Meet the Beatnik Bandit! This historic custom car was built by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth in the early 1960s, and is one of his most well-known creations. Roth’s cars went beyond the traditional custom car, becoming a caricature of a hot rod and showing the world how far-out the Rat Fink creator would take his design! During the car-crazy ‘60s, the Beatnik Bandit became immortalized in the form of some very popular toys. The Beatnik Bandit is the 35th vehicle added to the National Historic Vehicle Regi