After restoring Ed Roth's "Rotar" and "Road Agent",  Mark built his own "bubble top": "The Futurian",  he's also restored Bill Cushenberry's "Car Craft Dream Rod".

During the last few years, there has been a resurgence of the iconic "bubble top",  first brought into the era of  Rods & Customs by the Legendary DARRYL STARBIRD with his "Predicta".  And, in this one-on-one Interview,  Mark talked to me about how Ed "Big Daddy" Roth told him to actually BUILD a "bubble top". 

Is it easier than you thought ?  Maybe, maybe not...it all depends on hard you really want to build one !

PLUS, take a look below at what could be the VERY first automobile to wear a "bubble top" !    JK

(Above: Could this be the rarest, original "Bubble Top" of all ?  Built by George Bartell in Detroit, it was called the "Hollywood Streak" and was based on a '42 Buick.  Actually,  if you look closely, you'll see that he butted the front-halves of  TWO  '42 Buicks together !  It was shown in the April, 1946 Issue of Popular Mechanics Magazine.)

(Above left: The one that started it all !   Darryl Starbird's "Predicta" !!;  Above right: Gary Meyer's/Elden Titus-built "Vampyre")  

(Above: A great pic of the Interior & Bubble Top of  "The Futurian")

(Above: Gary "Chopit" Fioto's "Beatnik" With Its Giant-Sized Bubble Top ! )

(Above left: the restored "Road Agent by Mark Moriarity; Above right: Ed "Big Daddy" Roth with "Rotar")

(Above left: the Car Craft Dream Rod (AMT) Model Kit; Above right: Mark's in-progress restoration of the "Dream Rod")

[ All photos on this page courtesy of their respective owners/copyright holders. ]

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SPECIAL:  TO HEAR MARK'S STORY about building the iconic Car Craft Dream Rod, simply click-on this Link right now !