So today we bring you more from Lee Pratt’s photo archive. In 1982, the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular was held close to Lee’s home at the time – Des Moines,… continue reading »
So Gary Elmore Jr. is looking for his dad’s old Studebaker. Gary Elmore Sr. started construction on the car in 1960. He was a metal man for the… continue reading »
Here’s part II from my post earlier this week- Picking five favorite Barris Kustom creations, but this time from the mid to late 50s. Once again we have an embarrassment of… continue reading »
Our extensive look into the history of Lee Pratt continues today with a sidebar of sorts… I say “sidebar,” because this 1951 Mercury isn’t a car that jumps… continue reading »
With the sad loss of George Barris last week, my mind has been continually draw to all of the amazing cars that were created in the Barris Kustoms shop… continue reading »
So last week, we featured a group of photographs taken by Lee Pratt at the first show held by West Coast Kustoms in Paso Robles. In the background… continue reading »
In the early 1980’s, there wasn’t a whole lot going on in the custom car scene. In fact, many consider the years between the early 1970’s and well into… continue reading »
Some of you my know HAMB member ‘Legendary Lars’ – He’s the guy with some very cool cars and just got back from thrashing his Barris-built track nose ’31… continue reading »
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