Rat Fink Reunion - Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
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- This weeks show travels to Manti Utah for one of the most unusual car shows in America. Bringing together bikers, hot rod fans, weird-o cartoonists, custom car builders, pin stripers, pine wood derby racers, Rat Finks and Mormons. If this sounds to eclectic to be real watch the show, scratch your head and conclude, only in America!
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Ed Roth ( Big Daddy) used to stay at my home when he was showings NY and NJ. He taught me a lot especially about hand brush work.I was very shocked to hear of his passing years ago. We talked about a lot of personal things between us. I was already a pinstriper and he was impressed with my work which was a surprise to me coming from the very best. He work at Knocks Bury farm as a sign painter before he relocated to Utah. Soft spoken gentleman with genuines Gift from God. He gave me a model of his bubble top car and I am blessed to have pictures of the Two of us together. He was a genius in design and had patience more than anyone I have ever known.
Roth and Von Dutch are absolutely legends in the Custom Car culture
And boy were they a couple of characters. Fun Dutch was well he was let’s just say a character. He had an elaborate story about how he came up with the idea to pinstripe hot rods. I should put it to tape some time
I couldn't agree more because Von Dutch and Ed " Big Daddy" Roth inspired one another. Von Dutch actually, was the father of Pinstriping but no one knew this until " Big Daddy " brought Von Dutch to the national media.
I had all the Rat Fink Trading Cards Loved all the Big Daddy, George Barrios & Dean Jeffries Cars. My first Magazine subscription was Rod & Custom. Everyone else got Hot Rod. Not me. Cheers. Glad it’s still alive.
When I was around 8 years old, I built a "Rat Fink" Revelle Model. It was Magical for me. Boy ...I wish I had that model today.
Actually, I have one that Ed " Big Daddy " gave to me when were doing shows together " The Outlaw" named that because his original name for that car was Excalibur. The name was changed to "The Outlaw" because many people wouldn't bring their cars to the show because, his concepts were light years ahead! Funny, I had the same experience showing my 3 wheeler called "Carisma" 35 years before Elizabeth Taylor used the name for her perfume. Anyway my bike which was built out of junk and reworked extensively by the grace of God to glorify his name. I realize that I competed against like Les Dunham who built all the cars for the " Super Fly " for the movies and others which makes me feel like I am bragging but honestly I am a moron! Ok, I provided the hands and God sends a spirit to guide me. God willing I will be out there again but again, this isn't about me. Ed Roth who truly was a gift from God, and he would be the first to agree with me.
Thanks for sharing
Welcome!!
Spectacular job Brother thank you for sharing your adventure hello from Detroit Michigan brother
Great video , thank You !
Thanks for watching
This is INSANELY popular in Okinawa Japan. The shirts go for around $50 or more. The statues, about a foot tall are upwards of hundreds of dollars. It's in all the tattoo shops and such. Mangasuka is a store that sells collectables and clothes they have a lot of the statues and toys. I bought a shirt the other day. I never knew anything about it until I moved here.
As kids, Karen and I both were Rat Fink fans! Our friends we’re all Rat Fink fans! I always wanted to wear my Rat Fink shirts to school, but they were forbidden. But I read the magazines and collected all of the figures. And had a real hero worship growing with Ed Roth! Certainly never thought I would get to know him. And Karen’s friend ended up, marrying him!
I actually found this because of a childhood tv show that paid homage to ed roths work. It was called Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (episode name- Hog Wild). I loved the style and have been trying to find out what it was they were referring to. I am now trying to emulate his art style in my sketchbook. What a fun way to make art! I hope one day to attend the reunion of rat fink... but i live so far away in massachusetts haha
The Powerpuff Girls had mega references to Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.
The Gangreen Gang themselves are heavily inspired by Rat Fink (heck, Grubber looks like a human hunchback version of Rat Fink), and in one of the worst episodes "Girls Gone Mild", the Dukes of Doom look like enemies/enemies of Rat Fink.
