Harry P.

Yes, he would be "responsible" for what came out of his shop, just as any owner is "responsible" for the product their company produces. But to actually claim to have designed a car that you didn't design is just dishonest. Apparently I'm the only one here who thinks that actively taking credit for someone else's work is wrong. Looks like most of you don't think honesty and integrity has any worth. Yeah, maybe it's too "old fashioned" of a concept to be relevant today. Oh well... so be it.

That is a very nicely done model. The engine detailing is especially nice. Congratulations on a great job!

What do you mean?

Cars made for sale to the general public are one thing... of course they are designed and engineered by a whole team of people, not just one guy (although Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell also did design cars all by themselves). But a one-off, custom show car like the Batmobile or Monkeemobile or Black Beauty? That's a whole different story, as they are almost always seen as the work of one particular designer.

No. There are literally thousands of different cars/engines/variations; we can't possibly cover them all here. Best bet is a google image search for the specific engine you're looking for.

I don't get how so many of you can worship at the feet of the "great" George Barris. I mean, the guy flat-out took credit for things he didn't do! Not once or twice... but habitually. Sure, he did do customs, but some of the most famous ones we all know, which he took the credit for, were the work of others, either other people outright or people who worked for him in his shop. Think of it this way... say you and your buddy worked for Custom Shop X. Say the shop got the job of creating a custom car to be used in an upcoming TV series. Say you are the guy who actually did the design work, and your friend did the actual fabrication. Then the owner of the shop goes around telling everyone he was responsible for it. Don't know about some of you guys, but I would be a little PO'd if I was either that designer or that fabricator/body man.

Hero to who?

Final vote: 39 REAL, 9 MODEL. You guys got it... it's REAL! Just a note to Doug... when you specifically post the exact details of the car in the photo, you are obviously giving away the answer, as anyone can just plug in the info you posted into a google search and find the car. The object of the game is to study the photo and look for clues as to whether the car is real or a model... the object is not to identify the car and tell everyone else, because that ruins the game for everyone! I'll assume you weren't thinking about that when you posted the answer, so no problem this time... but please don't do that if you want to keep on playing the game.

It's very common for people who insist on breaking the rules here and eventually get booted off for doing so to "talk trash" about us after they get the ax. It's typical.

Herb Grasse and Bill Cushenberry did the Batmobile.

Wasn't it Sam Barris who did the Ala Kart?

http://news.boldride.com/2014/02/master-fabricator-wherein-george-barris-takes-credit-for-everything/43891/

Yes we do.

Bill, I have had spectacular results with Spaz Stix. It's almost foolproof. Are you sure you're doing it correctly? I know, a stupid question to ask a builder of your skills, but you never know... you're using the right base coat, etc? Hard to believe that you aren't getting good results. Is it possible you got a bad batch of the stuff?

He was banned. He had a looooooong history of breaking forum rules. After warning after warning, at some point it just gets to be too much... so he's gone.

A beauty! Thanks for holding off posting this until after the magazine came out.

Foose is still alive...

Yep. That's pretty sleazy.

He's definitely dead. Now who gets credit for all the cars he claimed to have designed... but didn't?

Who's going to take credit now for all those cars he said he designed... but didn't?

First of all, I want to say how nice it is to see you posting work again. I love to see models posted by builders of your caliber... they are a great inspiration to others and a perfect example of what to strive for. But... I have to admit those parting lines on the front bumper really jumped out at me. You mentioned not wanting to bother with sending it out to be rechromed, and I agree 100%... it's a hassle. But you could have used Alclad or Spaz Stix on it–either would have gotten you 90% there are far as a "chrome" look. Just an observation. Otherwise, it's just spectacular, and your underhood detailing is as usual... amazing.

And here's a little tip for you guys out there who think that this hobby can get a little pricey (and it can!)... I bought that tiny bottle of Testors paint thinner/brush cleaner a while ago. The price on the bottle is $3.98... I'm sure that the price has gone up since I bought that bottle. Well, that tiny bottle of Testors thinner is the last one I will ever buy. When you "do the math," the price per ounce is astronomical. Instead, I wised up and bought a quart of the same stuff at the home center for less than I paid for that little Testors bottle! The little glass jar is from Hobby Lobby... it cost a whopping 75¢. Now I can just refill the little glass jar as necessary, and wind up spending way less than constantly buying those silly little bottles of the Testors stuff at $4-5 a pop! I realize this isn't exactly rocket science, and that most of you are well aware of this "trick." But I'll bet there are others out there in the "why didn't I think of that?" category, so that's why I posted it. And there are many other simple, "no-brainer" ideas like this that can save you big bucks overall and keep the cost of the hobby as low as possible.

Still not a whole lot of progress due to "real" work getting in the way. Still hope to get some time in this weekend on this guy. But I've managed to sneak in a few moments here and there. As much as I can, I'm adding small parts to subassemblies that will all be painted the same color. It's much easier to add all of these little odds and ends pieces now and paint as a unit than paint all the little pieces separately and then assemble. This will all be painted a dark red... Same deal with the wheels. These are the rears. As you can see, it'll be much easier to build the wheels first, then paint the assembled wheel as a unit, instead of painting the separate rims and separate spoke inserts, then scrape paint from all the joints, then glue together and hope to not get glue on any painted surfaces...

Not only did I know it, I remember watching the riot coverage on TV when he said it!

I like it a lot!