The rat rod is any hot rod that has been unfinished, shabby or incomplete look, which allows a lot of room for creativity. The rat rods are vehicles made on the concept of the classic hot rods but ...

Why? Because every mid-engine rat rod 1948 Ford COE dump truck needs a tiny Honda Trail 90 rat bike in its former engine compartment, shrouded by a gym locker. With makeshift construction and a ...

A rat rod is a special class of car that aims for a deliberately worn-down, unfinished looking hot rod. A hot rod on the other hand is a classic car modified for speed and has a very distinct look to ...

Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The theme of the Aug. 17 Cajon Classic Cruise car show in El Cajon was Rat Rod Rally. Not only did Jim Ramsey make the trip from his Fallbrook home for the car show, ...

A MASTER mechanic has become the unofficial king of rat rods in New Zealand, after building a series of incredible rat rod masterpieces in his home garage. David Jeffery, of Rolleston, has always ...

Car enthusiasts averse to shiny chrome and bright hot rod colors gathered in Mahtowa Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, for the annual Rat Rod Rendezvous. There were street rods and other ...

Thus, the rat rod was born. The term "rat rod" is believed to have been coined by Hot Rod Magazine Editor Gary Baskerville, who used it to refer to a junked-up hot rod owned by artist Robert Williams.

The Declasse Tornado Rat Rod is one of the GTA Online Halloween vehicles that doesn’t provide much other than an appealing look. Despite being powered by a pretty hefty big-block single-overhead ...

The Tornado Rat Rod might be rare to get these days in GTA Online, yet it's hard to justify spending any money on it. Normally, those interested would have to wait for this car to appear on Simeon ...

Area high school students have the opportunity to use hands-on trade skills for the Wrenching For The Future Rat Rod build at Northwest Kansas Technical College. By Austin Morton.

Rebellious rodders first started building rat rod-style road machines 60-plus years ago, but the term "rat rod" only made it into gearhead parlance sometime in the 1990s. This coincided with a new ...

Custom cars have been a popular form of self-expression for car enthusiasts for decades. These vehicles have been modified and personalized to create something unique and special that reflects the ...