Dragging the weighted black bait box out from the brush with his boots, Ryan Campbell wiped a few beads of sweat from his forehead. The 30-year-old service technician ...

AN ECCENTRIC mechanic has converted a London taxi into a crazy rat-rod van in just seven days. 44-year-old Paul Bacon, from Leicestershire, spent over $600 on a traditional black cab and with the help ...

A rat rod is a subclass of the hot rod. 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.

It all started with an old, displaced 350 Chevy engine. Now, more than three decades on Taranaki's Steve Cashin has produced the rat rod of his dreams, a 2013 Replica Durant. For many years Cashin ...

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.

Rat Rods, Beer Keg Smoker And Now Moonshine — Life Of A Wyoming Redneck Engineer A Cheyenne mechanic who loves NASCAR and building rat rods, potato cannons and a smoker out of a beer keg has a new ...

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.

He wanted a rat rod, a tow truck, and something with a supercharged engine—and ended up getting all three in one custom truck.

Jay Leno has driven countless automobiles in his life, yet he still manages to find unique rides. Among the most memorable is the 1948 Ford F6 rat rod featured on the latest installment of Jay Leno’s ...

Rat rod trucks exist on a continuum, from barely-safe-to-drive to high-speed-track-warrior. These examples of rat rod trucks will help you fine-tune where you stand.

Detroit’s biggest mod-car show is back with slammed, decked and lifted hot rods, including the Rat Fink cars and Black Ghost Detroit street racer ...