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Title: Ed "Big Daddy" Roth: His Life, Time, Cars, and Art by Pat Ganahl, Robert Williams ISBN: 1-884089-68-2 Publisher: CarTech, Inc. Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A real renaissance man of the 1960s
Comment: Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was a real renaissance man of the 1960s: creator of Rat Fink, builder of creative custom cars, and a Mormon beatnick who refused to fit in anyone's mold. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth: His Life, Time, Cars, and Art is an engaging and informative biography that charts his rise to fame in general and his skills building custom cars in particular, and comes from an author who met Ed in the mid-1970s and regularly covered his exploits. Nearly 300 photos - many new to this collection-charts his creations and his art, and will appeal to any who know his name.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good story on Big Daddy and his creations
Comment: I was the primary audience for Roth's work back in the '60's -- my friends and I would have sleepover parties where we'd read car magazines and build model cars all night long. Roth's creations were just so outrageous at the time and they brought a lot of excitement to the hot rod scene. I remember first seeing the "Rat Fink" and thinking how over the top it was, and wondering what my mom would say if I brought home a Rat Fink model or T-shirt.
I had to get this book as soon as I saw it and I'm glad I did. It brings back so many good memories of those times. While not a true biography of Big Daddy, it does a great job of covering his life and has plenty of detail on all of his cars and other works. The book also has lots of great photos; the author spent a lot of time gathering as many existing photos of the Roth empire as he could. The author also interviewed as many people as he could find who were associated with Roth, and they have some funny and interesting stories to tell.
If you're at all interested in hot rods or hot rod history and the effect that Roth had on the culture, this book is recommended.
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Title: Rat Fink: The Art of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth by Douglas Nason, Greg Escalante ISBN: 0867195444 Publisher: Last Gasp of San Francisco Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Kustom Kulture: Von Dutch, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Robert Williams and Others by Ron Turner, Robert Williams ISBN: 0867194057 Publisher: Last Gasp of San Francisco Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Big Book of Barris by George Barris, David Fetherston ISBN: 076031246X Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Hysteria in Remission by Robert Williams ISBN: 1560974656 Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Barris: Kustoms of the 1960s by George Barris, David Fetherston ISBN: 0760309558 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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