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“Rat Fink” Ed Roth
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, a counterculture legend who brought snarling monsters and wacky fiberglass road oddities to the mainstream in the late 1950s and 1960s, was a kind of patron saint of hot rods, rock ‘n roll, and Rat Fink. Through stickers, t-shirts, posters, and model kits, his style of thick-lined, “weird” art combined with…
Read MoreHow the Traditional “Rat Rods” Began
Originally a response to the 1950s “Hot Rod,” the term was later given to undriven cars and extremely expensive “customs” or “trailer queens.” The traditional “Rat Rod” began as a homage to the early days of Hot Rodding, when cars were built to the best of the owner’s abilities and intended to be driven. Rat…
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