Roger Rentola and Bryan Dagel don't worry about waxing their quirky vintage vehicles. They are, after all, rat rods. Unlike their more polished cousins in the antique and street rod family of older ...

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 ...

Rat Stock will roll into Davenport on Friday, Sept. 20, with over 75 custom-built rat rod cars gathering from noon-2 p.m. at the Northern Tool + Equipment store, 4341 Elmore Avenue, Davenport. In ...

Richard Petty is teaming up with one of the biggest names in custom choppers, Billy Lane, for a unique competition. The two will guide Minnesota high school students during a rat road build-off. Petty ...

We start our rat rod truck adventure in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where our man Jesse Kiser attended the Heavy Rebel Weekender rockabilly music festival and car show, a hardcore Mecca for ...

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 ...

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Rat rods originated as a counter-reaction to the shiny, custom-built hot rods that focused on looks rather than power. Many viewed them as expensive rolling decorations compared to the hot rods of the ...