RIP Roth

7 years ago today we lost Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth. RIP Ed. As a small tribute to a great man, here's my three favourite facts about him, in no particular order.

1. The now-legendary 'Big Daddy' moniker was given to him by Publicity Head for Revell at the time, Henry Blankfort.
2. H fronted a band, called Mr Gasser & The Weirdos. Ed was Mr gasser, naturally
   
3. In 2001, just before his death, Ed was working on an "innovative hot rod project involving a compact car, planned as a radical departure from the dominant tuner performance modification style."

Thank modern-compact-as-a-hot-rod thing got me pretty excited - if anyone could make something modern into a REAL hot rod, it'd be Ed. One more fact? Alright then...in his last few years, Ed had his ex-directory phone number listed again, and encouraged fans to call him and chat cars. What a gent.

JB