They’re not legit rod work, but they’re still custom projects – like this rat rod van that he built from a London cab. And it only took him 7 days to get the job done. While Automatron ...

AN ECCENTRIC mechanic has converted a London taxi into a crazy rat-rod van in just seven days. 44-year-old Paul Bacon, from Leicestershire, spent over $600 on a traditional black cab and with the ...

For someone whose profession is a mechanic, there's perhaps no better publicity than this: a London taxi turned into a rat rod van of sorts. Meet Paul Bacon. He's English, and he's a mechanic.