Ed Newton
Ed Newton grew up in San Jose, California, where his teen years read like a scene right out of the movie “American Graffiti”, back when cruising the boulevards and street racing were popular. After two years at UCLA and two at the Art Center School, he found that his newly formed airbrushed shirt painting business was not only lucrative but great fun.
At this point in time, Ed Roth convinced “Newt” that it would be even better if he were to join forces with “Big Daddy” so that they could build some wild show cars together, in addition to creating even more weird and wacky art on shirts and decals. Another perk was the fact that Roth didn’t mind if Newt did free-lance design work on the side for other custom car builders, toy companies, specialty automotive companies or magazine publications. After BDR closed Roth Studios in 1970, Newton moved to Ohio to become Roach Studios Creative Director for the next 15 years.
Over the last couple of decades, Ed has done a lot of corporate design work, in addition to offering his own line of Limited Edition Prints. He also licenses his wild car designs and illustration talents to companies like Testors and Revell-Monogram, and his recent Hot Wheels Collectibles “Lowboyz” are still being produced by Mattel, Inc. Most recently, Ed completed a logo design for VH1. He also designed all the transitional art for animating the “hot rod golf cart” for that network’s “Fairway to Heaven” special presentation which aired April 24, 2004. While future focus will no doubt be on Motorburg, his recent work with surreal oil painting on larger canvases should allow for some new and intriguing creative possibilities.
Okay, seriously, some form of subversive, militant, deviant action needs to be deployed on Mr. Newton. We want him here, we NEED him here and by God, Charlie would dig it too…..
I totally agree, Jimmy! We need to see some samples of Newts latest stuff too!
Anyone know how to contact Ed Newton? e-mail, or anything. Gary
IAM ED NEWTONS DAUGHTER,AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY ALL THE ART WORK MY DAD DID WHILE WORKING FOR ED ROTH HAS NEVER BEEN CREDITED TO HIM.
REST HIS SOUL I BELIEVE ED ROTH TOOK CREDIT FOR YEARS OF MY DADS WORK.THAT DOESNT SIT WITH ME WELL.
SUZANNE NEWTON I HOPE YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY.
I always assumed Ed Newton had designed all of Ed Roths cars.
I really would like to see some of his latest work. I’m looking
at Hot Wheels Ed Newton’s Low Boyz on my bookself as I type.
Thanks
I first met Ed in 1952 when I lived in Hollywood and Ed and his Mom were visiting his sister Marlene, who worked at the telephone company across the street from my house at Gower and Lexington. Even though I haven’t seen him but once since he moved to Dublin, Ohio, I consider him my oldest, dearest friend (nearly 60 years now). At that early age of 12, Eddie would spend some of his time looking out the window of the house his Mom rented on Lexington and draw pictures of cars. Back then, he drew pictures of EVERYTHING. He knew every single change on the new model cars, in those days of the first Cadillac El Dorados. I hope he is now well.
– Jim Breen
Suzanne,everyone knew that Newt was the Artist for Roth,he just never cared about recogition,his Goal was “Sales”!. There was also the famous Bob Williams who worked along side your very famous Father,Ed Newton!.That’s was one side of Roth’s madness. Big could only draw “Rat Fink” yet,he could build them Toys!. Newton is the Best!.
ed,worked foR me in 1965, I owend a nite club called “THE LOSERS NORTH,I N SAN JOSE CA.he did art work for the ,club when he was a teenagager,hi s designs,made ,it a winner he,s a true legend in auto art!
Hi,
I was wondering if Ed Newton worked at the New York Coliseum Custom Car Show in 1964 airbrushing tee and sweat shirts? I had a sweatshirt airbrushed by someone and there was a bomb scare at the venue (Vietnam War)and my item never got signed.I still have that sweat shirt after all these years and as noted in other sections of this blog, Ed , sadly, didn’t get the recognition for his work at times. I do have a picture of the green monster poking through the roof of this early roadster sweatshirt.
Would be great to put a name with it after all these years!
All you air brushers out there are so talented!!! Olde Rodder, Lou
looking for charlie smith drawing of 1955 chevy 4 dr into a crew cab
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