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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 ...

Dive into the world of classic automotive customization with this Kustom choptop build. Watch an old car evolve into a bold ...

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 ...

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 ...

The following year, I picked up a 1967 Pontiac GTO for $113. It ran, sort of, but had been hit on every panel, leaked so badly during rainstorms that mushrooms grew on the carpeting, and the seatbelts ...

Thousands of car enthusiasts gathered at the Santa Maria Fairpark for the 42nd annual West Coast Kustoms Nationals car show Saturday and Sunday. Award winning custom, classic and hall of fame cars ...

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 ...

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 ...