A custom-built 1946 Ford rat rod is set to go up for bidding in an upcoming classic and collector car auction, drawing ...

A custom 1946 Ford rat rod with a flathead V-8 and manual transmission will be auctioned during The Annual Big Boy Toy Auction on May 1, 2026, starting at just $5. The stripped-down, red ...

The rad rod is, as Sam Hard of Hard Up Garage oh-so-eloquently describes it, “this and that, and this and that.” Builders, the community and the automotive media are quick to put labels on what a rat ...

Rat rods aren’t anyone’s idea of typical cars. T.J. Lutkins, 46, of St. Clair Shores, said his 1950 Ford Custom, ...

GOODLAND, Kan. (KWCH) - An effort to breathe new life into a vehicle decades past its prime nears its completion in northwest Kansas. How long does it take to build a custom vehicle? At Northwest ...

The rat rods have my full attention. I finally found a show truck no one cares if I touch. And these things are something else, let me tell you. They might not be shiny, but they’re sure as heck ...

We're not sure where the recent kink for diesel swaps has come from -- other than maybe an abundant number of Dodges finally retiring from under their Cummins turbo-diesels and ending up in junkyards ...

Rat Stock will roll into Davenport on Friday, Sept. 20, with over 75 custom-built rat rod cars gathering from noon-2 p.m. at the Northern Tool + Equipment store, 4341 Elmore Avenue, Davenport. In ...

Father and son team Elmo and Charlie Pacheco, also known as “Team Cutters,” took home bragging rights, trophy and title of numero uno in the first official SEMA RATical Rod International Build & Drive ...

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 ...