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Offline DubFan

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Interesting article about car customising and the creator of the Batmobile
« on: 03 August 2011, 03:53 »
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Re: Interesting article about car customising and the creator of the Batmobile
« Reply #1 on: 03 August 2011, 07:12 »
This guy also took credit for designing KITT from Knight Rider. In fact all he did was build (not create or design) the superpursuit mode (contentious issue amongst some Knight Rider fans, including me!). He did not create/design the dash, the nose or anything else.
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Re: Interesting article about car customising and the creator of the Batmobile
« Reply #2 on: 03 August 2011, 10:58 »
George Barris's best creation was the Hirohata Merc (google it) one of the first customs/rods to be entered at Pebble Beach, still copied today, iirc the car was built about 55 years ago... And what a come down being involved in the knightrider car after his earlier creations :lipsrsealed:

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Re: Interesting article about car customising and the creator of the Batmobile
« Reply #3 on: 03 August 2011, 22:18 »
The Hirohata Merc was a legendary custom! I remember reading an article when someone had built an EXACT replica - he was somewhat touched by it  :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Re: Interesting article about car customising and the creator of the Batmobile
« Reply #4 on: 03 August 2011, 23:29 »
Any excuse for a bit of Barris :cool: :cool:
http://thegearheadskeptic.com/2010/12/01/feature-car-the-hirohata-merc/
also not forgetting that he also built the Monkees "Monkeemobile"



And The Munster Mobile



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Re: Interesting article about car customising and the creator of the Batmobile
« Reply #5 on: 04 August 2011, 13:06 »
George Barris is a legend!
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