Why? Because every mid-engine rat rod 1948 Ford COE dump truck needs a tiny Honda Trail 90 rat bike in its former engine compartment, shrouded by a gym locker. With makeshift construction and a ...

Next up is another 1921 Oldsmobile, but this one is Jethro’s hot rod. It’s heavily modified with a V8 sourced from a 1969 Oldsmobile 442, chassis upgrades, Cragar chrome wheels with Firestone ...

He now specializes in building rat rods - the spectacular custom cars that mix old and new parts and often emulate the hot rods of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Barcroft Cars Posted: August 11, 2024 ...

While the specific rules vary among organizations and year to year, there's little doubt that the Oldsmobile Ram Rod 350 W-31 F-85 was produced and sold to the general public to allow its ...

What you're seeing is the hot rod's rebellious younger sibling, the rat rod. The original practice of hot rod customization can be traced as far back as the 1920s, with gear-minded teenagers ...

GTA Online Declasse Tornado Rat Rod is one of the highlighted vehicles in the latest Halloween 2023 update. Rockstar did its best to make the final Halloween week the most exciting one ...

At Northwest Technical College in Goodland, students are taking on a challenge to convert a vintage vehicle that resembles on old milk truck or an ice cream truck into a “rat rod.” The ...

The best analogy to describe the difference between hot rods and rat rods is that you'd proudly take home and introduce a hot rod to your parents, but on your deathbed, you'd still remember the wild ...

Chevrolet's rat motor has been the dominant force ... See All 21 Photos The Hurst/Olds features Hurst's new "Lightning Rod" shifter, and Warren's Pro car uses the real thing from Hurst Performance.

The winner is a 1931 Dodge Rat Rod built by three members of the same family and powered by a twin-turbo Cummins diesel engine. While the truck is labeled as a Dodge, we’re not seeing much that ...

The Oldsmobile 442 option package was introduced as an option package for the Olds Cutlass in April of 1964. The 4-4-2 name came from the four-barrel carb, four-speed transmission, and dual ...

A rat rod shows its colors, or lack thereof, on Saturday in Grafton. Chuck Darnell of Quincy, right, talks about his 1960 Cadillac show car during Saturday’s Chop Rod Ramble. A visitor admires a ...