The Shakopee publisher of Rat Rod magazine will launch a new one for motorcycle customizers. Minneapolis. 23°F. eEdition. Minnesota News You Can Use. The Latest. 11 minutes ago.

A rat rod is simply a blue-collar hot rod, argues Rat Rod Magazine editor Steve Thaemert. "We're returning to the roots of hot rodding, basically, where you're trying to build something cool with ...

Peter Duvaloois’ rat rods are way cooler than your car. The fast machines, pieced together from vintage parts and scrap yard finds, also are rumblier, rustier and turn more heads on the highway ...

Thus, the rat rod was born. The term "rat rod" is believed to have been coined by Hot Rod Magazine Editor Gary Baskerville, who used it to refer to a junked-up hot rod owned by artist Robert Williams.

The second annual Rat Rod Rendezvous runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in downtown Mahtowa next to TJ's Country Store. There is no entry fee for the show or for spectators, although vehicle owners ...

In the fashion of ’40s and ’50s custom cars, the Rat Rod is a hodge-podge of parts pirated from other vehicles. The engine’s a 302-cubic-inch mill from a 1972 Ford F-100 pickup.

2001-04-07 04:00:00 PDT Manti, Utah-- Edward Roth, "Big Daddy" to 1960s teenagers and creator of curvaceously customized cars and delightfully repugnant cartoon characters, notably the slobbering ...

To give the Rat Rod a more vintage flavor, Banks later replaced the modern rims with 18-inch billet aluminum "Pseudo Steelies" by Wheel Vintiques on sticky Nitto NT 555R 305/45R18s. See All 10 Photos ...

If you read Jp magazine with any regularity, than this is not the first Jeep rat rod you have seen on our pages. While they will likely never be as common as TJs with long-arm suspensions and 35 ...

The “Rat Rod” themed vehicle was customized from bumper to bumper with essentially anything the owner could find. It was on display at the “Bricks Flicks” event at US 23 Drive-In Theater ...

A rat rod is simply a blue-collar hot rod, argues Rat Rod Magazine editor Steve Thaemert. "We're returning to the roots of hot rodding, basically, where you're trying to build something cool with ...

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (AP) - Peter Duvaloois’ rat rods are way cooler than your car. The fast machines, pieced together from vintage parts and scrapyard finds, also are rumblier, rustier and turn ...