Today is the anniversary of the the passing of Ed Roth. It reminded me of some stories our very own Carson Lev had about Ed being a father figure and a huge influence in his life. Some really great stuff... https://roundsixpod.com/2018/05/25/episode-eleven-carson-lev/
I talked to Ed several times at various outings. I really got to know him after he moved to Utah. I found out that beneath that showman, P. T. BARNUM, and mister Bluster veneer was one of the most brilliant men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. His brain operated at a level far above the average person. This man self taught himself so many things and he was always on a quest to learn ever more. I found his knowledge of computers incredible. Few people were invited into the non public Ed Roth world. My late friend Tex Smith and I discussed Ed a few times and ce to the conclusion that the Ed Roth the public saw was a few feet thick, but the private mind of Ed ran several miles deep. I was quite upset about his death and wished I had taken even more time to immerse myself in his wisdom and insights. I am glad for what I got, but there was so much more to glean. I can close my eyes and picture Ed picking Aristotle's and Di Vinci's brains in the next life. RIP Ed, you left us too soon.
Ed’s anniversary alright! Remember lots of them. One memory etched in my mind was I bought a pile called rotar from Tom Monaghan who owned dominos pizza and when it was delivered in the auto transport it literally slid off the ramp in a hundred pieces. Front wheel broken off, one back wheel was broken and body cut off as it was too wide to get in the transport, wings dangling, made a new bubble and ring as it was broken, spend months with razor blade scrapping the old shot paint off it down to base, ground out maybe a mile of stress cracks and reglassed , glasses floors back to body, Glassed broken pieces back together, chromed what little there was, redid the seat with its now red white and blue metal flake material, made new lenses front and rear in my oven for the curves, blocked a little and mixed simigloss black and silver flake as the date for the first Kustom kulture show in laguna beach was fast approaching so no time for a original style paint job, mind you two years of busting my butt to restore, it squeaked in the doors, kinda as rotar is so wide they had to take the doors off to get it in, it’s all set up with spot lights with gleaming flake aglow, Ed walks it and looks at it and says “you are going to paint it aren’t you?” After show I sold it as I had enough fun to get it to that point!
https://money.cnn.com/gallery/autos/2013/03/01/ed-roth-cars/3.html https://www.galpinford.com/newsroom-this-dealers-car-collection-might-surprise-you/ ...maybe...
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