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December 2009 THE PUGET SOUND ROCKET Newsletter of the Puget Sound Olds Club An Official Chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America December 2009 1967 George Barris 70-X Custom Toronado To celebrate Canada's centenary at Expo 67, Imperial Oil Canada (Esso) commissioned four custom-built 1967 Oldsmobile Toronados from George Barris of Hollywood. Imperial Oil wanted a car that looked futuristic but retained an identity of the times. This car is one of two surviving. Finished in stunning Gold Metallic with a beautiful Tan interior, this exquisite motorcar has just undergone a complete frame-up restoration at an astronomical cost. It is fitted with nearly every option, including special wrap around rear seating, writing desk, and more! In many experts opinion, this great motorcar is George Barris’ most magnificent creation. This motorcar was built shortly after the famed Batmobile and is known to be one of the most unique cars of the 60’s. (A short bio of George Barris is in “Between the Bumpers” on page 3) This outstanding George Barris Custom is currently being offered on eBay for $227,770 or if you do not wish to bid but would like to make an immediate purchase, the “Buy it Now” price is only $229,900! BETWEEN THE BUMPERS HERE’S MY RIDE MEET ING MINUTES PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 12 Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club – December 2009 1 Puget Sound Olds Club 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President’s Message President Nina Rogers [email protected] 360.651-6246 Hi everyone! Vice President It's the time of the year that’s my favorite, Christmas. Ed Straw And it is time for me to step down as president and turn [email protected] 425.485-3093 everything over to our new President, Pat Ellwood. Secretary I want to thank everyone for the last four years you have Mary Lindholm allowed me to be your President. You were all so helpful; [email protected] a big thank you for the continuation of service to our Vice 425.337-4847 President, Ed Straw; Secretary, Mary Lindholm; Treasurer, Kathi Straw; the Newsletter Editors, Ed and Pam Konsmo Treasurer and Membership Chairman, Bill Iverson. And a big thank Kathi Straw you to all of our great club members for making my job so [email protected] 425.485-3093 much fun. Membership Chairman Jim and I will remain active members who want to help Bill Iverson with anything the Puget Sound Olds Club may need. [email protected] The club means a lot to us both. Like the old saying 425.271-0195 goes, “you meet the nicest people driving Oldsmobiles”. NewNewslettersletter Editor I hope to see you December 12 th , 4:30 p.m. at the Ed Konsmo Poddle Dog restaurant in Fife to celebrate Christmas [email protected] 253.845-2288 together. I want to thank each and every one of you for just OCA BOARD MEMBERS being you . Ed Konsmo, OCA Vice President Erik Martinson, PNW Zone Director Nina Rogers Ken Pilidis, PNW Zone Director President PSOC Website: www.pugetsoundoldsclub.org DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL TO THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: Information to be considered for submittal in to the newsletter needs to be received by the 25th of the month. Please send your information as an e-mail or attach it to your e-mail in word document form. If you have problems or questions, call Ed or Pam at 253-845-2288. Please e-mail your submittal to: [email protected] Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club – December 2009 2 “BETWEEN THE BUMPE RSRSRS ””” … By Ed Konsmo George Barris is the best-known designer of custom cars in the world. With some justification, he styles himself King of the Kustomizers. George and his brother Sam were born in Chicago in the 1920s. Due to the deaths of their parents, they moved to Roseville, California as children to live with relatives. Both were good students, interested in drama, music, and design. George was fascinated with model aircraft, and pursued the hobby seriously in his teenage years, winning competitions for his models. The brothers worked at a restaurant owned by their family, and one day were given a 1925 Buick for their help. Although it was not in good shape, they swiftly restored it to running condition, and began to experiment with changing its appearance. This becam e the first Barris Brothers custom car. They sold it at a profit to buy another project vehicle, and their career was born. Before George had graduated from high school, demand for their work was growing, and they had created a club for owners of custom vehicles, called the Kustoms Car Club. This was the first use of the spelling "kustom," which would become a Barris trademark. Sam entered the army during World War Two, while George moved to Los Angeles. Sam joined him there after being discharged. The