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George Barris (born George Salapatas; November 20, 1925 – November 5, 2015) was an American designer and builder of Hollywood custom cars. Barris designed and built the Hirohata Merc . Barris's company, Barris Kustom Industries, designed and built the Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA for The Munsters ; and the 1966 Batmobile for the Batman TV ...
Coal, along with clay deposits, was found on the site by John D. Huff in the late 1880s, and the Southern California Coal and Clay Company was formed to mine them. The town site of Terra Cotta was laid out and was given a post office on October 26, 1887. However, in May 1893, its post office was closed and moved to Lake Elsinore.
Hines returned to California in October 1960, setting up Bill Hines Kustom Auto in Lynwood, next door to Eddie Martinez's shop. [ 11 ] In 1962, Hines installed one of the first hydraulic lift systems on Tats Gotanda's Candy blue 1959 Chevrolet Impala ; this became known as the Buddah Buggy , and was Hines' most famous custom project.
A California motorcross park where a 9-year-old girl died in June is closing its doors, the park recently announced. Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park is about 73 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Lake Elsinore, originally Laguna Grande, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Southern California and is situated at the lowest point within the 750-square-mile (1,900 km 2) San Jacinto River watershed at the terminus of the San Jacinto River, where its headwaters are found on the western slopes of San Jacinto Peak with its North Fork, and ...
A new Northern California coastal residence atop an oceanfront bluff south of San Francisco is for sale for $12.9 million, and the offering is being praised as an example of builders working ...
The California Kid became one of the most-often copied hot rods ever. [2] [1] The magazine cover led to a partnership with the builder of the other cover car, Jim "Jake" Jacobs, and the creation of their speed shop, Pete and Jake's Hot Rod Shop in Temple City, California, in 1974. [1] Chapouris was also SEMA Vice President of Marketing.
The 1997 CART PPG World Series season was the nineteenth in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing. It consisted of 17 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 2 and concluding in Fontana, California on September 28. The PPG CART World Series Drivers' Champion was Alex Zanardi.