As I mentioned in my article about the incredible car collection at Galpin Auto Sports in Southern California, the legendary Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth is one of the builders whose work is celebrated inside the showroom. And one of the most interesting Roth machines on hand isn’t even a show car – it’s Big Daddy’s 1979 Honda Civic CVCC daily driver.
At the time he purchased the Honda, Roth was working as a painter based out of Knott’s Berry Farm in Orange County. He used the Civic as his transportation to jobs both locally in SoCal and across the US where he traveled around painting and selling goods.
But the car would end up being so much more than just a daily driver; it became a rolling palette and doodle pad for one of the most legendary hot rod artists of all time.
The car certainly isn’t what you’d call ‘pretty’, but its lack of polish is more than made up for with its layer upon layer of history. Every panel is filled with lettering, artwork, and a whole lot of paint mixing.
While he might be best known for his characters and wild custom show cars, Roth would apply his talents to just about anything, right down to painting registration numbers on boats. Three bucks for both sides.
Great care has been taken to keep the Honda as original as possible, and that includes an interior which remains completely as Big Daddy had it.
It’s all untouched, from the air freshener under the rear-view mirror to the T-shirt seat covers.
It’s part billboard, part canvas and part tool. It’s also a legitimate a piece of history and one of the most unique cars in the Galpin Auto Sports collection. I’d say it’s a perfect way to wrap up our look at this must-see gearhead destination.
Once again, thanks to Doug and the GAS crew for letting me come out and take a look around.
Mike Garrett
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Bucketful of character!
Those rear seat though. I wonder how seats ends up decaying like that.
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I'm sure Shirley Crabtree drove an XJ6? Union Jack painted on the bonnet and top hats on the parcel shelf...
I've seen seats that have decayed in a similar fashion and have been told it's due to valet cleaning. Foam is not designed to get wet, nor is it designed to have water and fairly harsh cleaning products cycled through it at speed.... Or at least, that's the story I was told.
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yo dawg we heard you like ed roth...
What a pos car why is this even featured on speed hunters are you running out of cars to show. crappy old civic that has not even been modified WOWWW so awesome man good stuff ... lame
Seriously? It's ed fucking roth's civic.
It is a piece of history that enabled its owner to go on to be evolved/the force behind some of the wildest, craziest motorised pieces of art the world has seen. His influence on hot rodding (and thus modified cars in general) is beyond scope. He did things in a balls out no fucks given way that many of today's best designers and modifiers try to emulate. Even in Japan. Especially in Japan.
Oh, and he was pretty good at artwork and pin striping too.
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What a Fewl!!! Did you READ the article or just look at the pretty pictures.... Just like TarmacTerrorist said, It's Ed Roth's Car!! School yourself!!
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TarmacTerrorist the other half of the true coin of car culture is the history from the people who etched their paths out of steel for us to enjoy now @JDM4LIFE
B to the Ruce TarmacTerrorist He looked at the pictures
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