This is Americana at its best! Hot rods, monsters/cars and choppers por vida! Ed Roth was (and remains) a genius! Ed Roth (RIP)

Ed was one of my hero’s at age 13, then later we met and became lifelong friends, I was the auctioneer at the So Cal Rat Fink Reunion for eleven years.It was for the Shriner’s Burn Center for Kids, Ed used to offer me money for gas and lodging ,but I always refused. It was a great personal loss for me when he passed, to see this video made me teary- eyed…

I think this the first time I heard his voice. I put together his Mysterion kit in the 80's and won a trophy for it. Still have some unbuilt kits. And Ive got a great full color RatFink on my leg. If you love this guy - you gotta subscribe to CARtoons magazine !!! YES they are back in print with regular features like The new adventures of RatFink done really well & Nitro Billy & R.I.P. & of course Krass & Bernie !!!!!

@sclogse1

3 жыл бұрын

Who'da thought yellow would look good... I built it too back in the day, then got another kit of it (in the metal box) and remade it. A delicate model! This time finding the right yellow not as easy... and this time, no tv in the kit!

great guy. i have some of his t-shirts from the 60s. RAT FINK FOR PRESIDENT.

Poll: Does that kid still have that drawing?

This is amazing! Not to mention Jeff, I love your films!

@jeffkrulik

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Donny, much appreciated. Just checked out yer werk, incredible stuff! Will keep in touch

Cool interview!

I remember his shop in Maywood, CA

Omg. Had no idea he was still alive. What an icon. All his stuff still looks cool.

@gelmann2

2 жыл бұрын

This was filmed 27 years ago. Big Daddy passed away in 2001

I bought a shirt from Roth in 64 in Detroit when I was 8, I wore it til it fell off. Him and Dutch were American Renaissance men, among some others. Seminal American creator.

We went to the same high school!

I started pinstriping because of him, von dutch and Kafka. I wouldn't be me if they weren't my influences.

Our fearless leader...I've been a Fink since 64'.finks rule the mouse sucks.

@miltwheeler6883

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same "fued" (Roth vs. Mouse) with another striper, I'm Roth, he's Mouse ( he can draw better, but, no one cares...lol)

I love his cars

The greatest of all time 💯

I got the distinct feeling that maybe Ed Roth’s art style was influenced by Tex Avery’s cartoons with the bulging eyes, funny looking teeth, and overall exaggeration.

I would have loved to sit and had a few beers with him.

LOVE ROTH

日本語訳の字幕欲しい😭

Guess the kid gave him 5 bucks

Rat Fink命🙆