Thanks for taking my mind off my troubles for awhile, with these great visions of the old days. Hard to believe that Rat Fink lives on into the new millennium!? Even got to show my gearhead middle son that later model 409 Impala...
This was more then a tiny morsel of a reunion, this time. Enjoyed every bit of it. Living through the days of Rat Fink, back in the day, it reminded me of those, now, collectable models and how we would take a can of gold spray paint or what ever we had on hand and spray the completed models because we were also a couple of klutz's and got gluey fingerprints on the plastic, Some buds would really get into the total details and really did a great job. Great job, Toy Man.
HI!! We love this show. The last few shows are over 20 min. Lots of work!!! This weeks is the longest yet. ARUG. But it's great. Check it out Sunday. Really FUN.
I remember seeing Ed painting up a window on Main street Manti for a sandwich shop next to an Auto parts shop...I stopped and watched him for a bit across the street I just could not believe it was him there in that small Utah town my parents had moved to years ago . My parents had bought a home down near Main st on 3 rd North years before Ed Roth bought up at the other end of 3 rd north in his big home...The home and shop he gave me a tour of was his first home on the south end of town...His 2 nd home was north of that several block I would drive by there now and then a see him out back by his little shop/garage working on anything..one time is was a new design for a outhouse for the Forest Service..the man stayed busy....then the big yard and home on 3 rd north..
"A major award." "You'll shoot your eye out!" It was nice to see the "Bug eye" Sprite next to the Corvette. The first "T" bucket had a "Nail head". Don't see too many of those around these days unless it's Tommy Ivo's four-engine dragster. Great video!
Great video! I was at the Rat Fink Reunion this year, and I've been going since 2013 as one of the artists. This year's was especially fun. MAZOOMA!! ~Phoenyx
Toy Man Television will do! I will also try to find you next year to say hello! Otherwise I can be found in the Mosh Pit at the house with Coop, Magoo, Mitch and James. If you saw Ilene's Rat Fink necklace this year I'm the one who made it.
RAT FINK FOR LIFE! Oh, I had some of those Tee shirts. I met Big Daddy at the Carst of Stars place in Buena Park, Ca. I walked in and there he was. I was wearing a Rat Fink shirt and he signed it. I wore it until the holes in it took up more space than the material. I built all the models too. Have I said RAT FINK FOR LIFE yet?
HI!! yes Ed was working at Knotts and one of the other guys there got the gig fixing up the cars at Cars of the Stars. So Ed started hanging out there too. They have a "museum" of Ed's signs he painted for Knotts there but not open to the public. Trying to get in... After that Ed joined the Mormon faith and moved to Manti Utah where we met him.
Toy Man, I agree! You and "Kay!" Err… I mean Karyn, always do a marvelous job with the videos! Plus: Another Fabulous Rat Fink Reunion! Love the Stang! By the way, “After eating the ship, the sea monster needed an Alka-Seltzer. He said, 'I can't believe I ate the hull thing.'” Cheers, guys!
Ah man, listening to you talk about Rat Fink really brought back my school days. I can remember drawing him covertly in class only to have it confiscated by the teacher moments as I neared perfection. HA! Soooo many memories: CARtoon magazine, the great model kits, the 1 in. Rat Finks we carried around in our pockets and of course the cards. When I learned of Big Daddy's passing I wrote his wife and shared just how much he meant to me as a kid and now, got a beautiful letter in return., Do you remember WEIRDOES? plastic figures about 6 in. high of just weird, goofy looking characters scuba diving, weight lifting, driving? I'm sure they derived from Big Daddy Roths original idea. Y'all take care.
In this weeks show, if you look close, in Garagemahall in the "loft" you will see ALL of the Weird oh models. As kits. And a bunch of Rat Finks too. LOVE THEM ALL!! BUt Finks are better I think.
Thanks for the info. on Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, I've often wondered what happened to him, I knew of him through my dad who was a pen striper back in the days when touring cars and Model A's had pen stripes.
So I went over to comment and we ended up watching the whole thing. Again. For like the 100th time. Just too fun not to. Its a great 68!!!!!!!! (we have a cool 67, working on that)
I believe that I sat across from you and Karen on a train from LA's Union Station to Denver. You and Karen were volunteering at the RR Museum in Golden... Karen gave me a sandwich on the train. BTW: I met Ed Roth several times throughout my life... brother was a hot rodder.
Worked with "Big Daddy" Ed Roth for several years in Buena Park, CA at the Cars of Stars Movie Auto Museum. Had an old 1963 Mercury Comet Tudor sedan. He cut the rear fins and lowered them and turned them horizontal, smoothed and tapered them into horizontal Rear Fins with the tail lights un modified. He Christened the High Gloss red car Gold Leafed "Komet - Kazi" outlined in black. Got a lot of tickets from the local constabulary. Even was sequestered at a mental health facility, due to the CA-HP officer thinking it said Kamikaze! Thought I was going to or wanted to contemplate, and or wanted to commit suicide. Do not recall what happened to the vehicle. It has been many, many years agp.
