Southern California’s Galpin Motors announced that it has found the famed and long lost Ed “Big Daddy” Roth custom 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup. Ed 'Big Daddy' Roths Orbitron, now restored. The man told me and I found the lifter box. The only rust I see is a small amount on the passenger sdie roof (shown in pic) I do know it has an Iskyderian Cam and adj pushrods. As agent for this endeavor, I will have updated information to ya all within the next couple of days. I am offering this truck on ebay one time, after that I will start the restoration if the truck does not sale. He said he painted it green in ’62, but left the grill original and the tail light lenses. He bought it in 1958 and drove it until 1963. I purchased the truck from an 80 year old man that told me the truck belonged to Ed Roth. The truck was featured in Car Craft Magazine in November 1957. He used this truck to show off his work and promote his business at shows. He flamed the truck, striped it, and air brushed the bed cover. This truck was built by Roth in the very beginning of his career. Before the previous owner contacted Galpin, the truck had been stored in a barn in Oklahoma for more than 30 years. In its heyday, it was used as advertising for Roth’s pin-striping business and featured a Packard V-8 engine, Roth’s signature red flame pinstripes, a mural on the tonneau cover and chrome-plated parts. The ’56 Ford is the first noteworthy custom truck ever done by the famous Rat Fink designer.
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