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The Hirohata Merc is a 1950s lead sled [1] custom car, often called "the most famous custom of the classic era". [2] [3] Setting a style and an attitude, it had a "momentous effect" on custom car builders, [4] appeared in several magazines at the time [5] and has reappeared numerous times since, earning an honorable mention on Rod & Custom ' s "Twenty Best of All Time" list in 1991. [5]
Hot Rod Gang is a 1958 drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Ashley. The working title was Hot Rod Rock[2] with the film also released under the title Fury Unleashed. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with High School Hellcats. [3] The production includes performances by rock and roll musician ...
Rat Fink[1] is one of several hot rod characters created by artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, one of the originators of Kustom Kulture of automobile enthusiasts. [2] Roth conceived Rat Fink as an anti-hero to Mickey Mouse. Rat Fink is usually portrayed as either green or gray, comically grotesque and depraved-looking with bulging, bloodshot eyes, an ...
Movement. Kustom Kulture. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (March 4, 1932 – April 4, 2001) was an American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper and custom car designer and builder who created the hot rod icon Rat Fink and other characters. Roth was a key figure in Southern California 's Kustom Kulture and hot rod movement of the late 1950s and 1960s.
October 22, 1950. (1950-10-22) Running time. 61 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Hot Rod is a 1950 American drama film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jimmy Lydon, Art Baker, Myron Healey, Gloria Winters, and Gil Stratton.
Old Man Rhythm [284] August 9, 1935: Jalna [285] August 15, 1935: Alice Adams: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture; wide release date was August 23 [286] September 6, 1935: Hot Tip [287] August 29, 1935: Top Hat: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture; went into wide release on September 6 [288] September 13, 1935: The ...
Hot Rod Girl is an independent, black-and-white 1956 teen-oriented action film produced by Norman T. Herman, directed by Leslie H. Martinson and released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Girls in Prison. Hot Rod Girl stars Lori Nelson, Chuck Connors and John Smith. [1][2] The film centers on efforts to keep hot ...
Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow is a 1959 AIP horror comedy film. It was a sequel to their film Hot Rod Gang. [1] American International Pictures released the film in July 1959 as a double feature with Diary of a High School Bride. The film spoofed the 1950s monster and drag racing films of AIP, and has been regarded as a forerunner of the 1960s ...