Really. I can't make this stuff up.
It's missing its bubble and nosecone, but that's the Orbitron alright.
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd151/Roth_Orbitron/ORBITRON024.jpg)
As it used to be:
(http://www.multimafia.no/revolusjonkel/images/395/edroth.jpg)
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007/08/29/oh-so-thats-where-i-left-it-ed-roths-orbitron-found
Lotsa pics:
http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd151/Roth_Orbitron/?start=20
Not the best design of his but surely deserved a better fate than that. I'm shocked the motor was still there.
Must have been some "interesting" trash in that car.
Wow, it still has the original tires and wheels, spinners and all!
I'm also surprised it still has the motor. I thought Roth kept all his old cars in a museum, this one must have slipped away. what do you suppose the red/green/blue lights were all about?
Somone must have been working on it at sometime, since it's in black primer now. Worth saving, I hope someone picks it up and restores it...........
According to Mr. Gasser (http://www.mrgasser.com/):
QuoteOrbitron as Ed put it "was a failure at the shows".
He beleived that covering the shiny '55 Chevy engine was to blame for its downfall. Inside features a TV, Cragar steering wheel, Moon gas pedal, Hurst shifter and a Dixco tachometer.
Ed got the idea to use the three primary colored headlights, so when they turned on and focused in one spot they would create a white beam.