Mangano hopes to open car museum in Garden City
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his sons, Sal (left) and Alex, speak with George Barris (far left) of Barris Kustom Productions while standing next to the car used in the "The Monkeys" television series at New York Custom Coach in Queens on Friday, July 30. Credit: Newsday/Sally Morrow
Edward Mangano, Nassau County Executive, met with George Barris of Barris Kustom Productions at New York Custom Coach in Queens to talk about the possibility of building a car museum in Garden City.
Barris designs and builds custom cars for movie productions. Some of his cars will be on public display during the Hollywood Star Car Show at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, set to open on August 28-29.
Click here for more photos of Mangano admiring the Batmoblie, Monkeemobile, and other Hollywood cars.
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