The definition of a rat rod implies, among other things, that it should be built with used or cast-off parts. Rich Benoit’s Ford Model A fits the bill, but can it still be called a rat rod if it has ...

Remember hot rods from the good old days? Now meet hot rod 2.0, called the rat rod. A rat rod, as usually known today, is a custom car with a deliberately worn-down, unfinished appearance, typically ...

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 ...