NYC Coliseum

Captured by Tom Winger in the early 1980s at the NYC Coliseum, this photo showcases Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s legendary Outlaw after its restoration by Harrah’s. Originally built in 1959, The Outlaw was Roth’s first fiberglass creation, and the wild show rod featured a chromed-out chassis, a Cadillac V8, and a hand-laid fiberglass body that Roth formed through trial and error in his Maywood shop. After years of being hauled from show to show and a stint in green metalflake, The Outlaw was sold to collector Jim Brucker in 1970 for just $50. Thankfully, it was later restored to its original pearl white and candy green panel job, preserving Roth’s groundbreaking vision for future generations to admire. Photo from The Tom Winger Photo Collection.