The term rat rod came to be used for cars when the editor of Hot Rod magazine looked at a specific hot rod model, which reminded him of rat bikes. The rat rods are a more rugged version of the hot ...

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 ...

Built in the tradition of the shabby-chic rat rod, this truck really is a grab-bag special. The nose, decapitated cab, and shorty bed are all early Fifties GMC pickup.

The rat is powered by an 8V Detroit Diesel engine, and the cab is that of an International 4300 truck. The engine was found in Alaska and the owner shipped it to Baur Trucking in Cahokia Heights.

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 ...

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.

Thursday brought them within a day of completing the rat rod. “It makes it worth it at the end when you see what we started with, and you see what we end with,” said Roger Quast with Wrenching ...

Hot Rods, and by extension Rat Rods, are always badass. Sure, they are not always as fast as modern performance cars, but they more than make up for it with their personality.

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 ...

The rat rod surprisingly gets the jump on the R8 but then loses traction. Once the Audi is able to connect, it shoots off into the horizon beating the Ford by at least 3 seconds.

Feb. 14—DICKINSON, N.D. — The world of rat rods, once dismissed as little more than heaps of scrap metal, has captured the hearts of car enthusiasts Lee and Lisa Hageman. For them, rat rods ...