When Big Daddy returned from the service in 1955,
he bought a 1930 Model A Tudor, which he eventually
customized into "The Little Jewel". He sold it in 1958,
to pay for the chrome for the Excaliber.

Marla Moore recently acquired an entry form from the
Burbank Autocade, held September 19 -20, 1958.
Seems that someone named Ed Roth entered a 1930 Model A Tudor,
and someone else named George Barris took Ed's $3 entry fee!

Thanks to Marla, we can all get to see this Entry Form!

For more on all of Ed's Show Cars and Artwork,
you should really get a copy of the book

"Rat Fink: The Art Of Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth"
by Douglas Nason and Greg Escalante

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