6.1L George Barris Custom Challenger Up for Auction

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    More like Hot Wheels.
     
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    I actually almost added that as well.
     
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    Here is a post script to the story.

    George Barris' 10,000-square-foot warehouse, shop, and showroom are up for sale for nearly $4 million.

    The commercial real estate market is steamrolling forward; unless someone ponies up some real money to preserve the building as a historic site, it’s most likely going to end up as a new set of condos or another retail outlet with only a fraction of the flair.

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    In addition, many of his famous creations were auctioned off at Mecum on August 2, such as the 1966 Batmobile, Munsters' Drag-U-La, Speed Racer Mach 5, 1994 Flintmobile, and Aston Martin DB5.
     
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    Sounds like family greed cashing in to me.