I found it because I watched a Dennis Gage video on the DreamTruck that almost all the big customizers had a part in creating except VonDutch and Ed Roth so I was thinking about Ed Roth and I remembered another video you did and I watched a while ago so I thought I’d watch it again but realized this was another one you did so I watched it as I enjoy the way you do your channel
We always do the Rat Fink. It’s back this June. If we can get the vaccine we will be there.
1:25 so good he dont even have to watch what he is doing
+keensweep I can't even write my name. These guys!!!!
When I went to Manti , it was for Ed’s funeral, where me ,Magoo, Bob Spina, Bobbo Dun all pinstriped Ed’s coffin, the saddest thing I’ve ever done. On Oct.17 th the History channel will air “Fully Torqued” about the restoration of VonDutch’s bus.
Is this the same Bob Spina who is know for Top Fuel Harley Davison RACING?
Ed " Big Daddy " Roths and I gravitated together because we were pinstripes. Bob Spina was a friend who many years ago raced me on the street and beat me. I was not a happy camper because, Bob's comments were, " My bike was a bag of Shi. So, I had taken my bike reworked my motor to 91 inches was so many motor changes with the help of Jerry Branch" who explained that the headwork I did to my knuckle head motor, out flowed a reworked shovel head! This bag shi. Ran the oil through the frame and the gas tank was used the seat. 40 years later Harley Davison thought it was their original idea. Interesting? My bike was 9' feet 7 inches long and about the same height as a pro stock of today. I called Bob Spina up and said " hey Bob, let's race again" funny, for some strange reason he heard about my bike and refused! Bob never realized that I was the one who welded up all his transmissions from his racing top fuel days through Eastern Motorcycle. Bob is my friend and I hope to see him again at the track, God Willing. Small world 🌎
9:12 into film...My old all original VW Bus gray & White in color at the far end of that line up...1967 13 window deluxe walk thru " Eve" ...Now lives in Austria sadly it's been restored...
2:54 in RIP Frank Magoo was great talking with you at this reunion.....
He’s gone? Didn’t know..
I was surfing around & found this British guy who built a car not unlike Big Daddy hisself. so I looked up Ed Roth & found you. Good stuff from my youth. I still have the model of the cherry bomb & orange hauler that was from Barris. A lil piece of my youth. And the best pinewood derby car I ever built I hand carved with a dremel to look like a Jordan BRM F1 from '65.
You are fortunate to have a piece of what I believe to be the greatest Artst', Designer and Mechanical Systems Design Engineer like yours truly but, I am on a miniscule scale mainly because, I worked alone but, by the grace of God which my friend Ed " Big Daddy " Roth was truly blessed abundtly! His body of work still blows my mind even to this day! He and I worked for the same number of years creating different concepts on different coasts, Ed in the west and my stuff in the East. I wished I had the mind set to visit him in the late sixtys and early seventys when I was painting for Denvers Custom Choppers and changed the way paint was done in Southern California. I wasn't smart enough to visit him because his design shop and creations, wasn't so far from where he was creating so many of things, that were, and are so far ahead of the curve. Ed was, and still is a Giant in Creativity. Because I am a little neieve with no ego because, what ever I did or have created in that time period always makes me wonder what was I doing? while Ed's work was blowing away the competition. He was a giant whale, while I little was a guppy, in the land of original and futuristic concepts. I remember when staying at my home in LI, NY Ed was always up and dressed drawing cartoons early in the morning when I came down from the second floor where I slept, he was always so appreciative and one of the kindest Gentlemen I was blessed to be associated with. Ed, gave me the model or the Original Outlaw Car models and is one of my prized and extremely greatest things that he gave to me also being blessed to be in company. Things he showed me about lettering and how to due my floor in my 1936 Ford, Blown and Injected Hemi that I was building for the ISCA show circuit because, i was the National Show winner from 1968 until 1972 with my 3 wheel motorcycle competing against cars and motorcycles that never lost in competition until i was blessed to build my 3 wheeler thats still on TH-cam. My next brilliant plan was to back up my winning career with this car but, I failed to mention that to Ed. I never told him that I had all of his little magazines that he produced. He has inspired me and showed me very special ways of doing things. I truly love and miss this genius and I thank God for his decision to turn to "Jesus Christ" two years before God, wanted this genius to make things in heaven 🙏
Is this where I go to cast my vote for Rat Fink for President? At this point what do we have to loose sweet Jesus.
