1963 Big Daddy Roth Mysterion

Originally featured on the cover of Rod & Custom in September 1963 and soon thereafter offered as a Revell model kit. This faithful recreation by Dave Shuten of Galpin Auto Sports painstakingly scaled from the aforementioned model kit, included creating the body and nose from scratch and building the form for the custom-blown acrylic bubble top. Dave then drenched it in custom House of Kolor Kandy Lime Gold Pearl paint with Lime Green pin striping. The one-off chassis features twin 406 cubic-inch Ford Thunderbird engines and dual FMX transmissions with each driving its own rear wheel. Numerous extremely rare vintage parts were used including: six Stromberg/Bendix WW carburetors, a silver metal flake Cragar steering wheel, 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury headlight bezel, 1949 Ford accessory backup lights, Lucas headlamps, two full sets of Stewart Warner twin blue gauges and a vintage 1963 Panasonic solid state television. Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth's Mysterion is still the wildest show rod ever built.