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 ...

What exactly makes a lowboy different from a highboy, and why did T-buckets change hot rod culture? Here's the history every ...

Joe Kozuszek of Belleville admires the interior of an entry in Saturday’s Rat Rod Show in Grafton. Six-year-old Ethan Hosto of Worden gets a closer look at a “rat” on a rat rod at Saturday’s show in ...

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 ...

Jeremey Rainey's Volkswagen Beetle rat rod is the definition of the "built not bought" slogan that so many hot-rodders live by. He purchased a rusty 1964 bug and went to work on the blank canvas.

There is no carmaker out there with as much influence over the custom industry as Ford. The Blue Oval has been making cars pretty much since cars were invented, and that in itself isn’t spectacular.

Automotive expert David Patterson recounts how a 1100HP rat rod nearly overwhelmed him in one of the most intense driving experiences of his life.

We have been following with a lot of attention the lemonade Rich Benoit is preparing with parts of an irrecoverable Zero S electric motorcycle and a 1930’s Ford Model A rat rod. In the last video, we ...

You probably all know that we have been following Rich Benoit’s newest adventure: the Ford Model A rat rod that will become an EV thanks to an electric motorcycle that decided to die. Or was pushed to ...

This week on Vegas Rat Rods, Steve Darnell has been inspired by a song he’s written to revamp a 1970s Dodge Charger that’s seen better days. He wants something that he can use in the music video for ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

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 wheels designed by Steve Darnell. Every town needs a cowboys ...