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Weaver is also the owner of Acme Chop Shop, which houses the program for six months out of the year. Youth from all over come ...

Hundreds of one-of-a-kind custom cars of all shapes, sizes and colors are converging on the city of Santa Maria this weekend for the 44 th annual West Coast Kustoms Cruisin’ Nationals. The annual car ...

George Barris, customizer of iconic Hollywood cars for television shows and movies over four decades, died on Thursday in his Los Angeles home. He was 89 years old. “Sorry to have to post that my ...

Kustom car king George Barris died this morning at the age of 89. For more than 70 years, Barris created outrageous vehicles ranging from homemade hot rods to the 1966 Batmobile. His North Hollywood ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- One of the biggest annual events in the Santa Maria Valley returns this weekend with the arrival of the West Coast Kustoms Cruisin' Nationals. The popular car show will run ...

Hundreds of classic and custom cars shut down Broadway Friday night for the West Coast Kustoms Nationals annual car cruise in Santa Maria. Thousands of community members and visitors enjoyed a ...

Lime green, pungent purple and apple red blasted Old Town out of its sandy hued past Saturday. Dozens of souped up cars popped up on San Diego Avenue and none more out of character for the historic ...

A foundation stone of Southern California car culture is about to be dislodged: The North Hollywood home of Barris Kustom Industries — birthplace of the Batmobile, the Munster Koach and a thousand ...