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George Barris Customized a 58 Corvette..
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<blockquote data-quote="nascar03" data-source="post: 154177" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>I love what George and them other customizes did back then., very creative..</p><p>You have to remember there wasn’t too much store-bought stuff.</p><p>Those customizers made art. You rarely see it these days..</p><p>Yes, there are a few SEMA cars that are done... and they are very nice.</p><p>You just don’t see enough of it coming out of the garages in the back lanes these days.</p><p>Guys like Barris, Winfield, Tognotti, etc, etc were building cars at the top-end of the custom hobby.. When you went to shows back then they were competeting WITH each other to extend the design barriers... it was a great time to be a car-guy.</p><p>I was quite young when all this was going on but the models of these cars were a treasure. I have a 80+ Year old Car buddy down the street that was right in the middle of this stuff. He was into 1/1 customs and still has all his model cars from back then. He says he just couldn’t leave things stock...his models are displayed proudly in his toy room... nothing stock about them. His two old Thunderbirds in the garage were modified back then too. A few magazine articles also done of his customs. His daily driver is an SSR with a 427.</p><p>I loved that era.. you just don’t see enough of it these days.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion!</p><p></p><p>Thanx for listening</p><p>Graham</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nascar03, post: 154177, member: 43"] I love what George and them other customizes did back then., very creative.. You have to remember there wasn’t too much store-bought stuff. Those customizers made art. You rarely see it these days.. Yes, there are a few SEMA cars that are done... and they are very nice. You just don’t see enough of it coming out of the garages in the back lanes these days. Guys like Barris, Winfield, Tognotti, etc, etc were building cars at the top-end of the custom hobby.. When you went to shows back then they were competeting WITH each other to extend the design barriers... it was a great time to be a car-guy. I was quite young when all this was going on but the models of these cars were a treasure. I have a 80+ Year old Car buddy down the street that was right in the middle of this stuff. He was into 1/1 customs and still has all his model cars from back then. He says he just couldn’t leave things stock...his models are displayed proudly in his toy room... nothing stock about them. His two old Thunderbirds in the garage were modified back then too. A few magazine articles also done of his customs. His daily driver is an SSR with a 427. I loved that era.. you just don’t see enough of it these days. In my opinion! Thanx for listening Graham [/QUOTE]
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