If you're a Von Dutch fan, go to
http://hotrod.com and find a great article on his life and work. Be advised, as Dutch also had a very dark side to his persona.
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Lakes Pipes - with an "s" were usually side-mounted exhaust pipes with a simple bolted-on block off plate that routed the exhaust through your glaspaks for "legal" sound while cruisin' your local strip. At speed trials on the dry lakes, you pulled the plates and, "Let my lakes pipes roar!" Radical, Man. That flattie is stroked.
Baby Moons - Moon Speed Equip pioneered the simple, smooth, chrome dogbowl hubcaps that looked so cool on painted steelies. Got my Moon Eyes decal in the back.
Fender Skirts - usually found on custom "lead sleds" - pre Bondo, don'cha know. The skirts covered as much of the rear wheel well as possible on these lowered cruisers. Smooth, Daddy-O Duck Cut.
Big - Was the man with his one-off show car customs. Chrome, chrome and a touch more chrome plus way ahead of his time working with the then new age fiberglass and plexi. My old Hot Rod collection has thirty-plus Roth rides. Some current car builders are restoring these trend setting cars to new condition. Way cool.
