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The rat rods were created as a low-budget alternative to the customized hot rods of the 1970s and the phrase was coined in 1972 by Rod & Custom Magazine. Snedigar’s rat rod doesn’t have a name, but it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rat rods have come a long way since the time when critics were dismissive of the low-budget rides assembled from spare parts that highlighted a builder’s lack of concern for paint or chrome. While ...

Hot rods come in all shapes and sizes. There are clean muscle cars, pristine vintage pre-war examples, and clapped-out rat rods that appear to be rolling death traps. This 1927 Dodge is more of the ...

For '90s kids, Karbach Brewing Co.'s newest beer truck may conjure up memories of the old, decrepit automobiles from "All Dogs Go to Heaven." And that's exactly the point. With summer festival season ...