World-famous Barris Kustom Industries shop looking for a new owner

Barris Kustom Industries, arguably the most emblematic hot rod shop in the world, is for sale. While the Hollywood building might not survive, the memorabilia in it will be saved and put in a collection that will be open to the public.

George "King of the Kustomizers" Barris opened the shop on North Hollywood's Riverside Drive in 1961. It wasn't the customizer's first shop, but the 10,000-square-foot facility is the one he made his most famous hot rods in. Some of his best-known creations include the Munster Koach, which was created by combining several Ford Model T bodies, and the 1966 Batmobile, which started life as the Ghia-built Lincoln Futura concept introduced in 1955.

Barris died in 2015, but his Riverside Drive facility lived on; Joji Barris-Paster, his daughter, kept it going with the help of her husband, her son, and her brother. Motor Trend reported that the business notably sponsored trophies at events like the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and SEMA and oversaw the restoration of historic builds.