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 ...

MINI did build a bunch of strange cars over the years. However, none of them had any link to American car culture. On the other hand, this random rat rod build we found is pure creativity and deserves ...

Held together with hopes, dreams, and a whole lot of backyard engineering, this DIY 1970 Road Runner Superbird collected its Long Hauler plaque at the 2021 HOT ROD Power Tour Presented by HP Tuners ...

$13,000 can you get you a lot in the way of used cars, but few would be as interesting and eccentric as this 2-door 1937 Chevrolet Rat Rod pickup currently for sale on eBay. The seller says the car ...

Custom cars are very much like art, one could argue: some are awesome projects, some are downright dumb and shouldn’t even exist, while a few fall in that gray area of “this is stupid but cool ...

David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan thought this was the best episode of Roadkill at the time! Episode 23 has it all: a Mad Max–vibe 1968 Dodge Charger built with motorhome parts, sideways Dukes-style ...

I enjoy local car shows, and several events can be found nearly every summer weekend in the suburbs of Detroit. I like classic survivors, muscle cars, and well-executed restorations, but I usually ...

A Westmoreland County man is looking to turn his Steelers-themed hot rod into money for UPMC Children's Hospital. With the power of the original Steel Curtain, Shawn Smith's Rengage Rat Rod rocks the ...