We know rat rods can be a divisive subject in the car hobby, with some people just reveling in the builds and others thinking ...

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

We start our rat rod truck adventure in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where our man Jesse Kiser attended the Heavy Rebel Weekender rockabilly music festival and car show, a hardcore Mecca for ...

T.J. Lutkins, 46, of St. Clair Shores, said his 1950 Ford Custom, “affectionately known as a Shoebox by car afficionados,” ...

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 ...

Rich Benoit himself surely thinks so. This is not a new project, but Rich, known from his YouTube channel Rich Rebuilds, which sees him tackle the most impressive and surprising EV conversions and ...

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.

It may surprise you, as it did me, that there is actually a car collector category called rat rods. One might compare a rat rod to some modern art sculpture that not everyone can appreciate the ...

Hot Wheels took its annual Legends Tour to Detroit, a city with one of America’s most vibrant car cultures, and the results didn’t disappoint. The winner is a 1931 Dodge Rat Rod built by three members ...

A lot of cars may have "bells and whistles," but today's Nice Price or No Dice GMC has wings and horns and lights and stripes—most of which are primarily for show. Let's see if this wild rat rod truck ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

Julie Moen of Port Angeles, right, points to the quirks of a “rat rod” built from a 1928 Ford Roadster by Dennis Broderson of Port Angeles, in the drivers seat, during Saturday’s Kiwanis Car Show at ...