Anyone who is at least passingly familiar with custom cars has probably at least heard of the concept of a hot rod. A hot rod is, of course, a custom car designed with the express purpose of going as ...

For hot-rodding's newest builds, highest technology, and most modern trends (not to mention biggest budgets), the main floor of the Detroit Autorama is the place to be. But for retro builds, old-time ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Building a rat rod isn't for everyone. Slamming together one of these radical machines requires an out-of-the-box thinker. Someone who's willing to commit years of work to fabrication and ...

“I get an endless amount of garbage from people about buildingrat rods, but I get just as much about them being diesel powered,” Steve says. “I grew up in the steel industry, so I was used to watching ...

It's a different kind of documentary. Part documentary, part reality show. Starring a bunch of rusty old "rat rods" creatively pieced together by their equally unique owners, the new film "4,000 Miles ...

The rad rod is, as Sam Hard of Hard Up Garage oh-so-eloquently describes it, “this and that, and this and that.” Builders, the community and the automotive media are quick to put labels on what a rat ...