I enjoy local car shows, and several events can be found nearly every summer weekend in the suburbs of Detroit. I like ...

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 ...

Holley LS Fest in Bowling Green, Ky. is full of unlikely engine swaps and heavily modified hot rods. One of the most interesting attendees this year was this 1973 Plymouth Duster riding on a chassis ...

JD Woynorowski, out of Westlock, Alberta, Canada, built this rat rod off-and-on over 11 winters. He started with just the cab, which had been used as a flower planter/kids playhouse on some land his ...

Not one single thing on this 1947 Chevrolet pickup build seems to be sourced from the vehicle. This is rat rod at its finest. A vehicle that runs in the bare minimum of ways, and turns heads doing so.

This 1930 Model A rat rod is a monster of legend. With a mighty Cummins at the helm, it's a full-blown monster.

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.

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 ...

Rat Rods are interesting enough, with their low-cost approach, but unless you are actually involved or own one, reading about them can get boring after a while. Not this one! While endlessly trolling ...

It's not a street rod, but it's "driveable art" that is bound to attract attention at this weekend's Street Rod Nationals East in York. The "Dady Rat" was built by three generations — father, Johny ...