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VIDEO: George Barris Week—Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard Memories

George and Brett Barris talk about the glory days.

Today George Barris, his son, Brett, and others share memories of cruising Van Nuys Boulevard in a story that originally ran back in December.

As part of our George Barris Week, Monday we , the "King of the Kustomizers," a man responsible for The Batmobile, the Munster Mobile and countless other famous TV and film cars.

Barris gave us an and a few other of his famous autos, which are all located at his shop in North Hollywood. 

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He also told us about the of the car that James Dean was killed in.

Come back tomorrow for the conclusion of George Barris Week, which includes stories of John Wayne, John Lennon, Cher and other celebrities that he customized cars for.

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