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- "Hot Rods by Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth," 1995 - Ed Roth opened a pinstriping and paint shop in South Gate, California, in the 1950s and sold airbrushed T-shirts on the side. "Big Daddy" Roth's grotesque cartoon characters, like Rat Fink, were embraced by hot rodders. Roth soon built cars of his own with names like "Beatnik Bandit," "Mysterion" and "Orbitron." His designs were made into popular plastic model kits.
- 1995
- Collections - Artifact
"Hot Rods by Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth," 1995
Ed Roth opened a pinstriping and paint shop in South Gate, California, in the 1950s and sold airbrushed T-shirts on the side. "Big Daddy" Roth's grotesque cartoon characters, like Rat Fink, were embraced by hot rodders. Roth soon built cars of his own with names like "Beatnik Bandit," "Mysterion" and "Orbitron." His designs were made into popular plastic model kits.
- "Rod & Custom," September 1963 - "Mysterion," one of several custom cars built by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, appeared on the cover of <em>Rod & Custom</em> magazine in September 1963. The outlandish car was powered by two Ford V-8 engines and featured a hydraulically operated bubbletop canopy. "Mysterion" was a hit on the car show circuit, and the plastic model kit version was a big seller for Revell.
- September 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
"Rod & Custom," September 1963
"Mysterion," one of several custom cars built by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, appeared on the cover of Rod & Custom magazine in September 1963. The outlandish car was powered by two Ford V-8 engines and featured a hydraulically operated bubbletop canopy. "Mysterion" was a hit on the car show circuit, and the plastic model kit version was a big seller for Revell.