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Here's some more Roth goodies....



his shop on Slauson in Maywood



as it is today



even earlier in his career Ed was with Baron and Kelly here



and how it appears today



this was painted inside the Maywood shop...I think it still there



this was one of Ed's catalogs...the circled one was my choice to have Ed make for me for my 11th birthday in 1961. My Dad drove me to the Maywwod shop, I remember it was raining and Ed was in the shop alone. He said "Hi kid, what can I do for ya?" So, I pointed it out to him in the catalog that I brought with me. Ed sat down and started to airbrush a white sweatshirt for me.





when he had the back finished, he said, "kid, would you like me to put your name on the front?"...of course I said. "yes".



he even put spiders on the front!!!!!!!!



and you no doubt recognize the shirt as being my avatar today



to me, Ed Roth was THE MAN...my hero, always was...cool guy

rest in peace, Ed and thanks for the memories !!!

 

I LOVE the direction this thread is heading in!
We need MORE Roth, PLEASE.

Doug, Your shirt is just the COOLEST thing ever!

Nick.

 

Great story Doug. Man, a rainy Saturday in 1961 and dad takes you down to Roth's to have a sweatshirt made for your birthday. Too cool. And yes, I read in TRJ that the Roth airbrush art with the clear sprayed over it is still on the wall. Covered by shelves now or something like that--not accessible anymore. You'd think someone would chisel it out and take it to an auction...

 

Wow,something in every size!

 

wow!

 

the Queen of the Cougars......

 

Yes,thanks!

 

Here's Roth's APU for sale in HRM back in the early '60s:




The Outlaw too:

 

I'll have to find my ad for Roth's "Tweedy Pie". It was in the Hot Rod Magazine classifieds for $2300. A guy here in town bought it...
$2300.....ugh....

 

heres some cool stuff I found at www.plan59.com . One could spend hours looking at the old adds for cars trucks cycles you name it. It's old adds from the 40's and 50's

 

"Return of the Roth pix"

 

Son of the return of Roth pix...

 

The death of the Roth pix... Thats all folks

 

thanks for sharing all the roth pics unkamort-you rule!!!

 

Here's my personal Roth collection...Rat Fink Reunion '79.

 

in the last shot, in the white jacket...is that a young Robert Williams?

 

We were all young then Doug. There's also Ed Newton, Suzanne Williams, Rick Griffin, Jim Brucker and Alton Kelley. Dave Mann with Ed in front of the banner. Anyone know who the guy with the tie is?

 

...and Rick Griffin to his left? Damn!!!

 

R. Crumb?

 

I remember riding in the Mustang. (no car seat) holding on the dashboard telling my Dad to hit it at every stoplight or straight away. The guy who bought the Mustang wrapped it around a tree. (totalled)

 

No, from what I've heard about him, I don't think he goes to parties.

The guy with the 'stache in Unkamort's last two posts is Oscar Kovaleski who Owned the Auto World model car company and I think, maybe, published the old Car Model Magazine in the sixties.

 

Boothill Express...Before and After

 

Ever wonder why they are so hard to come by ?.........

 

few I found on the pc!!

 

spotted at a local show

 

My dad standing by car and his cousin.

At speed!

His latest hot rod.

 

Treasures.