As family lore has it, I met Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, car customizer and weirdo underground artist extraordinaire, once. It would have been in the early 1990s at the St. Ignace Car Show in Michigan’s ...

The conventional way of thinking would have you imagining a motorcycle as a two-wheeled contraption with the engine inside a frame, and the seat and fuel tank on its spine. But that's not how the ...

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is pleased to present the art, cars, and automobilia of legendary Kustom Kulture artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth in a new exhibit that runs October 28th, 2006, ...

Detroit — It’s February and that means hot rodders from all over the world have descended on Huntington Place to vie for custom car culture’s most coveted prize: the Ridler. Entrants include New ...

Three days of enjoyment await lovers of hot rods, art and music during the 24th Annual Rat Fink Reunion. This year’s reunion is set for June 4, 5 and 6 at 404 E. 300 North in Manti. The three days of ...

Note: In a departure from digital imaging, our coverage of the Rat Fink Reunion utilized traditional, analog techniques, capturing the essence of the gathering with color prints, slide film, VHS, and ...

From Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s iconic bad boy Rat Fink to 300 years’ worth of Flemish masterpieces, this week’s art openings and events travel far and wide without leaving town. Hispanic Heritage Month ...

MANTI, Utah — Many festivals and celebrations held throughout the state during the summer have been canceled or rescheduled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Rat Fink Reunion, which has been ...

A sub-culture of the car show world is one of pin-striping, graphic drawings on t-shirts and a general artistic expression that goes beyond the paint job on a show car. A major player in that culture ...

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