Best way to improve the president is turn off the tv and Facebook. Watch toy man television instead. Smile.
Thanks for the vid! I live in the Manti area, and attend the Rat Fink Reunion and car show every year! Great video! :D
Thanks! I love it down there, my brother has been moving to Spring City for like 5 years, he's there about half the time now. And I was planning on moving there as well, but don't think I will be able to at this point. But I did buy a house there, and actually slept in it for the first time during the Rat Fink Reunion. FUN
Little did they know that this one comment would change their entire lives
@@Ducktape500 wym?
@@tapia1878 they met each other there, and later got married
Great video
Thanks!o
Thanks for sharing. So fun to see how ed Roth balanced financial necessities and pursuing his highest excitement.
Ed was in interesting guy! Hard at work screwing around 24-7. A legend.
Ed " Big Daddy" Roth never had taken the time to screw around! People who are gifted with such creative genius don't know the meaning of screwing around. I knew him personally and spent much time with him, and he was a kind, passionate professional way ahead of his time!
👍 😎 loved it all, gonna have to get down there!
We will be there in the Blue Mustang this year.
I've got a Rat Fink on my shelf right now.
The main reason that I don’t attend my friends Rat Fink Reunion is Manti doesn’t have crap for lodging,or at least it didn’t during Ed’s funeral …
Yup. We stay in mount Pleasant. Horseshoe mountain lodge. Filled up weeks early though
Just saw this. Very cool!
We have so much fun there. We met there!
my effie 56 f100 is in the background at 9:43 behind the 572 v8 trike.
I had no idea there was a Rat Fink reunion! I HAVE to make this next year! Look at my channel and watch 2010 Rocket III touring custom mods and see my Ed Roth inspired fake blower. I hope to come visit the pinstripe artists and get some cool artwork on her!
Right, Check ratfink.com. And for some fun, build a rat pinewood derby car! They have a class for looks and one for speed. They all race, but a big Rat Fink sticking out tends to slow things down a bit. And bring a custom. But mostly bring yourself!
Did you see this years show? Ed "BIg Daddy" Roth and the Rat Fink Reunion 2014
I like to go to reunions with people I never met
This is awesome, good stuff.
Shame no physical reunion this year but it’s looking like the virtual online car show is going to be fun! We have entered two cars both mustangs.
At 9:13 or so...down at the end of the line up of VW buses is mine...67 white bumper...gone to Austria now...Mark W
There’s always been a good deal of beetles and associated cousins there! I’ve always been a huge fan of the Carmen Ghia. Or car man. Or Karman.
awesome narrating.
Thanks! I love the Rat Fink Reunion. Did you watch the other 2 "fink" videos? Joy Ride flat out and this years reunion. Always FUN
Excellent !
found looking for rat fink art, nice video!
You never know what you you may find on a Fink hunt!!! Did you see the other Rat fink videos? th-cam.com/video/U4uIXZYLWgE/w-d-xo.html
Toy Man Television I did not, thanks for the link.
This Is Awsome!
But I'd like to see more cartooning than motorcycles
But it's cool to hear how big daddy got into cartooning
+Spastic pug Hi Missed your post. But HI!!!
COOL. Did you see my beat up 67 Mustang? Anyway, are you going this year?
They should’ve made a cartoon
They did! Didn’t go well….
@@ToyManTelevision do you have a link.. I can’t find it
Who did The Music for this Story.... Soundin Good !!
I buy the music from a company called smart sound and they buy it from the various musical groups. I really have no idea where they get it so I don’t know who these groups are for the most part. A few of them to have the name of the composer or musician on them but for the most part it’s just music from the library with no name. But it’s a really neat library.
