
In 1965, his custom dune buggy, 'The Surfite' was featured in the film 'Beach Blanket Bingo.' Additionally, he created cartoons of monster characters such as 'Drag Nut,' 'Mother's Worry,' and 'Mr. In 1959 he produced the custom hot rod 'The Outlaw' which was featured in the January 1960 issue of 'Car Craft.' Other hot rods followed including 'The Beatnik Bandit' (1961), 'The Mysterion' (1963), 'The Orbitron' (1964), and 'The Road Agent' (1965). After completing his national service in 1955, he started building autos in his garage. While in high school he bought his first car, a 1933 Ford, and his interest in automobiles dominated his life thereafter. Born the son of Marie Bauer and Henry Roth, a cabinet maker, in Beverly Hills, California.
