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I just thought I would share a few more of my favorite "rats" today | Vintage Tin5 of 15 |  |  |
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Again, I took these at last year's "Rat Rod" show in Austin, Texas, about 90 miles from my house. When I look at these, I think of the 1950,s. or early 60's. Ed"Big Daddy" Roth, the father of "Rat Fink", would love these. Here is a trivia question. Does anybody remember his rock group Mr. Gasser & the Weirdos?( I am not making this stuff up) My wife says I know more useless, trivial information than anybody she ever met.
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I guess I'm showing my age, but I remember "Hot Rod Hootenanny" lol
I remember Surf Fink.
I allways new a Rat as a big block but I see small blocks!
To cool!!
very cool cars!!!!!
thank you Stonie, BELLIN68, cwork, & EJW-54
Thank you very much RamblinHusky
i guess im just a little slow, because this field of auto. enjoyment falls perfectly with the condition of my antique cars, In my mind, they always had to be perfectly era dated restros. or full blown (shiny/sparkely/expensive!) hot rods. U just woke me up! Thanks again packrat.
Thank you very much MMM & miKKoChristmas11.
I am glad you enjoyed these mikielikesigns2. I have several more posted, and I have several hundred on a flash drive.
Born '46 but sorry to say, I don't remember "Rat Fink". Senility has it's advantages, - I just don't remember what they are.
Look up Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, and check out "Mr. Gasser and the Weirdos." I was born in 1948 and was raised in Chicago and was into all that 60's hot rod, custom car stuff.
Thank you very much collector4evr , RonM & officialfuel