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1961 Sports Illustrated Ed Big Daddy Roth Hot Rod Cult Rat Fink Rumpsville SI

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1961 Sports Illustrated Hot Rod Cult - Ed Big Daddy Roth - Rumpsville - Kustom Kulture Magazine Title: Sports Illustrated Publication Date: April 24, 1961 Cover: The Amazing Hot Rod Cult Featured Story: "The Car Cult from Rumpsville" Cover Reference: This distinctive April 24, 1961 Sports Illustrated cover captures the emerging Southern California hot-rod culture, showing young hot rodders working over an automobile engine while wearing custom illustrated clothing from Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Studios. The cover photograph was taken in connection with the 4th Annual Autorama in Fresno, California. Featured Articles & Content: The centerpiece is Robert H. Boyle's "The Car Cult from Rumpsville," an extensive look inside America's rapidly growing hot-rod movement. The article explores the cars, language, personalities, customs and youth culture surrounding hot rodding at the beginning of the 1960s. Of special interest to automotive and Kustom Kulture collectors, the issue includes a young Ed "Big Daddy" Roth with his famous Beatnik Bandit custom car. Issue Significance & Context: This is an unusually important Sports Illustrated issue for collectors outside the traditional sports-magazine market. Published during the formative years of American hot-rod and custom-car culture, the magazine documented a movement that would become an enduring part of American automotive and popular culture. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth became one of the defining figures of the movement, famous for his outrageous

  • Year: 1961
  • Condition: Very Good

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