History BARRIS Shop photos from the late 1950's

Gary Birns and a friend where in visiting the Atlantic Blvd. Barris Shop in the late 1950's. They took 24 snapshots around the shop. The cars that where worked on at the time, and parked in front of the shop. Gary scanned the 8 photos he could find now, but is still looking for the others. Hopefully he will find them soon.

Some really nice behind the scenes photo shows some well known cars as the Kopper Kart, Lyle Lake's Blue Danube Buick, Bob Crespo's 1940 Ford in primer, Dean Jeffries Porsche and Jim Seaton's 1959 Chevy El Camino... And several other unidentified customs.

Thank you Gary Birns for sharing....

 

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing!

 

Just great. Thanks Rikster. Slim

 

Mmmm, color too... Thanx for sharing Rik!!

 

Great shots. I love to see photos of some well known cars in various stages. What was the interior out of in the first pic? I wonder if that is the Stude or the Ford's interior.

 

Rikster you've done it again. Thanks for sharing them with us Rik and thanks to Gary for causing the existence of these frozen moments in time.

As far as spreading the kustom gospel, Rik OWNS the pulpit!!

 

Thanks Rik!Great pic's.

 

Once again, thanks for sharing Rikster...

 

So cool! Thanks. It's trendy these days to take a swipe at Barris. *****en to see a moment in time when customizing was the trend.

 

Some great photos! Thanks Rik!

 

Where is Gary Birns from? Great pics.

 

Wow! I can't get enough. Thanks Rik.

 

Thank you for sharing those Rik. It's cool to see "everyday" work photos from the old shops. It's actually a bit encouraging to me to see the conditions they worked in and the tools they had on hand and compare that to what we have available to us today as home builders. If they could do it, maybe I can pull it off, too.

 

Thanks Rik...it just gets better and better!!

 

There`s just something in the full color shots from 50s...wow.Thanks for sharing Rik.

 

Wonderful, Rik. Thanks!

 

Thanks Rik,those are some great unseen photos and we needed this on the Hamb.

 

Thanks, Rik. Those are the best Barris shop snapshots I've seen. A few even look professional in the way they are composed.

 

Sweet pics, thanks for sharing....

 

Thanks Rik and Gary. We can never have too many "new" pics of customs

 

Thanx bro, enjoyed the trip back. One of the things I was amazed with was how much work was done outside in California. Lifts and machinery set up permenantley amazed a 17 year old midwest kid. I see the upholstry outside at the shop in one of these pix, cool. ~sololobo~

 

Hard to believe so many nice cars came out of such an old dumpy body shop. Thanks Rikster. Neat pics.

 

Thanks, Rik.

 

On the first photo is that Sam's autograph? I've often though he was the real craftsman of the two brothers.

 

Great pics Rikster thanks for posting them!

 

Always great to see a new glimpse into the past...ESPECIALLY with Kustoms! thanks, Rik for sharing these with us! Can't wait to see the rest!!!

Rob

 

Old photos of the glory days of kustoms are priceless in my mind.

 

Thank you Rik for sharing !

 

Very cool - especially the pictures of my Porsche!!!!

Thanks

 

Although Gary did not take this photo at the Barris Shop, but rather at a late 1950's Cleveland Ohio show I think it is still appropriate to show here, since the car was built by Barris and Bill DeCarr at this very shop.

This is kind of unique photo since there are not to many photos around showing the engine of the Aztec in the late 1950's early 1960's....