By Robert Emslie
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s 1978 “RoAcH CoAcH was built to celebrate the opening of RoAcH, Inc.’s new silk screen shop, and top RoAcH-er Stan Peterson’s’ wedding. If I got that at my wedding, I’d sure hope there was a gift receipt included.
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Not Ed Roth’s car. It sprung from the design of Ed Newton, who used to work for Big Daddy Roth before landing a job designing shirts at Roach.
http://showroom.roach-studios.com/Garage/Roach_Coach/roachcoach.html
And if I got a Roth car — ANY Roth car — as a wedding present, I certainly wouldn’t return it.
The link is bad.
A barn find woul presumably require the removal of large amounts of formaldehyde from its storage glass.
They don’t build ’em like that anymore.
What kind of engine is that?
All I can find about it is this poorly scanned page from a magazine that identifies it as an “Ex-Granebeli S.T.P. fuel-injected Indianapolis V-8 cammer” mated to a Hewland 5 speed transaxle. Other sources indicate it was a Ferrari engine.
http://showroom.roach-studios.com/Garage/Roach_Coach/files/page10-1016-full.html
http://showroom.roach-studios.com/Garage/Roach_Coach/files/page10-1016-full.jpg
Granebeli translates to Granatelli, as in Andy Granatelli, the former CEO of STP motor oil company fame. He was a tremendous patron of the Indy 500 in particular but extremely well known in racing circles. Wikipedia has the details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Granatelli
If that’s an ex-Granatelli Indy 500 engine it would have its own story to tell.
Aha! No wonder my searches for the horribly blurred Granebeli didn’t turn much up. I was hoping someone could shine a light on the evidence. Thanks!
Are you really young enough to not immediately have Granatelli’s name come to mind when you see “STP” in print?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSAilEZxHPE
I was born in the ’60s, and I remember the STP products, and maybe even some toy car tie ins (maybe that was SST?) I didn’t watch much TV, though.
Andy Granatelli was a racer, team owner, and CEO of STP (also known for sponsorship of Richard Petty). Granatelli bought the rights to the Novi engine circa 1960, and with the help of a Paxton supercharger, got a lot of horsepower out of the small displacement V8 that had been around since the 30’s.
http://studebaker-info.org/Indy/NOvi/Novi1b.html
Oh, man… I got close to the Granatelli connection with this Jalopnik article, which places the Novi V8 at #3 on their list of the 10 craziest Indy engines. 500 HP in 1946 was evidently not enough? 800 HP by 1966, and a bad reputation as a widowmaker.
http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-craziest-engines-of-the-indy-500-1580579519
ford 255c.i. DOHC Indy car engine.
If this thing got into a head-on collision with the batmobile, it would be a lewd act.
I declare Operation Kill All Rust underway:
https://youtu.be/Z_jl_Tt_sPY
Well, folks, that 50,000 mile Saab 9-3 SportCombi is no more. It wouldn’t start or shift out of park. I took it to three specialists and no one could properly diagnose the problem. Repair estimates ranged from $3,100-$5,000+ with no guarantees the repair would work. Also, the repair can’t be done because parts are on back order. So I got rid of it and bought an Acura TSX wagon.
Ouch – we should do a “How did you end up in a Honda?” self help group for enthusiasts. Did you scrap it or was someone willing to try to fix it on their own terms? Sounds like an almost incredible way to go for such a newish car.
3rd specialist bought it off of me.
How long ago did this happen? I recall your prior car replacements happened at a leisurely pace.
I got rid of it on Wednesday and bought the Acura on Friday.
Gas Prices!!! Just filled up the Ford at Murphy’s
Springfield, MO $123.9 per gallon
$123.9/gal?! Dayum, that must be the priciest gas in ‘murica ever.
Premium fuel FTW.
“Verily royal luxury”, according to the ad, including electric trunk release. A 2012 ZIL for sale for 1200000$ or offer at Hemmings. Strangest thing!:
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/zis/unspecified/1764386.html
http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/51828696-770-0@2x.jpg