engine and drivetrain Ed "Big Daddy" Roth

[72touring]

Back in 1999, in the middle of the dotcom bubble, I was lucky to be working for a very generous fellow in San Francisco. For my birthday that year, he actually commissioned Ed ”Big Daddy” Roth (he knew that I was a huge fan) to do a portrait featuring my now gone/sold 1972 2002 Targa. It’s interesting to note his very non-2002 engine treatment, as well as the very process of “demonizing/monsterfying” a person (I didn’t recognize myself the first time I viewed the art). Other "interests" featured were mandolin (Ed thought a guitar would be better), and collecting cheap plastic snowdomes (Ed drew an expensive glass one). All in all, a very kind act by a former boss.

I had met Ed a few years earlier at Rat Fink Reunion held annually at Mooneyes in Santa Fe Springs, CA. Here’s a pic of Ed with my now 22-year-old son Jesse. I had always considered Ed to have been a big influence in my deciding to become a graphic designer.

Rest in peace, Ed...

[BeEmVeh2002]

That's just awesome, I've always wanted to see an Ed Roth vesion of a 2002. This made my day. I love Ed Roth and most people who see me wearing Rat Fink T-shirts have told me that I'm not even old enough to know who he is.... that's bullshit, his legend will live on forever in the automotive community. Thank you so much for sharing this post.

-Cyrus

[bmw1602.com]

VERY, VERY, VERY cool...... I wish he was still around do make me a version.......

RIP

[Ray-2002tii]

I grew up in the suburb of Los Angeles (Maywood-Bell) where Ed had his shop. This was the 60's and everything he did was wayyyyy cool. His son was a schoolmate of mine and pretty quiet compared to dad. Some of my friends and I would go to his shop for pinstripeing of our cars and he would charge about $20 for the whole car...the only catch, you took what he wanted, no input on design and colors. One time he was stripeing my friends Jeep and when he was almost finished going all the way around the car with some outrageious design, he noticed the color he was using has changed hue as he mixed it as he went along. He got back to the point where the two joined and he hated it and grabbed a rag and wiped the car clean! And it looked awesome! Told us to come back another day.

Just a fond memory of good times past. Rat Fink forever!!!

[Ray_73Turkis_OH]

I am totally jealous and must confess to my juvenile nature of having built and painted a classic standard RF model a few years ago.

At work we reforcast (RF) our budgets during the year.

Last month I sent our accountant a picture of a Rat Fink with a 3 edited

on the overalls so it was RF3.

Regards,

[visionaut]

Paul,

Simply awesome drawing - thanks for sharing. I've loved Ed Roth's stuff since forever - and had NEVER seen an 02 Rat Fink graphic before. A-MAZ-ZING.

R.I.P. Big Daddy...

Tom

[rover1]

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