Rat rods are vehicles constructed using parts from different makes and models. Skip to main content ... The gas tank is an old beer keg with a Pabst Blue Ribbon sticker on its side.

To Duvaloois, 62, rat rods like his home-built pickup represent a return to the roots of hot-rodding. ... per the rat rodder's credo conveyed on a windshield decal: "In rust we trust." ...