Hot rod icon Ed Roth’s 1956 Ford F-100 is being restored at Galpin Auto Sports in Van Nuys, CA.
From Dave Kunz’s article on the KABC-TV website:
A tattered Ford pickup from the 1950s looks a bit out of place on a shiny showroom floor with its faded paint and spots of surface rust. Sure, it’s a classic. But more importantly, the 1956 Ford F-100 is a part of history.
“It was actually the first truck that Ed Roth ever customized, and it was his shop truck, and what he used for advertising,” said Beau Boeckmann, President of Galpin Ford and the creator of Galpin Auto Sports, the dealership’s car customizing division. “A little over 50 years ago was the last anybody ever saw of it, until now.”
You might not know the name Ed Roth, or his nickname “Big Daddy,” but he was a huge part of hot rod car culture.
The truck was his rolling office, and Galpin Auto Sports has plans for it, after being tipped off that it had been sitting in a barn in Oklahoma.
Click HERE to read the entire article about Ed Roth’s 1956 Ford F-100 on the KABC-TV website.
