Ed Roth: the Original Rat Fink May 9, 2007

This event explores the life, times, and creations of designer/ entrepreneur, and car fabricator Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. Roth rose to celebrity status in the car-crazed youth culture of the 1960s, reinventing the custom car aesthetic with wild, fiberglass bodied fantasy hot rods. He amazed car show attendees with vehicles like the Outlaw, the Beatnik Bandit, and Rotar.The archetypal Roth character, Rat Fink, was widely regarded as Mickey Mouse's alter ego.