That was one of my favorite museums of all times. They had some great movie props there. Also the adjoining museum plains of fame which eventually moved to the orange county airport. But that was an absolutely fabulous museum. Yes Ed had some interesting history at that time, ultimately leading to his joining the Mormon church and leaving California.
Wish I could have taken my Mysterion clone to that meet. Would like Ilene to see it in person. Alas, I have a day job that keeps me pretty busy (in the People's Republik of Kalifornia - a fair piece from Manti) and don't have an enclosed trailer to haul it around.
Okee dokee. Might be running by then. I hate starting new engines but running out of excuses for this one. Will try starting it this week end. Whole purpose for building the clone is to see it driving. Don't care what happens to it after that.
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Thanks for taking my mind off my troubles for awhile, with these great visions of the old days. Hard to believe that Rat Fink lives on into the new millennium!? Even got to show my gearhead middle son that later model 409 Impala...
We do LOVE Impala. I had a 59 in 69. Hated it. SURE LOVE TO GET IT BACK. At the time I wanted a Mustang. Bagged a 67 in 69. COOOOLLLL.
This was more then a tiny morsel of a reunion, this time. Enjoyed every bit of it. Living through the days of Rat Fink, back in the day, it reminded me of those, now, collectable models and how we would take a can of gold spray paint or what ever we had on hand and spray the completed models because we were also a couple of klutz's and got gluey fingerprints on the plastic, Some buds would really get into the total details and really did a great job. Great job, Toy Man.
HI!! We love this show. The last few shows are over 20 min. Lots of work!!! This weeks is the longest yet. ARUG. But it's great. Check it out Sunday. Really FUN.
That was a special treat, Big Daddy Ed Roth a legend May his memory live on Thank You folks for a truly classic episode of TMT
Super! Thanks for the spotlight at 6:33, wish I would have caught ya to chat with ya some! hopefully see you next year! Cheers!
Loved the antenna.
I remember seeing Ed painting up a window on Main street Manti for a sandwich shop next to an Auto parts shop...I stopped and watched him for a bit across the street I just could not believe it was him there in that small Utah town my parents had moved to years ago . My parents had bought a home down near Main st on 3 rd North years before Ed Roth bought up at the other end of 3 rd north in his big home...The home and shop he gave me a tour of was his first home on the south end of town...His 2 nd home was north of that several block I would drive by there now and then a see him out back by his little shop/garage working on anything..one time is was a new design for a outhouse for the Forest Service..the man stayed busy....then the big yard and home on 3 rd north..
Hi. Yup he was up for most of anything. Loved painting signs. Did that at Knots Berry Farm for a couple of years before moving to Manti.
Brilliant Mate!! You and "K" always do an Awesome job with the "Big Daddy" video!!☺
Hi back at you. When we find our way back there we want to do a show on your screwing around!!
"A major award." "You'll shoot your eye out!" It was nice to see the "Bug eye" Sprite next to the Corvette. The first "T" bucket had a "Nail head". Don't see too many of those around these days unless it's Tommy Ivo's four-engine dragster. Great video!
Tommy Ivo!! I built like 3 models of that rod. Blew my mind!!! Still does. Hum, shoot your bug eye out?
Toy Man Television
Awesome camera work
Rat Fink again in 2 weeks. Except not. Not exactly. On line this year. Took some of our car photos today for the virtual car show. 2020.
Cool reunion. Stick on pin stripes are so naff, but the hand painted variety are so skillful and cool
True. The stick on do make good masking on models. Bout all.
Great video! I was at the Rat Fink Reunion this year, and I've been going since 2013 as one of the artists. This year's was especially fun. MAZOOMA!!
~Phoenyx
We look forward to it every year!!! Do share with you fellow Finkersters!
Toy Man Television will do! I will also try to find you next year to say hello! Otherwise I can be found in the Mosh Pit at the house with Coop, Magoo, Mitch and James. If you saw Ilene's Rat Fink necklace this year I'm the one who made it.
Great reuionion, thanks for sharing.
Kool video, I remember rat fink as a child that got me into hot rods fast cars and bike,
Cartoon magazine too (and Mad) But car Toons Mag made me need a piston just to have laying on the floor.
Another awesome video! I've heard of Rat Fink by name, but I've never seen him until you mentioned him in one of your videos. :)
Love the Fink!! (You may pop up in next Wednesdays show)
RAT FINK FOR LIFE! Oh, I had some of those Tee shirts. I met Big Daddy at the Carst of Stars place in Buena Park, Ca. I walked in and there he was. I was wearing a Rat Fink shirt and he signed it. I wore it until the holes in it took up more space than the material. I built all the models too. Have I said RAT FINK FOR LIFE yet?
HI!! yes Ed was working at Knotts and one of the other guys there got the gig fixing up the cars at Cars of the Stars. So Ed started hanging out there too. They have a "museum" of Ed's signs he painted for Knotts there but not open to the public. Trying to get in... After that Ed joined the Mormon faith and moved to Manti Utah where we met him.
thanks great show
No trains, but cars are great too. Back to trains this week.
