Oldcarfan27 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Apparently, these were developed around 1961 by the GoodYear tire company and almost made into production. https://www.classiccarcollection.org/goodyears-glowing-tires/ And you thought their Blimp with glowing words was wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I saw them on the ugliest custom car I've ever seen some time ago. Dumbest tires ever made! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) That's crazy! I do remember Goodyear making tires in different colors during the seventies and Don Garlits ran orange front tires on his first rear engined car for a period of time. Didn't catch on with the public. Edited April 30, 2022 by oldscool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Plowboy said: I saw them on the ugliest custom car I've ever seen some time ago. Dumbest tires ever made! Yup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 But they had some redeeming aesthetic value... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Barris had a lot of "flair" didn't he? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Yup. Yep, that was it! What a tasteless POS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 They would look good with a set of those spinner wheels. Not ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Sponsor logos. Cool at LeMans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 8 hours ago, JollySipper said: Barris had a lot of "flair" didn't he? By "flair", if you mean lack of taste, then YES! It's funny, the car actually came about because of a car accident. While towing another custom car, the stock '53 Lincoln Capri Barris was driving was involved in a rear end collision with a truck and it wiped out the roof and driver side of the car. Making lemonade out of lemons, he ended up using the wreck as the basis for the "Golden Sahara". I kinda think the wrecked Lincoln looked better, but it wasn't my money. He was paid 25k in 1953 dollars to build it, so somebody liked it! And no, the glowing tires weren't on it then. From the rear with the top half cut off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said: It's funny, the car actually came about because of a car accident. While towing another custom car, the stock '53 Lincoln Capri Barris was driving was involved in a rear end collision with a truck and it wiped out the roof and driver side of the car. Making lemonade out of lemons, he ended up using the wreck as the basis for the "Golden Sahara". I didn't know that about the build..... That's interesting, and probably how a lot of extreme kustoms came about. This car isn't QUITE as bad as the Golden Sahara, but is clearly inspired by it. It's Voodoo Larry's "Voodoo Sahara"........ It started out as a Kaiser, I believe.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 7 minutes ago, JollySipper said: I didn't know that about the build..... That's interesting, and probably how a lot of extreme kustoms came about. Cool, I'm glad someone gleaned something interesting from my little trivia lesson. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Anything Barris-related should be merged with the "Bondo" enquiries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I heard they will be included in the next AMT Movie car! LOL! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I'd say the Golden Sahara is no worse than the wild customs of the '70s, including show rods. It was of its era. It was a show car. Those are supposed to be wild. 🙂 I don't see anything wrong with glowing tires. I'd like to see them in person. The Golden Sahara has a fascinating history, with its various revisions over the years. It had many innovating features. That said, I think I prefer Golden Sahara I, which seems a little cleaner and less fussy. Apparently Liberace wanted to buy it. 🙂 This video includes a brief history of the illuminated tires. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Brian Austin said: I'd say the Golden Sahara is no worse than the wild customs of the '70s, including show rods. It was of its era. It was a show car. Those are supposed to be wild. I would have to disagree. "Wild" or "outrageous" show cars can be built while still demonstrating good design and taste. There are lots of them. The Golden Sahara exhibits neither. It's an apparently random collection of disjointed, unrelated elements and gaudy ornamentation...kinda like what we see from some mainstream OEMs lately. EDIT: All that negativity aside, I still like the thing for its unabashedly horrible over-the-top-ness. I agree the first iteration is cleaner, and hangs together much better as an all-of-a-part piece of work. Edited May 1, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy CLARITY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 The granddaddy of pimpmobiles. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 42 minutes ago, SfanGoch said: The granddaddy of pimpmobiles. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 13 hours ago, SfanGoch said: The granddaddy of pimpmobiles. Would that make Barris, Superior Fly? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 It's possible that George and Chuck Barris are the same person. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Sam Barris was the one with the eye for design..... This is his '50 Buick. It doesn't get much better as far as kustoms go! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 12 hours ago, SfanGoch said: It's possible that George and Chuck Barris are the same person. "Dick Seargent... Dick York... Seargent York?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 That’s gotta be the automotive equivalent of a 12-year-old girl mutilating a pair of jeans with a Bedazzler. There was talent in that family but it only reached one brother IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 There was talent in both Brothers. Sam as a Designer, George as a Promoter. Just too bad that Sam didn't outlive George...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 9:16 PM, SfanGoch said: It's possible that George and Chuck Barris are the same person. Some have jumped to that conclusion : 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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