If so, your opinion on rat rods—and by extension, diesel rat rods—may be informed by whether you are already invested in traditional hot rod building (pre-1949 hot rods) and the long history of ...

Chevrolet Performance Presents HOT ROD Power Tour Driven by Continental Tire. Have you ever seen a compound-boosted 92 Series Detroit Diesel engine as the centerpiece of a rat rod build? We're ...

Many of you already know how magazines can be a great source of inspiration. Studying pages filled with images of different vehicles is the perfect way to define your own tastes and mentally design ...

Wikipedia defines a rat rod as "a custom car with a deliberately worn-down, unfinished appearance, typically lacking paint, showing rust, and made from cheap or cast-off parts. These parts can include ...

General Motors’ Oldsmobile brand has been sent to car Valhalla for a while now (since 2004, to be more precise), but that doesn’t mean its vehicles have been forgotten. Let’s take the Oldsmobile 88 ...

One of the most controversial issues in the world of automotive is rat rods. They are provocative and polarizing, dividing ...

Old trucks should never die—they should just be repurposed. Everyone ought to do their part in keeping them from the scrap heap, especially if you’re capable of building something like this 1945 Chevy ...

Why? Because every mid-engine rat rod 1948 Ford COE dump truck needs a tiny Honda Trail 90 rat bike in its former engine compartment, shrouded by a gym locker. With makeshift construction and a ...