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    Posted: 29-Aug-2012 at 19:03

Following on from the thread on the coolest looking production cars, let's have a look at some of the wildest customisations out there. This is Ed Roth's 1961 Beatnik Bandit which was steered with a joystick
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Holy microcars Batman!
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Holy microcars Batman!


Spare for the real one - fits in the trunk.  Tongue
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Ed "Big Daddy"Roth, may he rest in peace.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roth's Boot Hill Express.  He used an 1850's hearse for this one.  Roth's studio was called "Rat Fink Productions".  He had an inexplicable hatred for anything Disney, so he created characters that were as anti Disney as he could get.  I tried to post the Rat Fink Logo, but it was too big and I have no clue how to re-size it.
 
When I was in HS, 60-65, Custom Rod Shows were a very big thing.  Big Daddy was at all of the Big ones, as was his competitor, "The Mouse".  I was unable to find any shots of his work.
 
 
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Sam Barris' Mercury, the original lead sled
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I'm not a big fan of the rat-look, but it can look good on the right vehicle, especially a pickup or pre-war coupe
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New mustang customised to resemble Steve McQueen's car in Bullitt
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Nudie Cohn's car, customised with horns, horseshoes, silver dollars, and engraved leather
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Batmobile auctioned for $4 million
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