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 ...

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 had ...

The Paradise Road Show recently came back for its fourth year, and it was a far cry from the event's humble meetup-style beginnings. Founded in 2016 by Lana MacNaughton, Adri Law, and Chase Stopnik, ...

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 ...

In a room full of gleaming, painstakingly painted cars, pickups and motorcycles, Brian Minter’s rust-covered rat rod stands out. That’s exactly how he likes it. “I can’t afford one of those,” he said ...

Danny Koker checks out five custom hotrods that scream individuality, style and power. We start in Milwaukee, with a classic ...

As a sub-culture of the car hobby, ol' skool rods or rat rods as they are often called, is growing in size and importance. For example, ol' skool cars play an expanding role each year at the annual ...

If you’ve been looking for the perfect car to survive the apocalypse or, at the very least, look like one, you’re in luck. RATical Kiwi is the Mad Max meets punk rock custom rat rod for you. With ...

Tow trucks are incredible machines, but most of the time they are so utilitarian in design that they are not known to be head turners. That’s not the case with the rat rod 1950 Chevrolet 3600 we have ...

The rat rods have my full attention. I finally found a show truck no one cares if I touch. And these things are something else, let me tell you. They might not be shiny, but they’re sure as heck ...