When you think of the early days of car customizing, it’s easy to think that everything worth talking about came from California. But as it turns out, not every famous car was built by George Barris. Wichita, Kan., was the unofficial home to one of those A-list builders, a guy by the name of Darryl Starbird. Starbird created the bubble-topped Predicta, the Lil’ Coffin that was immortalized in model kit and Hot Wheels form, and the Big T, among others. And for more than a half-century, he has also promoted a big indoor car show in Wichita. This weekend, I was able to take in the 56th-Annual Starbird-Devlin Car Show at the Century II Arena. Let’s take a look at some of the fun stuff that was on-hand.
