The rad rod is, as Sam Hard of Hard Up Garage oh-so-eloquently describes it, “this and that, and this and that.” Builders, the community and the automotive media are quick to put labels on what a rat ...

In the world of custom builds, rat rods are a special breed. Ugly enough to be unstoppable head turners, these machines are if you like the ultimate sleepers, sending all the wrong messages to the ...

The phrase is a spin-off of "rat bike," which was in reference to custom motorcycles built on the cheap. The late Gray Baskerville, venerated hot rod writer, is said to have been the first to apply ...

Cale Lohr from Greensboro, North Carolina wanted to build a custom rat rod pickup with a rip snortin’ LS V8 under the hood. However, he also wanted something unique, something hardly anyone had even ...

We're talking about the biggest craze to hit the gearhead world since Pro Street in the '80s. It's had traction for at least 15 years. No one wants to admit it, no one wants to talk about it, and ...

One of the most controversial issues in the world of automotive is rat rods. They are provocative and polarizing, dividing ...

OAK LAKE — After nine months of intense labour and planning, an Oak Lake team is ready to drive their one-of-a-kind custom rat rod to Las Vegas to compete in the renowned International RATical Rod ...

A Rat Rod is a style of hot rod or custom, “blue-collar” car that, in most cases, imitates or exaggerates the early hot rods of the 1940s, 1950s, and early-1960s. “It is a low-buck, resourceful, ...