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 ...

A MASTER mechanic has become the unofficial king of rat rods in New Zealand, after building a series of incredible rat rod ...

In its 15th year, the Lonestar Roundup is the yearly confab of (mostly) traditional hot rods, with a sprinkling of trucks and customs, too. It's situated about 1300-miles from Los Angeles, and ...

A custom rat rod with a 900-horsepower blown V8 turns a simple parking lot startup into a loud display of raw mechanical ...

For the past 10 years, street rodding has gone through a number of styles—high tech, dare to be different, phantoms, retro, and now … rats. Rat rods are patterned after hot rods pieced together by ...

A 1948 Ford Rat Rod Fusion... Jay Leno, renowned for his extensive automobile collection and vast driving experiences, is no stranger to rare and unique vehicles. Yet, even he was left astounded by ...

The hot rod dates way back to the 1920s, but found its cultural footing in post-World War II America. Soldiers armed with mechanical training picked up cheap Ford Model Ts and found ways to make them ...

Rat rods aren’t anyone’s idea of typical cars. T.J. Lutkins, 46, of St. Clair Shores, said his 1950 Ford Custom, “affectionately known as a Shoebox by car afficionados,” might even be too ratty for ...

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 ...