Ed Roth

Ed Roth
Roth in 1987
Born	March 4, 1932 (1932-03-04) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Died	April 4, 2001(2001-04-04) (aged 69) Manti, Utah, U.S.
Education	Self-educated
Known for	Hot rod art, customizing and pinstriping
Notable work	Rat Fink, among others
Movement	Kustom Kulture

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (March 4, 1932 – April 4, 2001) was an American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper and custom car designer and builder who created the hot rod icon Rat Fink and other characters. Roth was a key figure in Southern California's Kustom Kulture and hot rod movement of the late 1950s and 1960s.