In 2020 “Big Daddy” Roth’s Mysterion exists mostly in the memories of those who saw it in person, but thanks to Jeffery Jones, a guy most likely as much a madman artist as Roth himself, re-created a fantastic version of the Mysterion. The lead image for this story is of Jeffery Jones’ Mysterion, and for those who know how to read, check out the book Jones wrote, Ed Roth’s Mysterion: The Genesis, Demise and Recreation of an Iconic Custom Car.
This story is from the November 2020 edition of Hot Rod.
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