ANNUAL RAT FINK PARTY SET FOR RACEWAY.Byline: CHARLES F. BOSTWICK Staff Writer PALMDALE -- Custom-car and hot-rod enthusiasts will gather at Los Angeles County Raceway Los Angeles County Raceway (or "LACR") was a motorsport facility in Southern California. LACR's main feature was its 1/4 mile dragstrip, which was first opened in 1964. LACR held its final event on July 29th, 2007. on Saturday in an annual party inspired by car builder Ed ``Big Daddy'' Roth. More than 70 custom and classic cars and motorcycles from around Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, will show and race at the seventh annual Rat Fink Party, which also features a roller-derby roller-skate race, a benefit art auction, and music by eight bands. ``We have a plethora of stuff. It's going to be a monster event,'' said organizer ``Moldy'' Marvin. The event pays tribute to the custom cars and art of ``Big Daddy'' Roth, a Southern California car builder whose show cars and cartoon monsters adorned T-shirts and spawned a series of model-car kits in the 1960s. His most popular monster was the bug-eyed Rat Fink, usually depicted speeding in a hot rod hot rod Automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed, fast acceleration, or sporty appearance. A wide range of automobiles may be called hot rods, including some of those used in drag racing as well as those used in recreational cruising. . Held in its first years in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , the party moved last year to the Palmdale drag strip drag strip n. A short, straight course or track for drag racing. , where the participants can race as well as show their cars. Roth died in 2001. ``You've got cars. You've got motorcycles. You've got art. You've got sculptures. It's wonderful,'' said Lake Los Angeles resident John ``Evo'' LoRe, who owned the first 1964 Plymouth Barracuda in the Bronx and who will show his 1966 Plymouth Valiant in the process of being customized. The party takes place 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Los Angeles County Raceway, 6850 E. Ave. T. Gates open for vehicles at noon. General admission is $10, or free for children under age 11. Vehicle registration is $20. Tattoo and model-car contests are also part of the event, along with carnival games for children, food and vendors of retro clothing and vehicle accessories. The Los Angeles Derby Dolls roller-derby team will skate in a one-eighth mile ``drag race.'' The charity art auction will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Antelope Valley. Bands scheduled to perform include Hot Rod Rebels Hot Rod Rebels is the unpublished sequel to San Francisco Rush 2049 coin-op. It was being developed by Atari Games / Midway Games West when investors from parent company Midway Games decided to pull the plug on all coin-op development company-wide. , The Craze, The Southerners, Danny Dean and The Homewreckers, The Black Shadows, Luck of the Draw, and Rhythm Stompers Stompers were first created in 1980 by Schaper Toys. These toys were battery-powered vehicles that ran on a single AA battery and featured all-wheel drive. They were driven by a single motor that turned both axles. . For information call (800) 880-6567 or go to www.ratfinkparty.com. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Moldy moldy animal feed overgrown with fungus; the feed may be harvested and stored or be still in the ground. moldy corn disease see leukoencephalomalacia, fusariummoniliforme. Marvin sits in his custom 1954 Chevy Bel Air at his Littlerock home. (2) Moldy Marvin's custom 1954 Chevy Bel Air. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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