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“We have 14 cars displayed, beginning with actual hand-built Roth cars, leading to the Rat Rods and custom cars he inspired others to make.”

“Ed’s widow Eileen Roth has graciously worked with the Museum to create this first of its kind exhibit,” shared exhibit co-curator, Bob Bubnis. The Kustom Kar Kulture would ignite the imagination of future car builders, engineers and designers. Ed Roth’s wild customs car designs became model kits that were produced by the millions while his artwork, featuring monsters driving cars with blown engines and smoking wide tires, would wind up on countless t-shirts, bubble gum cards and toys. The exhibit, which was co-curated by retired Corvette Design Chief Tom Peters, showcases the automotive revolution that took place from the late ‘50s into the mid-60s, inspiring an entire generation of kids to become car nuts.

Cartoon Creatures, Kustom Kars and Corvettes: The Art and Influence of Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth will now run through April 2021.

After being closed nearly three months of their prime tourist season, the National Corvette Museum reopened on June 8 th and has since announced an extension of a special exhibit that debuted in late January.