This custom rat rod delivers 900 horsepower through a huge supercharged V8 displayed completely in the open. The Autotopia LA ...

In this video, I build a custom mini rat rod using some old wheelbarrows and a 22hp 670cc V-Twin engine from Harbor Freight. This was a full scratch build — no kits, just creativity, welding, and a ...

In the world of custom builds, rat rods are a special breed. Ugly enough to be unstoppable head turners, these machines are if you like the ultimate sleepers, sending all the wrong messages to the ...

The rad rod is, as Sam Hard of Hard Up Garage oh-so-eloquently describes it, “this and that, and this and that.” Builders, the community and the automotive media are quick to put labels on what a rat ...

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 ...