Ed Roth: diferenças entre revisões

In the mid 1960s Roth began customizing motorcycles. Mainstream motorcycle magazines refused to run his articles and ads, so he started his own publication called ''Choppers'', which featured articles on extending forks, custom sissy bars, etc. It was a small, black and white publication that ran from 1967 to 1970, and was the first magazine ever to exclusively feature custom motorcycles, or [[Chopper (motorcycle)|choppers]].<ref>{{Citation |url=http://edroth.blogspot.com/2009/05/ed-big-daddy-roths-chopper-magazine.html|acessodata=2011-05-04 }}</ref> Roth also built the first known VW powered trike.<ref name="amazon.com">{{Citation |url= http://www.amazon.com/dp/1934709670|título=Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, His Life, Times, Cars, and Art by Pat Ganahl, CarTech Books|acessodata=2011-05-04 }}</ref> Roth built many trikes for himself and others including Candy Wagon, California Cruiser, Secret Weapon, Rubber Ducky and The Great Speckled Bird.<ref name="amazon.com"/>

 

 

From 1970 to 1975 worked for Brucker's Movie World and their "Cars of the Stars" display. Brucker said that Roth was a very loyal guy and a very hard worker, even though he wasn't making much money. Brucker said that when building something, Roth had a natural knack for seeing how things fit together — he would build something in a few days which would take other guys a couple of weeks. Although Roth was a laid-back, amiable guy, Brucker also remembers that Roth was a hell of a fighter and if anyone came through the museum causing trouble, Roth would put them in line. He was fearless.<ref name= Ganahl136 >{{citar livro|autor =Pat Ganahl|título=Ed "Big Daddy" Roth: His Life, Times, Cars, and Art|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MYY6vqRzLn4C&pg=PA136|acessodata=15 de julho de 2012|data=15 de março de 2011|publicado=CarTech Inc|isbn=978-1-934709-67-2|páginas=136–}}</ref> Roth's Druid Princess was one of the many cars displayed there. Also during the 1970s, Roth worked for [[Knott's Berry Farm]] as a sign painter and artist. He worked there for 10 years until about 1980.<ref name= Ganahl144 >{{citar livro|autor =Pat Ganahl|título=Ed "Big Daddy" Roth: His Life, Times, Cars, and Art|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MYY6vqRzLn4C&pg=PA144|acessodata=15 de julho de 2012|data=15 de março de 2011|publicado=CarTech Inc|isbn=978-1-934709-67-2|páginas=144–}}</ref>

Ed Roth was married four times. His fourth wife, Ilene, lives in [[Manti, Utah]], where Ed Roth spent the final years of his life. Roth joined [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in 1974. Roth shaved off his goatee and was heavily involved in social work through his church. His brother Gordon also became a Mormon. But the mischievous gleam that would now and again pop into Roth's eyes when telling stories really never went away.<ref name= Ganahlp9 >{{citar livro|autor =Pat Ganahl|título=Ed "Big Daddy" Roth: His Life, Times, Cars, and Art|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MYY6vqRzLn4C&pg=PR9|acessodata=12 de dezembro de 2012|data=15 de março de 2011|publicado=CarTech Inc|isbn=978-1-934709-67-2|páginas=9–}}</ref>

 

 

Since his death, an annual “Big Daddy Roth” Open House has been held in Manti around the anniversary of his death. The museum that Ilene Roth created to honor her late husband includes displays of Ed's art work and other memorabilia. Roth's son Darryl has been working on collecting and displaying his father's work.