A home-built 1934 Plymouth Coupe Rat Rod packs a 331ci Chrysler Hemi V-8, Mustang II suspension, and authentic patina for the ...
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 ...
The words “rat rod” are thrown around a lot these days, but what exactly qualifies a build to fall into this category? Most would say that rust (lots of it) and a heap of old mismatched parts are ...
In a room full of gleaming, painstakingly painted cars, pickups and motorcycles, Brian Minter’s rust-covered rat rod stands out. That’s exactly how he likes it. “I can’t afford one of those,” he said ...
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 ...
There is no carmaker out there with as much influence over the custom industry as Ford. The Blue Oval has been making cars pretty much since cars were invented, and that in itself isn’t spectacular.
Ian Wright joined CarBuzz as an automotive journalist and photographer in 2018. His career started with specialist publications, covering everything from Harley-Davidson to Ferrari. Before writing for ...
While the definition of rat rod can be up to some debate, we're creating our own category here. This, in our minds, qualifies as a rat rod rockcrawler for reasons that should be obvious. Kerry ...