W hen you conjure up visions of rat rod trucks, you might be inclined to think of vintage haulers in a highly devolved state ...

What you're seeing is the hot rod's rebellious younger sibling, the rat rod. The original practice of hot rod customization can be traced as far back as the 1920s, with gear-minded teenagers ...

Rat rodding started out in the mid-'90s as a fast and loose deal in which guys built fairly retro-correct but primered and dirty hot rods, and it pretty quickly spun into a scene loaded with rusty ...

Jerry Riley of Florissant had an Opal GT in high school, which he sold after joining the US Air Force and being sent to ...

Hot Wheels took its annual Legends Tour to Detroit, a city with one of America’s most vibrant car cultures, and the results didn’t disappoint. The winner is a 1931 Dodge Rat Rod built by three ...

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 ...

They're not exactly hot rods and they're not exactly cars, but they sure have a lot going on. Behold: The Rat Rods of SEMA. They're not exactly hot rods and they're not exactly cars, but they sure ...

MANTI, Utah — In the first weekend of June, Manti sees an influx of pinstripers, artists, and hot rod fans from across the world, all gathering for the Rat Fink Reunion, which honors the memory ...

For our final rat rod truck, we bring you back to the final years of David Freiburger's tenure as editor of HOT ROD, when he brought us Mark Sax's magnificent chopped 1936 International rat rod truck.