![]() ![]() Oh, and by the way, if you have any information regarding Mega Cycle (current whereabouts, specific engine, build specs, etc.), or any good pictures of it, get at me. So just enjoy the pictures and soak up the authentic 60s-era cool of the Mega Cycle in all its glory. Oh, and that it was painted metal flake blue on one side and metal flake green on the other. We know it was a Triumph, and that it was owned by a guy named Bob Aquistapase before Big Daddy got hold of it, but that's about all I could find out. Info on the actual bike part of this vehicle is extremely scarce. I know this thing is only tentatively motorcycle-related, but you'll have to indulge me here. After he placed Rat Fink art on an airbrushed monster shirt, the character soon came to symbolize the entire hot-rod/Kustom Kulture scene of. Roth’s dislike for Mickey Mouse led him to draw the original Rat Fink art. The guy who bought it at that 2009 auction had owned the car before, four times to be exact, and I assume he still has it. Rat Fink is one of the several hot-rod characters created by one of the originators of Kustom Kulture, Ed Big Daddy Roth. It was restored by a guy named Fritz and was auctioned off for charity in September of 2009. The last real news I could find about the Mega Cycle is from 2009. During that time it was restored a couple times, toured on the show car circuit again, lost its Triumph, regained its Triumph, and generally lived a hard-knock life. Roth traded it again, and the car changed hands numerous times throughout the 60s, 70s, and 80s. When Big Daddy came to pick it up a year later the interior was utterly trashed. The car sat in front of the junkyard for a year where it served as a sign for the yard and, sadly, a home for the yard's resident dogs. Limited Runs, the premier destination for discovering and buying the best in original vintage posters, print art and fine art photography, continues to add new items to the site every day and each week we feature some of our latest additions of original vintage film, advertising and rock posters, art prints and photography.Powered by a Buick V6, Mega Cycle-originally called Captain Pepi's Motorcycle and Zeppelin Repair, which was changed by car show promoters-did the car show circuit for about a year until Big Daddy traded it to a junkyard owner for the rear clip out of a VW Bug. Sign-up for our newsletterand get news, updates and special offers For lovers of Vintage Posters, Photography and Art - Limited Runs! BEACH(ED) Bear Party, Bear Week at The Crowns FIRST Beach Party featuring Big Dipper Wednesday July 12th. This limited edition print of 150 is Signed and Numbered By Ed “Big Daddy” Roth.Ĭlick here to see the complete collection of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. This Signed Original Pencil Drawing by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth also features Rat Fink. This Original Pencil Drawing by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth is signed and dated by Roth.Ī Tired Back Keeps Your Brain Straight (1992) Rat Finks Have More Fun! Shake Up The Troops! (1992) Many of these early concept drawings feature Rat Fink. In addition to the fine art silkscreen prints, Limited Runs’ has released a series of rare one-of-a-kind original hand-drawn pencil drawings by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth which were created by Roth in 1992. Limited Runs has just released a number of rare fine art silkscreen prints which have been numbered and signed by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. Rat Fink’s popularity continues in Hot Rod and Kustom Culture and be found reproduced on t-shirts, toys, decals, and other paraphernalia. First introduced in the July 1963 issue of Car Craft magazine and the character quickly became popular, so much so that the Revell Model Company issued a plastic model kit of Rat Fink which initially ran from 1963 to 1965, but has along with other charactres created by Roth been re-issued since. Instantaneously recognizable, Rat Fink is comically grotesque with bulging, bloodshot eyes, an oversized mouth with sharp, narrow teeth, and wears overalls with the initials “R.F.” on them. Roth originally conceived of Rat Fink as an anti-hero answer to Mickey Mouse. Rat Fink became and still is a hot-rod icon. Custom car designer and builder Ed “Big Daddy” Roth was a key figure in Southern California’s Kustom Kulture and hot-rod movement of the late 1950s and 1960s but as an artist and cartoonist Roth created several extreme characters including Rat Fink. ![]()
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