The #1 Barris Kustom 2010 Chevrolet Camaro ‘Spirit’ Premieres in the USA in Burbank, California, Saturday, April 10th

BURBANK, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ — A VIP event marks the historical delivery of the first Barris Kustom 2010 Chevrolet Camaro “Spirit” to a Chevrolet dealership in the USA. This long awaited event is Saturday, April 10th from 1 to 3PM at Community Chevrolet, one of the oldest Chevrolet dealerships in California. George Barris, “King of the Auto Kustomizers” and American icon, will drive the 1st car into the dealership himself. Hot rods and the famed Barris 1966 Batmobile will be displayed. Many celebrities are expected including John Schneider, Joe Mantegna, James Pitt (Avatar), Claudia Wells (Back to the Future), Barris pal-Jay Leno, Cindy Margolis, Bo Derek and many others.

This highly anticipated kustom Chevrolet Camaro represents a quantum shift in the availability of kustom vehicles from the famous Barris Kustom vehicle design house. “Barris Kustom has entered a new chapter by delivering affordable kustom vehicles direct to the dealer showroom,” said George Barris. Operating for over 60 years, Barris has been developing unique one-of-a-kind vehicles for film & TV and celebrities. He has been thrilling movie and pop-culture fans with his famous TV Batmobile, Munster Koach, Beverly Hillbilly truck, Knightrider KITT and others. His first love is kustomizing new cars from Detroit and improving them.

In June, 2008, Steve Sanderson of Sanderson’s Customs & Conversions signed a deal with George Barris, the King of Kustomizing, known for the most recognized car in the world, the Batmobile, to produce limited edition Kustomized Dodge Challengers. Sanderson purchased two muscle cars – Chalengers in 2008 as George Barris worked on the design of the cars. The second muscle car in the series of Challengers is the Vanishing Point, which is named after the 1970′s movie “The Vanishing Point” that introduced the Challenger to audiences. This car was wrapped from bumper to bumper with custom fabricated Carbon Fiber stripe kit which includes an integrated hood scoop. George Barris worked with Sherwin Williams Planet Color paint products to have a triple color paint scheme with hand painted stripe to bring the colors together. Other cosmetic additions include custom wheels from ICE, 20″ wheels in the front and 22″ wheels in the rear. Custom interior with suede inserts with George Barris’s signature engraved in the seats, headlight covers, molded in rear spoiler, Pistol-grip gear shift an sunroof. The Vanishing Point has yellow window tint, billet aluminum pieces in the interior and engine compartment. The engine is the well know 6,1L V8 and it has a custom painted intake. Take a look at the images in the post.