Rat Rods

Rat Rods seem to be all the rage nowadays. Classic car enthusiasts snub them and our wives dread them. Rat Rods are ugly, rusty and fast. Many rat rod enthusiasts spend countless weekends and nights working on their
rat rod project cars just to get a few precious hours to show off their rats rods to other enthusiasts and brag about their four-wheeled dreams.

Rat Rods On Wikipedia

A rat rod is a style of hot rod or custom car that, in most cases, imitates (or exaggerates) the early hot rods of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. It is not to be confused with the somewhat closely related "traditional" hot rod, which is an accurate re-creation or period-correct restoration of a hot rod from the same era.

Most rat rods appear "unfinished" (whether they actually are or are not), with just the bare essentials to be driven.

The rat rod is the visualization of the idea of function over form. Rat rods are meant to be driven, not shown off. Sometimes the customization will include using spare parts, or parts from another car altogether.

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Want Your Own Rat Rod?

If you are looking for your own rat rod, project cars, rat rod parts & accessories, please be sure and visit the Rat Rod Barn.

Here's my favorite link:

Rat Rod barn

Rat Rods For Sale

If you want to get into this great hobby, you need only to find a rat rod for sale. Unlike their classic car counterparts, most rats rods for sale are available for prices nearly all people can afford. These cars are available as project cars or ready to run. A great place to find yourself a rat rod is at the Rat Rod Barn where you fill find rat rods, project cars as well as classic trailer queens.
Rat Rods For Sale

Rat Rods Rants

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Rat Rods On The Blogs

Rat Rods- Cars and Trucks Transformed: Better definitions of rat rods that can help you understand this term easily. Rat rods as per the purists consideration is that they are the segment of American cars that were pre-1949 and were finished in such a manner, to look like it ...
Rat Rods- Cars and Trucks Transformed: This is a phrase that is being thrown and used mostly on classic cars and on e bay. It is a term that is used generally to describe hot rods. Better definitions of rat rods that can help you understan?
Rat Rods: I'm Over It: By Ron. aka WayTooFurious. The car scene is like any other in that certain trends come and go. I remember some trends with fondness, like when Vans were cool back in the 70s and 80s. However, there are some that I wish would just go ...
Rat Rods and Wabi-Sabi: Checkout Fear Is The New Beauty for some great visual design work around rat rods. Max Grundy is an artist who has done great work with rat rods. Max Grundy is an artist who has done great work with rat rods.