Bill Roach's association in the car world is noteworthy for several reasons: First, Roach started a Concord Budget Rent-A-Car franchise in 1960--the first in California.
"He, Sacramento Autorama founder, Harold``Baggy""Bagdasarian, and Starbird Rod & Custom founder and show promoter, Darryl Starbird, bought the Grand National Roadster Show from Al Sloanaker in 1973."