- Rumpsville
Rumpsville (rŭmps'vĭl') slang n. also Rumpville (rŭmp'vĭl') The name of a fictional place described as
Hot Rod Heaven. A term originally used in theCARtoons Magazine comic strip “Saga of Rumpville” byPete Millar aka Arin Cee. The term Rumpsville was later re-defined in theSports Illustrated Magazine cover article “ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072476/1/index.htm The Car Cult From Rumpsville] ” when Le Roi Smith refers to Rumpsville as hot rod heaven.Comic
The first edition of CARtoons was published by
Petersen Publishing Company and is entitled "The Saga of Rumpville". Written and illustrated byPete Millar , Hot Rodders decide to buy and move to Catalina Island to get away from the general public who saw drag racing and car enthusiasts as trouble. The Hot Rodders re-name Catalina Island "Rumpsville" and abandon the mainland. While all the Rodders are offshore the automobiles and roadways fall into disrepair. Later the government pleads with the Hot Rodders to return. After seeing how things had become so bad without their support the Rodders moved back and everyone knew the Hot Rodders were an essential part of society.Magazine
In the April 24, 1961 Sport Illustrated’s cover story “ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072476/1/index.htm The Cult From Rumpsville] ” the term Rumpsville is used by Le Roi Smith, editor of
Hot Rod Magazine and is quoted "It's where hot rodders could go and all the people would know about mechanical things. Hot rod heaven, that's Rumpsville. When you hop up an engine, it makes a noise like 'rump, rump!' That's where it comes from, man, like from Wildsville."Other Publications
A reference to Rumpsville can be found in the book
Rat Fink : The Art of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth,Last Gasp Publishing , 2003, ISBN 0867195452 by Douglas Nason, Greg Escalante, and Doug Harvey. The forward written byC.R. Stecyk III and Ren Messer is entitled "Road to Rumpsville".Webzine
[http://www.rumpsville.com/ Rumpsville] the
web site , first launched in 1995 is considered the first hot rod related web site. The web site is a collection of interviews and short articles about [http://www.rumpsville.com/contents/himsl/index.asp Art Himsl] ,Ed Roth ,George Barris ,Kenny Howard ,Norm Grabowski , and [http://www.rumpsville.com/contents/kelly/index.asp Tom Kelly] . The web site pays homage to Pete Millar the originater of the term by giving him the honor of being proclaimed the Mayor of Rumpsville.External links
* [http://www.rumpsville.com/ Rumpsville]
* [http://www.laffyerasphalt.com/ Pete Millar]
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