Ed Roth | |
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![]() Roth in 1987 | |
Born | March 4, 1932 |
Died | April 4, 2001 Manti, Utah, U.S. | (aged 69)
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.