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Preview: Legacy on Wheels

Barris Kustom Industries, the car design shop that created the original batmobile and other famous vehicles, plans to move from its longtime location in North Hollywood to Ventura County.

There’s a lot of history in the shop on Riverside Drive in NoHo. In fact, the company no longer makes custom cars and its main business is the legacy of founder George Barris, who passed away in 2015.

In addition to the batmobile for the 1960s television series “Batman,” Barris also designed vehicles for the “Munsters,” the family truck in “Beverly Hillbillies” and the high-tech muscle car in “Knight Rider.”

Read the full story in the Sept. 13  issue of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. 

Mark Madler
Mark Madler
Mark R. Madler covers aviation & aerospace, manufacturing, technology, automotive & transportation, media & entertainment and the Antelope Valley. He joined the company in February 2006. Madler previously worked as a reporter for the Burbank Leader. Before that, he was a reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago and several daily newspapers in the suburban Chicago area. He has a bachelor’s of science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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