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.

We’re absolutely smitten with this 2000s VW Beetle rat-rod conversion that we found for sale on eBay. The original VW Bug was a flytrap for modifiers and tuners who created myriads of custom projects.

When a guy with a demented mind gets ahold of tools and a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle, the result can only be the Frankenbug: a rusty, scarred, Frankenstein rat rod dragster with a massive 504 cubic-inch ...

"My dad told me years ago, if you can't buy it, then build it." So that's precisely what Bill Plank, a truck driver from Arthur, Illinois, did by constructing a totally home-brewed Rat-powered bug.

Derek started with a wrecked Miata, his own, which donated the suspension and steering. The Beetle shell came up for sale locally to Derek and he bought it for just $100. Between cheap parts, ...