Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Tribute Thread!

[Street Worm]

One of my kids is a mechanic & he gets me cool, finky stuff from the Matco Tools catalog...

(this thing's huge!)

[Hepcat]

Wow! Neat!

But how is Matco involved with "Big Daddy" Roth, or how do the Roth finks help promote Matco?

[Street Worm]

No idea really, but there's been Fink stuff in their catalog for years, now-
from huge tool boxes to diecast cars & (now) this banner-

Here's a Matco/Rat Fink car he got me a few years ago-

gotta repaint that pink eye one day...

[curseofthewerewolf]

Diggin' that banner!!

I had not checked this thread in quite a while and had not seen weldonmc's awesome work! I wish his photos were larger or not so compressed. I love saving images of well-done kits on my PC since most of them I will probably never do myself. Those are beautiful!

[Scatter]

One of my kids is a mechanic & he gets me cool, finky stuff from the Matco Tools catalog...

(this thing's huge!)

That is WICKED!

[curseofthewerewolf]

I had never found this model website until yesterday. Here's the link to the section with Ed Roth models:

http://www.theclubhouse1.net/museum/modelshumor.htm

LOTS of photos (including many of the same ones from Wendell). My searching did turn up a few larger photos of Wendell's on another blog, but I guess the compressed photos originate from him. Love to see the detail, so I'm glad I found a few larger ones. I see I'll have a lot of other model photos to look through on the other pages!!

[Hepcat]

I had not checked this thread in quite a while and had not seen weldonmc's awesome work!

Weldonmc is an absolute master alright.

I had never found this model website until yesterday. Here's the link to the section with Ed Roth models:

Oh man! So cool! "Look at this custom by Roger Fluhr:

[jimm]

Just found Big Daddys facebook tribute page. Wow, ALOT of cool pics there!!!

[Street Worm]

Cool pic! Must be around the time Big Daddy's Surfite appeared in Beach Blanket Bingo

[horrorhunter]

Just found Big Daddys facebook tribute page. Wow, ALOT of cool pics there!!!

Annette Fullajello! (take that Spell Checker!) 

[Hepcat]

Annette Fullajello! (take that Spell Checker!) 

Was that a popular name for her in your neck of the woods or did you just make that up?

[jimm]

I love how they tool around in some wild show rods in those flix. I recall a bubble top getting a cruise to the drag strip

[Flower]

http://money.cnn.com/gallery/autos/2013/03/01/ed-roth-cars/index.html

[horrorhunter]

Was that a popular name for her in your neck of the woods or did you just make that up?

Some guys I used to game with called her that. Just a silly mispronunciation in the heat of a Champions fight. Those battles would go for hours and a staggering amount of balderdash, tomfoolery, and poppycock would ensue.

[marsattacks666]

No idea really, but there's been Fink stuff in their catalog for years, now-
from huge tool boxes to diecast cars & (now) this banner-

Here's a Matco/Rat Fink car he got me a few years ago-

gotta repaint that pink eye one day...

Target stores use to sell theses Rat Fink cars.