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 ...

The hot rod scene is awash with jargon. Some of the terms sound cool, but it isn't always immediately obvious what they mean. Don't worry, we're hear to help.

This rat rod look is perfect for the kind of hacked-up roadster that a Tesla-powered Cobra necessarily is. Those drivetrain components don't fit the car as delivered by AC, it needs to be heavily ...

Peggy told me that it is a hard vehicle to categorize, possibly falling into truck, rat rod or other miscellaneous categories. Roy Baur founded Baur Trucking in 1956 and still runs it to this day.

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 ...

They’re also called Rat Rods, and while no one thinks of them as vermin, you might say these cars and trucks are far down the food chain from a ’59 Cadillac or a ’37 Cord.

Rat Rod owners are car cats with the sense to allow their vehicles the dignity and respect to grow old gracefully. Candy Apple red metallic paint, at $12,000 a coat, was unavailable when a Chrysler ...

However the system on the rat rod is there for style, not comfort. The system's airbags are store-bought, but everything else, including its mounting and cantilevers, was hand-built.

Steampunk Style The steampunk-inspired rat rod currently consigned to Creative Rides' Johannesburg showroom exemplifies why these metal beasts have developed such a cult following. Mechanical ...

This 1953 GMC 3100 has a time-weathered body but it’s show-quality underneath. Built with turbo LS power by one guy in his home shop, it’s pure hot-rodding!

Looking to do your own bodywork? This story on our old 1968 Track Rat Camaro project will get you started. Here we strip paint and weld side-marker holes.

Rat rods don’t spend any money on paint, not buying chrome, not buying wheels and rims, there’s no interior with them. Everything is just sort of rough.” ...