Gene Winfield, a custom car designer for films such as “Blade Runner” and “Robocop,” died on March 4. He was 97.
The news was confirmed via his obituary on Legacy.com.
Winfield became known as the “King of Kustoms” after working on some of Hollywood’s most iconic cars. He opened his first custom shop in the 1940s and his career spanned over eight decades.
Over the years, he became the go-to man when Hollywood needed cars, especially futuristic ones. He worked on the “Super Car” in a 1967 episode of “Bewitched.”
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