This was on our car club board this morning: The Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Orbitron was found last week and now has a new owner. The car was found in Mexico. It was used in a carnival for several years and then as a trash can in front of an adult book store until just last week. The new owner hopes to restore it. "As agent for this endeavor, I will have up dated information to ya all within the next couple of days." http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd151/Roth_Orbitron/
Are you freaking serious?!?!?!?!?! I think that bit of seediness only adds to the car's cool factor, but just the same - WOW!
I've got a green flake steering wheel with that same spoke pattern. I hadn't seen another with that pattern til now. Cool
it's like when pinnochio gets stuck in the land of the lost boys.. smoking cigars and playin pool.. someone bring that poor car home!
Ben: How in the hell can you tell the steering wheel pattern from that pic, I can barley SEE the steering wheel. BB
Original photo... Roth was never much for it... Said it didn't do well at the shows because he covered the shiny new SBC...
The deal went down on it over the last week or so The guy the bought wants to remain anonymous right now, here is a link to the complete set of pics FRITZ http://s223.<wbr>photobucket.<wbr>com/albums/<wbr>dd151/Roth_<wbr>Orbitron
It never ceases to amaze me how in the hell somebody can just discard something like that. Damn, what's next...the Hirohita merc with top cut off and made into a kiddie pool?
I can't believe the tips of the front fenders are still intact! I figure somebody walking by could've cracked those off by bumping into them
Awesome...Totally Awesome!!!! Roth was my idol throughout my childhood and an inspiration ever since.
Unbelievable "find "stories that come to this forum in all types. This is really cool. "Setting in front of a Mexican porn shop" PRICELESS!
a garbage can at a porn shop in mexico???? geez! I wonder what series of events led up to that. coool.
Wow!! How does shit like that happen?! I can't believe some of the things on it are still there after years of neglect!!
Hahaha... he WAS! Wow, that is a crazy cool find. It'd be interesting to hear the story of how it ended up at the carnival, then THERE, in front of a Mexican porn shop! Sounds like it's in good hands.... can't wait to see what they do with it. Malcolm
I cannot believe the valve covers, steering wheel, rims/tires aren't stripped. Park a Civic down there and it's on jacks within minutes.
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a trash can in front of a porn shop........... you couldn't pay me to crawl under that dash and change the heater core!
Perfect chapter in the story of an Ed Roth car. Glad it has been found and will (hopefully) be restored to its former glory.