What drew me to this show was the appearance of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.
I had expected to see the Beatnic Bandit II but for some reason, they didn't bring it.
I had put on a car show in the early sixties in St. Petersburg, FL that had featured the original Beatnik Bandit I and I had an autograpghed picture by Ed Roth and I thought it would be cool to have it re-autographed 35 years later.
Well, I got my autograph. On the left is the signature from 1961 and on the right is the 1996 signature.Two color photos are of Ed painting toilet seats for the crowd.
When I had hired the original Bandit in 1961, it had the most professional display and presentation that I had ever seen, with Hi-Fi music and a professionally narrated presentation. The car was remotely controlled and even started up to please the crowd. It ran on alcohol so the fumes wouldn't be so bad. I believe that Roth was a genius at promotion and here he was painting toilet seats.
Here are some photos of cars at the LaterGator Nationals
1933 Ford coupe with wild flames
1936 Ford Cabriolet, yellow with chopped Carson top
Wild 1957 Buick with a chopped top
Rear shot of Buick
Interior of 1957 Buick
1930 Ford Phaeton with pink flames
1950 Mercury with blue flames
1947 Ford Convertible with wild candy red paint
1950 Mercury red and chopped
Slammed Model A with duece shell
Hybrid Ford coupe with different parts and pieces
1951 Mercury Chopped
Chopped 1940 Mercury Convertible in Gray