two built their kustom designs for private buyers, and George also built and raced his own cars briefly. These activities brought them to the attention of the movie colony, and they were soon asked to create cars both for personal use by the studio executives and stars and as props for films, their first being used in 1958's High School Confidential. They also made the acquaintance of Robert Peterson, founder of Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines and, much later, of the Peterson Auto Museum. His publications and car shows further publ icized the Barris style; George himself writing how- to articles for would be customizers. In 1951, Sam had customized a new Mercury coupe for himself, and a customer who saw it ordered a similar car. This vehicle, known as the Hirohata Merc for its owner, was shown at the 1952 Motorama auto show and was so popular it overshadowed the best work of Detroit's top designers, on display at the major manufacturer's exhibits. It also established the early 50s Mercury as possibly the classic base for custom car design, a status it retains today. Sam decided to leave the business in the 50s, but George had married and he credited his wife Shirley with major assistance in promoting the company, whi ch eventually became Barris Kustom Industries. It began to license its design to model car manufacturers such as Revell and AMT, which spread the Barris name into every hobby, department, and discount store in the country and also into the minds of millions of eager model builders. The 1960s would see the firm become heavily involved in vehicle design for television production. At the beginning of the decade, Barris, who loved extravag ant design whether his or someone else's, had purchased the Lincoln Futura, a concept car of the mid-50s which had been built by Ghia of Italy. It remained in his collection for several years, until he was rather unexpectedly asked by ABC Television to create a signature vehicle for their new Batman television series. Time was very short as filming would begin in a few weeks, and creation of a new design from scratch was scarcely possible. Instead, he remembered the Futura, which had been designed by the original Lincoln stylists to resemble a shark, with a menacing, aggressive front and high tailfins. Barris decided it was a perfect base on which to create the Batmobile. In three weeks the car was ready and the show was immediately a hit, the car becoming one of the most recognizable icons of the 60s and possibly Barris' most famous work. Signature vehicles for other TV series such as the, the Beverly Hillbillies, the Monkees, The Munsters soon followed. Barris designs have also featured in commercials, probably the most famous being the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. Although Barris today is elderly, he still works out of his shop, assisted by his son and daughter. The firm is remains busy with kustom creation, charitable functions, and even a Barris clothing line. The founder himself is still in the public eye, receiving awards, appearing at auto-related events, and recently being featured on ABC TV's popular show Extreme Makeover . Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club – December 2009 3 “HERE’S MY RIDE!” … An Engine that GM wouldn’t let Oldsmobile build! Oldsmobile’s Infamous W-43 In the late 60's and early 70's, when cubic inches and horsepower ratings in excess of 400 ruled the day, the factories were always trying to wring more from their existing pieces. The practice was to get an efficient engine and then increase the displacement when more power and torque was needed. But engines still seemed to have a practical limit of about 500 cubic inches. By 1968 the factories had hit that wall, with all manufacturers settling at about 440-460 cu. in. Most street pieces could reach about one horse per cubic inch with existing OHV setups and a good camshaft and carburetors. More horsepower was available, but it required radical camshaft timing and induction systems that were not truly compatible for street use. They made impressive HP, but they were not a car one could drive on a daily basis. So what do you do after hotter cams and more carbs can’t get any more tractable horsepower? Oldsmobile's response was valves - 4 of 'em. Olds engineers had been one of the first to install a flow bench at experimental engineering. Going back to the early 60s, they had studied airflow and combustion chamber configuration - way before anyone else was even thinking about it. It is a little known fact that the reason why the stock Olds V8 engine survived so long in the GM lineup is because the combustion chamber was the only one that could meet emissions requirements without port fuel injection - hence all those carbureted 307s hanging on for as long as they did.
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