From the powerful big-block ... the term "rat rodding" has its roots in the motorcycle world, where a cheaply made custom motorcycle was referred to as a rat bike. According to Hot Rod Magazine ...

Big, beefy, and powerful, the smooth operation of big block V8s powered decades of innovation ... If you're craving a Model-T rat rod or the aforementioned '33 Couple, you should probably shoot ...

Many people would argue that, with the same displacement, a small-block Chevrolet will produce less power than a big-block Chevrolet. Others might claim that the small-block's weight advantage ...

We start our rat rod truck adventure in Winston-Salem ... artist Randy Grubb in 2003 when I shot his infamous Blast-o-lene Brothers' Big Bertha—an old Seagrave firetruck that was converted ...

They also tend to be designer rusty, sporting big back tyres ... the cartridge trim in the engine bay. The rat rod's tail lights are stylised steel skulls mounted on either side of the wood-inlay ...

However, as she recently reminded the New York City Council, refuse trucks in the Big Apple are also required to serve as snowplows, and that’s where the LR Electric struggled. Because of the ...

For example, the videographer behind the Race Your Ride account on YouTube brings us the short yet cool dragstrip story of a bonkers Rat Rod that was ... white all-motor Big Block Chevy Chevelle ...

"You'll hear it coming from a mile away" is appropriate for this '38 rat rod ... as unapologetic as the big block V-8’s apocalyptic soundtrack is the styling of the truck.

The truck got its name because a big bundle of rats’ nests caught fire when Berry’s Builds first started wrenching on it. As you might imagine, there’s been a lot poured into this rig since ...

The Ram 1500 TRX may be the modern benchmark for performance trucks ... But the owner of this rat rod solved that problem by dropping a massive, 8.8-liter big-block V8 under that rusty hood.

Wikipedia defines a rat rod as "a custom car ... and covered Top Truck Challenge, Diesel Power Challenge, Real Truck Club Challenge, and many other big name events. When not behind the computer ...