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 ...

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 ...

When you conjure up visions of rat rod trucks, you might be inclined to think of vintage haulers in a highly devolved state of decline, barely hanging onto a basic definition of transportation. These ...

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 ...

The best analogy to describe the difference between hot rods and rat rods is that you'd proudly take home and introduce a hot rod to your parents, but on your deathbed, you'd still remember the wild ...

Jared Jakins and Carly Jakins are Emmy nominated documentary filmmakers and life partners rooted in the rural American West.

The rat rod syndrome has no boundaries; it strikes youngsters, elders and it can appear in various parts of the globe. Russia is mostly known in our domain for giving birth to weird road rage videos ...

It's no secret that a look that can be described as "cute" isn't exactly the top priority of a rat rod builder. Then again, this adjective seems to fit the Jeep Wrangler proposal showcased in the ...