Jive-Bomber submitted a new blog post: Barris Kustoms is Closing Up Shop... Continue reading the Original Blog Post
Around Beantown, Richie was the guy! https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...willett-richies-garage.1052599/#post-11938682
Too bad they eliminated the sword from the front of the Batmobile... George was a 'Showman' from the moment he put on the Gold shirt, we would see him at the Kustom shows all over SoCal when we were vendors,,, he always brought in some over the top modern vehicle and call it a Barris Kustom,,,,George, George... And the Twister,, Dick Dean had it stashed in his shop.
To be clear, they're selling the building but remaining in business - they just want to move to a location that's closer to home for the Barris family. https://www.motortrend.com/news/barris-kustom-closing/
This is how I understand it as well. The location will change but the plan is not to close up Barris Custom City entirely, just move it. Closer to home maybe, but the current location is worth millions and my guess is they'll look for something a bit more reasonably priced to help out with operating costs.
If you think of it this way, George moved the shop a few times over the years and one more move isn't going to be the end of the world.
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