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One-of-a-kind trike damaged in Reno arson fire

June 25, 2014 by Donna Beth Weilenman Leave a Comment

IN 1969, FAMED CUSTOM CAR DESIGNER ED “BIG DADDY” ROTH completed a one-of-a-kind fiberglass three-wheel motorcycle for a client. Almost 30 years later, Roth’s sons, who had found and recovered the vehicle in the Southern California desert, sold it as-is to Ken Mitchroney, an artist who at the time was inking Roth’s penciled graphics. Mitchroney […]

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