Ed Roth's '53 Vette

[Marc Weller]

  I'm probably not going to finish anything new anytime soon so I thought I'd dig into my showcase and dust off some oldies. I became friendly with Ed Roth in the early '80's when I was living in San Pedro and he was in nearby Cerritos. How I came to know Ed is a long story which I'll omit for the sake of brevity but, long story short, Ed was invited to the NNL Western Nationals in '85, I had moved to Oakland, and he and his wife were my houseguests for the weekend. We made these plans well in advance of the date so I had plenty of time to finish a Roth themed model in honor of his visit. So anyway, '53 Vette meets Beatnik Bandit. Interior, engine, wheels, and the iconic bubble top. I scanned an old Roth ad and printed it onto clear decal material. Pretty high tech for '85. I think I used a Xerox copier since I didn't have a computer or printer until '88. The paint is a Floquil Crystal Coat under Tamiya clear yellow. Still a bitchin' little model after all of these years IMHO. I just wish Ed were still around. RIP.

 

 

Edited December 5, 2016 by Marc Weller

[Ace-Garageguy]

Great model to go with a great story.   

[Bernard Kron]

Yes it still is a bitchin' little model after all these years. Betcha Ed thought so too!

[bondo bill]

neat

[Phildaupho]

Ditto on great story and very cool model. Thanks for posting this one.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Cool. Definitely looks like something Roth would have done.

[Scott Colmer]

I remember that one. It still holds up very nicely! Any significance to the SAM plate?

[Chuck Most]

Cool story and an even cooler model! Has the look of one of Big Daddy's creations. 

[Marc Weller]

[Marc Weller]

none that I can recall

[DrKerry]

Now that is both a kool story and a very kool little build!!!!!!! Totally Koolsville!!!!!!!

Your right on the fact Ed is missed!!!!! Such a great innovator and builder!!!!!!!!!!

[PARTSMARTY]

Very very cool !!!