Editing Ed Roth (section)

==Early life==
Roth was born in [[Beverly Hills, California]]. He was the son of Marie (Bauer) and Henry Roth.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/835630/Obituary-Edward-Roth.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120728104416/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/835630/Obituary-Edward-Roth.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 28, 2012|title=Obituary: Edward Roth|date= 2001-04-07|work= Deseret News}}</ref> He grew up in [[Bell, California]], attending [[Bell High School (Bell, California)|Bell High School]], where his classes included auto shop and art.

At age 14, Roth acquired his first car, a 1933 Ford coupe. He studied engineering at a Los Angeles college, then served in the [[United States Air Force]], and by the early '50s, was experimenting with fibreglass modelling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/may/11/guardianobituaries|title=Obituary: Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=11 May 2001}}</ref>