| Do you love your rat rod as much as I love | | | | dent or some scratches or dust. Rat rods have |
| mine? In case you didn't know, a rat rod is a type | | | | become sort of a counter culture against the |
| of custom car or truck that is usually a modified | | | | established custom car scene. It is almost a form |
| hot rod from the 1930's through the 1960's. The | | | | of rebellion to own one. |
| thing with rat rods is that they are not the | | | | One problem with owning a rat rod is finding parts |
| polished "trailer queens" like lots of the really | | | | for your car. Since all of the components and |
| expensive hot rods you see. They are almost | | | | body panels are very old they can be hard to |
| never painted in any more than primer, and | | | | come by. Sometimes you can find old car bodies |
| usually have mismatched body panels. The more | | | | in old garages or barns just rusting away. You |
| unfinished they look the better they are. | | | | never know you could even get lucky at a local |
| So what is the appeal of a rat rod over a more | | | | junk yard. The great thing is that rust is very |
| polished hot rod? Well for starters they are much | | | | much appreciated by rat rod enthusiasts. The |
| cheaper. You can actually drive you rat rod and | | | | engine is usually an older flathead V8 cylinder |
| not have to worry about chipping the paint or | | | | motor. You will also find many rat rods with Hemi |
| something. The other great thing about rat rods is | | | | engines or straight 8's, V6's, four cylinder, or even |
| that you don't need to be so paranoid about a | | | | diesel motors. |