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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Rat’s Rodfather: Don Montgomery Led the Return to Hot Rodding's Past. Originally published in the January 1999 issue of Hot Rod magazine.