Thus, the rat rod was born. The term "rat rod" is ... The name of the game here is to make your hot rod look as rugged as possible without hampering its ability to scream down the road.

Pay attention to this rat rod steelie wheel and the next wheel because they are nearly identical except for one small detail—which can make a difference to rockabilly rat rod cognoscenti.

in a classic body, and no stone was left unturned to make this a safe, high-speed track bullet. This is a case of the rat rod look being hijacked for shock value on the racetrack, and we can abide ...

Jerry Riley of Florissant had an Opal GT in high school, which he sold after joining the US Air Force and being sent to ...

Several years ago, he built a show-quality hot rod - and then barely drove it. "I was afraid to park it anywhere," he said. "I wasn't having any fun with it." He turned his skills to building rat ...

Hey, make sure to tell your readers none of this ... so how is that not a hot rod?’” He also has a standing challenge: “I tell people to go get the trailer they brought their shiny little ...

after building a series of incredible rat rod masterpieces in his home garage. David Jeffery, of Rolleston, has always had a passion for cars, but started making his own creations seven years ago ...

A beater has potential. A rat rod is something someone threw together to make a statement, and usually that statement is, 'I don't know how to weld. I had a bunch of crap lying around and realized ...

So, what goes into making a head-turner rat rod in his vision? Well, a chopped, early 1900 body shell that still has its original paintwork, a big block V8 engine, fuel injection, a Roots charger ...