Toy Man, I agree! You and "Kay!" Err… I mean Karyn, always do a marvelous job with the videos! Plus: Another Fabulous Rat Fink Reunion! Love the Stang!
By the way, “After eating the ship, the sea monster needed an Alka-Seltzer. He said, 'I can't believe I ate the hull thing.'”
Cheers, guys!
OMG. (love it) OK, let me try... Werewolf... There wolf.. Where? There, see the monster? Sea Monster? NO see monster? ARUG!!!
Haha! That was humorous! Well, I told my father, that my ambition is to drive an army tank, and he said, 'I won't stand in your way'.
Never eat beans if you are in armor. Or you end up with a gas tank.
Awesome! That was funny!! :-))
As you well know, Jack sold a cow for some beans, came home to his mother, and spilled the beans.
Never mix bbs wit beans. Someone will get shot.
Nice video. Thumbs up. Subscribed also. Excited to watch more.
This years is here on the edit bench. With Ed telling how and why he built the first V8 Trike!!
this will be my 7th trip to the Reunion. Gets better every year
Going to miss it this year. DARN.
Don't forget Robert Williams who worked for Big Daddy. Robert did a lot of illustrations for Ed.
Ed Roth owned 3 different homes in Manti over his years there...
Yup. And after marrying Ilean he kept the one and lived in her house. Keeping his shop at the other.
Ah man, listening to you talk about Rat Fink really brought back my school days. I can remember drawing him covertly in class only to have it confiscated by the teacher moments as I neared perfection. HA!
Soooo many memories: CARtoon magazine, the great model kits, the 1 in. Rat Finks we carried around in our pockets and of course the cards.
When I learned of Big Daddy's passing I wrote his wife and shared just how much he meant to me as a kid and now, got a beautiful letter in return.,
Do you remember WEIRDOES? plastic figures about 6 in. high of just weird, goofy looking characters scuba diving, weight lifting, driving? I'm sure they derived from Big Daddy Roths original idea.
Y'all take care.
In this weeks show, if you look close, in Garagemahall in the "loft" you will see ALL of the Weird oh models. As kits. And a bunch of Rat Finks too. LOVE THEM ALL!! BUt Finks are better I think.
Toy Man Television Strongly agree!!!
Thanks for the info. on Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, I've often wondered what happened to him, I knew of him through my dad who was a pen striper back in the days when touring cars and Model A's had pen stripes.
Quite a guy. Neve would have thought he would become a Mormon. BUT it all worked well for him. Great guy!
awsome 68'- ... thx!!!!!!!!
So I went over to comment and we ended up watching the whole thing. Again. For like the 100th time. Just too fun not to. Its a great 68!!!!!!!! (we have a cool 67, working on that)
I believe that I sat across from you and Karen on a train from LA's Union Station to Denver. You and Karen were volunteering at the RR Museum in Golden... Karen gave me a sandwich on the train. BTW: I met Ed Roth several times throughout my life... brother was a hot rodder.
Worked with "Big Daddy" Ed Roth for several years in Buena Park, CA at the Cars of Stars Movie Auto Museum. Had an old 1963 Mercury Comet Tudor sedan. He cut the rear fins and lowered them and turned them horizontal, smoothed and tapered them into horizontal Rear Fins with the tail lights un modified. He Christened the High Gloss red car Gold Leafed "Komet - Kazi" outlined in black. Got a lot of tickets from the local constabulary. Even was sequestered at a mental health facility, due to the CA-HP officer thinking it said Kamikaze! Thought I was going to or wanted to contemplate, and or wanted to commit suicide. Do not recall what happened to the vehicle. It has been many, many years agp.
That was one of my favorite museums of all times. They had some great movie props there. Also the adjoining museum plains of fame which eventually moved to the orange county airport. But that was an absolutely fabulous museum. Yes Ed had some interesting history at that time, ultimately leading to his joining the Mormon church and leaving California.
Wish I could have taken my Mysterion clone to that meet. Would like Ilene to see it in person. Alas, I have a day job that keeps me pretty busy (in the People's Republik of Kalifornia - a fair piece from Manti) and don't have an enclosed trailer to haul it around.
WE NEED TO SEE IT!!! Off to Chicago this week but planning a Cal trip SOON. Stay in touch NEED TO SEE IT!!!!!!!
Okee dokee. Might be running by then. I hate starting new engines but running out of excuses for this one. Will try starting it this week end. Whole purpose for building the clone is to see it driving. Don't care what happens to it after that.
Let us know. We will come.
hahahahahahaha had one
Oh the RAT!!!!!
Wait what wooooooooooooohoooooooooo sorry I like the rat fink
Noah The hot rod is too. Big daddy and his side kick.
I think you just got this guy to go full drive hot Rodin time yaaaaahhhhh!
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