Custom 67 Camaro

[JChlupsa]

How bout a George Barris MOD Camaro in Supercars favorite color, Omaha Orange. Notice the double nose stripe/side pipes/floral top/interior and rear tail pan to include the luggage rack straps, and I know somone here is still hidding some of these wire wheels someplace

Oh this car was featured in the Winter 1967 issue of 1001 Custom and Rod Ideas Mag

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/51600-Mod%20Camaro.jpg

[JChlupsa]

2nd pic

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/51601-Mod%20Camaro%202.JPG

[JChlupsa]

3rd pic

any one know where this car might be also notice the side outer sail panels addition

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/51602-Mod%20Camaro%203.JPG

[mmcporter]

Shagg-errific

[olredalert]

------This just backs up my opinion of the second half of George Barris's career.Can anyone guess what Im thinking?.........Bill S

[Mr70]

I know what you're thinking Bill.
Elvis Presleys interior decorator...Sonny Red! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[CWilliams]

Looks like he wanted to be a PIMP when he grew up!

[Belair62]

I think he met Timothy Leary.

[JoeC]

When the 67 Camaros were first shown to the public, one of the cars on display had some sort of checker board design on the vinyl top. Not as wild as this GB car.

[Denis]

This would be the perfect set of wheels for "The Ladies Man", that dude on Saturday Night Live.

[DjD]

Just giving the customer what they wanted... Look at some of his other work... What's interesting is he didn't alter the body like he so typically did. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

http://www.barris.com/gallery.html

[whitetop]

Olredalert
I'm with you. I think George Barris was highly overrated. His brother Sam was actually the better designer and builder according to all the custom car gurus and what most people don't realize is Sam actually built/designed most of the "milestone" early Barris cars for George. Sam was an employee of George. I believe when Sam passed away at a young age, the Camaro above is what we are left with from George. I saw some Mustangs he did that were equally hideous. Woodgrain on the side and round opera windows in the rear pillars ala thunderbird. I shiver to this day at their sight.

[MotownMadman]

Didnt Ford actually have a production car they called the "Mod Maverick"? or was it "Mod Pinto"? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif Had flowers on the vinyl top.
Motown /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Belair62]

MoPar had Mod tops too...very rare...for good reason.

[DjD]

That was the "Mean Mavrick". It was a 2 door car with a V8 and a 4 speed if I recall correctly.

[DjD]

Sam passed away in '67 but had left the business long before that. He worked as a Fireman and at one point was elected as Fire Commissioner in Northern CA prior to his passing. Both brothers had/have a ton of talent. From talking to people that worked with them the Barris shop had a way of providing the customer their vision. If you look at a lot of what was done in the '60's and '70's custom car world, the '67 camaro here is really in line with the times. As hidious as we find some of it today it's what was cool in the past. Look at the comments here and look at what modern lowriders do. I wonder if they got their start from cars like this camaro... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[55chevy]

All hail Sam Barris.. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif