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– Car customizer George Barris, creator of Hollywood’s Batmobile, the “Munsters” coach and the jalopy that carried “The Beverly Hillbillies” to Southern California, is being honored with the Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Previous winners have included National Hot Rod Association founder Wally Parks and car builder and racing legend Carroll Shelby.
– Bryan Nesbitt is the new executive director of design at General Motor’s Opel division in Europe. Nesbitt helped design the PT Cruiser for DaimlerChrysler before joining GM.
