The Diecast Zone · Model Car Club Since 1994
Diecast Collector Forums
Eight forums, every scale, and thirty years of shop talk — new arrivals, restorations, reviews, and the finds you won’t see posted anywhere else, with the full archive back to 2002 restored and searchable. Free to Register.
8Forums
195,000+Topics
1,276,000+Posts
10,000+Members
Notifications
Clear all
The Lounge
23
Posts
15
Users
111
Reactions
471
Views
28/09/2026 6:02 am
Ed,
I scrolled but one level and instantly shouted, "The Beatnik Bandit!" In the '60's my first love was hot rods, dragsters and customs. Big Daddy Ed Roth, Big Daddy Don Garlits and George Barris were my heroes. My favorite cars were the "Outlaw", "Beatnik Bandit" and the "Swamp Rat".
This post was modified 3 weeks ago by Tony Perrone
28/09/2026 8:12 am
Love all of these. My favorite is the '56 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan. My uncle Johnny had a similar Cub Sedan equipped with the optional 312 CI T-Bird engine, Ford-O-Matic transmission, a black-and-white-style-tone paint scheme, full wheel covers and fender skirts, a padded dash, and seat belts. I loved that car.
John Bono
North Jersey
28/09/2026 8:58 am
Great pics and for me it would be the Rolls. Simple elegance.
28/09/2026 3:33 pm
Thanks Ed. I lile em all but especially the Deora.
steve
Tony Perrone and John Bono reacted
Topic starter
28/09/2026 5:16 pm
Big Daddy Ed Roth! I had the pleasure of seeing Pee Wee Herman at Carnegie Hall years ago, and he opened with a giant maquette of Rat Fink!
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
30/09/2026 5:55 pm
Rat Fink, did you say? 🤣 😍 🤩
2020 Bowling Green
Ed Glorius and Tony Perrone reacted
30/09/2026 6:33 pm
@karl there is a nice 1/25 kit available of the later version of the Beatnik Bandit II, built in 1994–1995, by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth as a modern tribute to his original 1961 masterpiece.
and there's also a kit of the original available:
30/09/2026 8:08 pm
I am only a couple hrs from the Savoy - I need to make a road trip!!!
Ed Glorius and Tony Perrone reacted
Page 2 / 2
Prev