BE SURE TO CHECK-OUT GEORGE'S FANTASTIC WEBSITE:  www.barris.com  !

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