I buy the music from a company called smart sound and they buy it from the various musical groups. I really have no idea where they get it so I don’t know who these groups are for the most part. A few of them to have the name of the composer or musician on them but for the most part it’s just music from the library with no name. But it’s a really neat library.
@@ToyManTelevision Hello Ed.... I've heard the guitar work before on a site called Old Blue Web Designs Cultivating U.S.Navy Veitnam Vets War Stories ...... Good Stuff.... But Now I can't Find It.... Gone It Is
The same Band did several Good Surf Guitar Song's.... could never isolate who they were !
I remember in the 80's Your Dad was doing up these Decal Collection Packages... Kool-Stuff
Egxamples =====>> Too Hip Gotta Go
=====>> Gimmee That Rebel Yell
======>> No Fat Chick's
======>> Turn Blue !!
Is there any chance you could resurrect those Decal Packages ??..... They were The Baddest and They Were Ed Roth !!
Also remember your Dad's Cars being at the last Throws of the William Harrah's Collection in the early 80's
Also got into the Jim Brukor Collection when It was In the Citrus Barns at his property in Santa Paula....
There was an Ed Roth car or two there as well as memoribilia!
Ed Roth came to A HotRod Show in Vancouver, Canada...... We did not get to see him there as of he was ill.
Every kid in my era knew who he was..... We built his Models and were inspired to trend our own stuff as well.
Are your Paint Product's advertised in your You-Tube Videos still Available ?
Does The California CruiserTrike still Exist with the Ford 351 W Small Block.. Is anybody Reverse Engineering the chassis and Fiberglas Bodie's for them?
Much Appreciated for the return Reply..........steve.rg3500@gmail.com
I never understood the ratfink thing. I mean i respect his work as an artist and that craftmanship also that he had an impact on the scene. but I never got it and I dont know why people do..
Well… it’s something you like or not. A huge green rat with very bad teeth and flies. Anti hero? Just odd fun.
Wonder what the locals think of this
Is that a helmet in the passenger seat? I never built a Rat-Fink car though I remember trying to draw them because drawing was my thing. But I was more of a technical draftsman. I do know an artist in my small town that claims to have some Rat Fink history as an artist. I'll show him this video.
Yup! Very old helmet. Well 1960s old. This is a great car show! Still scheduled for this year but who knows? Weird days.
@@ToyManTelevision We had our car show just before everything shut down. My neighbor has a RED 55 T-bird convertible. It's a driver, so not super pretty, but it's attractive
Brad Taylor gotta love a 55 have you seen the shows on Mc brides junk yard? Wow. What a 55. Almost never driven. Original tires and battery.
@@ToyManTelevision Guess I will have to figure out how to post a picture to my page. I made this page to make videos of riding for a rider friend that was restricted from riding because of health. Before I could set it up, he had a sudden heart attack and passed. But have yet to post a single video.
Looks like she's reading off of
cue cards. That seems kind of
strange. If she was married to him,
she should have known what he did.
Just saying.....been a fan since my
childhood and would have been more excited about it than she is.
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hello , i wonder if i could upload this video to my page on facebook , i will do the credit:toy man televizion. thanks!
Sure! Just use the share link on the You Tube page.
Magoo has some awesome teeth. Probably not original , but it's good to see.
+GodlessMartyr666 But he is original. 100%. Unless you figure in the teeth.
I was just over there documenting his grave
Thanks. Anniversary of his passing.... he was a character. As were his creatures
There is a Thai subtitle hahaha
There is?
I spy with my little eye Mormon Jesus
The Mormon Jesus isn’t that far removed from everybody else’s. No the Mormon God by contrast is a completely other animal!
I shared this as a sort of joke, because of el-Baghdadi's suicide and Al Sharpton's mispronunciation of his name repeatedly. So I tweeted that it's a shame El Big Daddy Roth blew himself up. =D
Funny. 🚀😊
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