Event Coverage Just Found.. 8 New shots of the Barris Fire!

I found these a few months ago at the shop and finally had the chance to scan them..

Pretty crazy seeing other shots of carnage that was once the head quarters for some of the best custom ever built. George had no insurance and he told me that out of all the cars that were lost only one guy tried to sue him.. The judge gave it to George said it was a act of God!!

This First shot you see is what looks like Archie Moore's 1954 Jaguar, A Cadillac and the back of the Wild Kat.. also the rear of a 40 Truck


Heres a step back shot... Chopped 40 ford truck


And from the front of the door


Out the back I believe Jane Mansfields Jag and the Wild Kat all gone... And the Pole that started it all..



The to the Shop Bays you see Ron Guidry's 1936 Ford and an Unknown what would of been an amazing Kustom..


The Shop bays with the doors closed


The shop doors open we find a 32 3 window that I never seen in any pix of another Jag
and to the far right you see what is the leaded Cowl of the AlaKat. George said it stopped at the paint booth and it sure did..


Thats all I found for now... I'll have other neat stuff to post soon..

See More Cool images Here:
http://barriskustomcity.myshopify.com/pages/images

 

i just see red Xs

 

see red xx,

 

Red xs Piero.

 

i can imagine it from here and it looks beautiful sparky!

 

Try Now..

 

Thanks for posting Evel! Sad to see so many customs destroyed.

 

OMG its horrible seeing pictures like this, all that work just burnt up.

 

I see them

 

It was pretty much the worst day in Kustom history.

 

Very heart breaking......I would hate to have the feelings that George had when all that burned.

 

after the fire what happened to all the kustoms where they crushed or what?

 

Wow.. some stomach turning pictures. Thank you for sharing.

 

Amazing, all that history lost! Great post.

 

Very sad day, I read somewhere that the custom with the canted quad headlights was a '55-56 Merc, agree it would have been a great custom.....there was also a full-fendered deuce roadster that was badly burned....a reminder also that the Barris shop was doing cars for the stars even back then

 

Thanks for posting those. What a sad fate for those cars but a perfect example of why you need insurance.

 

bad ass

 

very sad still to this day, thank you for sharing the pictures.

 

"And the Pole that started it all.." for those that may not know the story....hows'bout fillin' us in?

 

So many great kustoms lost

 

During a storm the power lines from that pole banged together and cause a shower of sparks to fall on the building which resulted in the fire.

Sad to see what the results were but neat to see some more picture turn up.

 

Ain't that the truth!

 

Yes that correct on the Power Lines... That how the firs started..

Jeffries was sitting across the street and called George said the shop is on fire!! George
thought he was joking and hung up.. Then he got a call from the fire department saying Yes its true its on fire!!.. Jeffries manage to get his girls car out the front before the flames took over... The front of the building was considered Lynwood county and the back of the shop was L.A. county so they had to wait for L.A. county to get there to put out the back of the fire.. by that time they showed up it was already too late.. Wonder if Lynwood would of stepped up and put of the flames out in back it could of saved some of the cars..

 

Man what a shame.... Makes me think about Jason Graham and his total loss.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=449088&highlight=jason+graham

Hope the best for Jason and his situation.

Kevin

 

Thanks for that, and the great pix. I'v read bits and pieces about that fire for years, but never herd how it actually started.

 

there was a day that the music died & there was a day that kustom died . Sad , very sad .
thanx for the post even though it hurts.

 

Another giant hurdle the Barris Boys leaped and were able to land on their feet. Brave dudes!! Thanx for the pix of the historic carnage. ~Sololobo~

 

Wow, that's depressing.

 

Hey Evel, You get that Dextron outa your Hyro yet? Looked at a couple of my early Cad motors when Butch and I got back, 49/50s and yours is the correct fuel pump stand, later ones fill on drivers side. Oh Well. Great looking A!! Davey

 

damn that musta suckysucked..