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Ok here is one for the real car guys
OK WHAT IS IT (NAME the car) and who is the builder and when
bet you don't get this one soon. This is a very famous car and I am
proud to say I helped in the building of it.
Art's Baby.jpg
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It looks to be an Ed "Big Daddy" Roth creation, or someone who copied him.
Ours is a red, black and chrome 2017 F3 Limited. Bought new in 2/2019. The avatar is my first bike back in 1952, a Simplex Servi-Cycle. Photo taken at the Barber Museum.
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Originally Posted by RICZ
It looks to be an Ed "Big Daddy" Roth creation, or someone who copied him.
No not Big Daddy
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I think it was built by George Barris.
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George Barris built cars like this. But I don't know if he built this one.
Ryde, eat, sleep.... repeat
2019 Spyder RT Limited Pearl White/Dark
LaMonster drink holder with X-Grip
LaMonster Belt Dampener
Lamonster USB cable with extension
Variously called Stormtrooper, Pearl, and Goober by wife and various (friends?)
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My first reaction was Barris, but it has some elements of Casper's work.
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Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie
It looks awfully similar to one of Ian Rousell's creations, buuuut then....
Ian Rousell, of 'Full Custom Garage' fame.
2013 RT Ltd Pearl White
Ryde More, Worry Less!
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Is it really a car? A Google search on the image comes up with a number of similar images, all of which are off road vehicles!!
2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
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Originally Posted by sledman
I think it was built by George Barris.
Not George
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AH Come on guys... this car won the biggest award in the automotive
car show industry ISCA
keep looking, it is not a dune buggy or off road car it is a driver it is legal
to drive on the highway note the Lic. plate
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I found a page with pictures of it. They say it is called ALIEN and is built by Mike and Art Himsl.
https://www.drivingline.com/articles...-vault-3-of-9/
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The Alien was hand-built by Mike and Art Himsl?
2016 Spyder RT-S Special Series (black)
Garmin Zumo 590 GPS with Mounting Kit & Locking Plate
Battery Tender Jr
Full & Half Covers
Foam Grip Covers
NBV Highway Brackets with Black Dually Trident ISO Pegs
3- Piece Lid Net Set
Baja Ron Sway Bar with Aluminum End Links
Magic Mirror’s
Doc’s Vibration Damper
Air Ryde Rock Armour Cup
Missing Belt Guard
Dual USB Charger with Digital Voltmeter Rocker Switch
IPS Axel Caps Front (inner) & Rear
GoldPlugs MP-01 & MP-18
Yuasa YTX24HL-BS Battery
Battery Post Risers
Tie Down Rings
Show Chrome Rear Trunk Shock
2- Beaded Seat Cushions
Tinted Sport Windshield & Side Cargo Bag Set (stored in a box)
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Originally Posted by Motorcycledave
OK WHAT IS IT (NAME the car) and who is the builder and when
bet you don't get this one soon. This is a very famous car and I am
proud to say I helped in the building of it.
Art's Baby.jpg
Motorcycle Dave's LOGO.jpg
289 CI? What was your part in the build Dave?
Originally Posted by y;1537[U
Good find!
I like the Mustang 3 spoke steering wheel and the Carrol Shelby valve covers.
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Yeah and post it in black and white
If you look at the top of the air cleaner cover it says Alien on it.
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Here is my friend Art Himsl
Arts Custom Paint Studio located in Concord Ca. was on the same block as my shop
in the early 60s Art painted several cars for me as well. This car The Alien is a 1936 Ford
with a hand made body the body was made of plywood fiberglass and a bunch of bondo.
I sanded my fingers raw on that car. Art sold the car to Bill Roach who promptly crashed
the front end of it loading it on a trailer to go to the Sacramento show ( I think it was Sacramento )
that was in 1971. the orig. front end was different when it won the giant 9 foot trophy it had a
"T" grill shell up front a bunch of us jumped on it and modified the front end to what you now see
ART burned midnight oil to match the paint and it made the show on time... this car has been all over the world
for a 1969 winner it was way ahead of it time in design. Americas Most Beautiful Roadster.
The photo here of Me on the left, Terry Bell, Art Himsl and John Barris was taken 43 years after the car won the big one, the picture is one of many taken at the SEMA show.
Art is world renown as a fantastic painter and super pin stripper, he still paints show cars to this day.
Art lives in Concord with wife Ellen
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Last edited by Motorcycledave; 08-30-2020 at 02:32 PM.
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I used to live in Martinez in the late 70s & early 80s is that a picture of you at the flats?
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Yes. The wife and I went up for the "Trials" in July of 2011. First and only trip to the "Flats". Really enjoyed the camaraderie and ability to get closeup and personal with lots of the racers. Might do it again.(?)
We actually live in Pacheco, CA; but have the same zip code as Martinez. Nice folks and quite a few car/bike enthusiasts. My '56 Ford F-100 has been in lots of local shows and is driven almost every day. P1010455.jpgIMG_2603.jpgIMG_2954.jpg
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Originally Posted by redrazor
Yes. The wife and I went up for the "Trials" in July of 2011. First and only trip to the "Flats". Really enjoyed the camaraderie and ability to get closeup and personal with lots of the racers. Might do it again.(?)
We actually live in Pacheco, CA; but have the same zip code as Martinez. Nice folks and quite a few car/bike enthusiasts. My '56 Ford F-100 has been in lots of local shows and is driven almost every day. P1010455.jpgIMG_2603.jpgIMG_2954.jpg
NICE TRUCK !!!
When I was a kid we lived in Salt Lake City My Dad was the official timer for the land speed records at the flats.
he was the pres. of the SAE. where in Pacheco I know that area well.
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Ironwood drive. It's halfway up Chilpancingo Pkwy from the In and Out Burger. Our neighbors are Martinez and Pleasant Hill addresses on each side of us. About 1 mile from 680.
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