Are rat rods safe? Some are, some aren't. The downside of rat rods—and the reason the term is often used derogatorily—is that it doesn't take a lot of skill to build a rod from assorted parts ...

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.

Rat rodding started out in the mid-'90s as a fast and loose deal in which guys built fairly retro-correct but primered and dirty hot rods, and it pretty quickly spun into a scene loaded with rusty ...

Rat House. When we say Steve is intorat rods and diesels, we mean it.The theme extends to all parts of his life, including his house. His backyard consists of a bunch of parked rods, sunken ...

A little rust makes a rat rod a work of art. They’re sort of hot rodding’s modern art. Half deconstruction, half modern art and half post-industrial rust, which makes them 150 percent cool to ...

Among the rows of glistening vehicles with pristine paint and sparkling chrome at car shows, John H. Dundon Jr.’s rusted 1928 Ford Roadster “rat rod” looks somewhat misplaced. Whi… ...

Each rat rod is unique, usually starting with a rusted, worn out, unpainted vehicle car built from the 1920s to the 1950s. Typically, ...

Mazda Miata (MX-5) Gets a Rat Rod Treatment Rat Rod Frankenstein: 1947 Chevy Pickup with 505 HP Ford Diesel V8 Flame-Spitting Rat Rod Takes Gymkhana to the Next Level 2012 SEMA: ...

Steve talks about “The Cowboy” on Vegas Rat Rods. This week on Vegas Rat Rods, sometimes even cowboys need a little something to lift their spirits and what better than a carnival ride on ...

Rebellious rodders first started building rat rod-style road machines 60-plus years ago, but the term "rat rod" only made it into gearhead parlance sometime in the 1990s. This coincided with a new ...

Steve using at work on a hot rod for Vegas Rat Rods Season 3. Pic: @welderupvegas/Instagram Steve became a rancher in his native Montana, later starting Welder Up to serve the farming and ...

Speaking about rat rods, we’re used to seeing them in a large gatherings of people on our side of the Atlantic, accompanied by hot girls and plenty of beer.