Chevrolet’s Big Block V8 engines, affectionately known as “Rat Motors,” have a storied history rooted in the high-performance ...

We're about to give you some guidance on rat rod wheels but know up front that we do so with a certain amount of trepidation: it's hard to paint lane lines on a road that hasn't been paved. This is ...

“I get an endless amount of garbage from people about buildingrat rods, but I get just as much about them being diesel powered,” Steve says. “I grew up in the steel industry, so I was used to watching ...

Much of North America is seeing the advent of one of the most gruesome winters in recent years, so perhaps we need to remember the better, sunnier times, to cope with the whole ordeal. For example, we ...

Feb. 14—DICKINSON, N.D. — The world of rat rods, once dismissed as little more than heaps of scrap metal, has captured the hearts of car enthusiasts Lee and Lisa Hageman. For them, rat rods provide ...

This week on Vegas Rat Rods, Steve Darnell has been inspired by a song he’s written to revamp a 1970s Dodge Charger that’s seen better days. He wants something that he can use in the music video for ...

Here's the great thing about hot rodding: Just try to define it. Study this crazy sport for more than a minute and already it's heading in a brand-new direction. That's a major part of rodding's ...

If you prefer a car that's built, not bought, if "function before fashion" describes your automotive philosophy and you're into customizing pre-1975 vehicles, you might be a candidate for the ...

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 rodder David Freiburger explores a forgotten junkyard filled with muscle cars, vintage trucks and rare classics left untouched for years. David Freiburger has built a career on unearthing ...