Showing posts with label Barris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barris. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Dick Dean Kustom Bug: 1971 Shala-Vette Hardtop


A customizer by trade, Dick went on to run George Barris' famous Kustom City, where he did much of the dirty work on classics like the Batmobile, Munster Koach, and others -- but he also built a few custom VW based buggies, about 10 that were called the Shala-Vette.

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631935880418477/

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

The Barris "Snake Pit" I've never seen or heard of before. Seems it was a complete waste of time and money


The lore of the Snake Pit is legion: Barris and associates in California set forth to build not just any custom car, but one that could tackle land speed records north of 300 mph. For motive power, they chose six dual quad 351 cu in V8s, good for roughly 2,000 hp, tied to a pair of Ford C-6 automatic transmissions and Pontiac rear-ends feeding the rear wheels. The body, which looks like an early prototype of the land speeder from the first "Star Wars," received 30 coats of hand-rubbed lacquer. 

Total build time: Four years. Total value upon completion: $100,000, by Barris' own estimate.

Total records achieved: Zero.

It was a display at the failed Euro Disney.




It was hand-built by a team led by Harry Bradley, Joe Bailon and Jay Ohrberg. They were employed in this project by California Show Cars.

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631935880418477/?fref=nf

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14487/lot/207/

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/bp/snake-pit-six-engined-barris-custom-heads-auction-154311303.html?nf=1






http://www.mydadstoys.co.uk/Cars/SnakePit.htm

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