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Rockin' roadster; Van Halen bassist displays custom hot rod.(Michael Anthony, Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles)(Brief Article)
Michael Anthony definitely likes it hot, whether he's chowing down on Tabasco sauce or pumping out blistering bass lines for rock supergroup Van Halen. Now, the 47-year-old musician is generating some heat in the world of hot rods. His replica 1933 ``Fire'' Roadster Ford hi boy went on display along with three custom basses on June 14 at the ``Cars and Guitars'' show at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, where it will stay until Dec. 31.
While the show features 30 cars and 75 custom guitars altogether, Anthony's contribution is distinctive. Dave Weiderman of the Guitar Center in Hollywood invited him to make it the featured car this year.
Anthony originally got into cars through ex-Van Halen vocalist Sammy ``I Can't Drive 55'' Hagar. After meeting Boyd Coddington in 1992, Anthony commissioned the master hot rod builder to create his dream roadster. It took 18 months.
``I'd say to build that car today, you'd be talking close to a quarter of a million dollars,'' Anthony says. ``A lot of hours of massaging went into that car.''
Coddington achieved a look that's both stylish and traditional. Featuring an original steel body and fully independent suspension, the car is well equipped for the long drives its owner likes to take.
The roadster stands out on the highway with its DuPont PPG black paint job with flames, courtesy of Dennis Rickleffs.
``Dennis is very well known in the business as far as his flames go,'' says Anthony. ``I said, `Okay, man. I know you're going to do a great job. ...
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