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 ...

Although its heart is a 1948 Ford, this rat rod borrows elements from multiple American auto legends. Beneath the iconic Ford exterior lies a Chevrolet 350-cubic-inch roller motor coupled with a Turbo ...

Jerry Riley of Florissant had an Opal GT in high school, which he sold after joining the US Air Force and being sent to Germany. His sister also purchased one and then sold it to a friend of the ...

Cale Lohr from Greensboro, North Carolina wanted to build a custom rat rod pickup with a rip snortin’ LS V8 under the hood. However, he also wanted something unique, something hardly anyone had even ...

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 ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

A Westmoreland County man is looking to turn his Steelers-themed hot rod into money for UPMC Children's Hospital. With the power of the original Steel Curtain, Shawn Smith's Rengage Rat Rod rocks the ...

This great hobby of ours has many different layers and genres within it. Whether you like unique rat rods, modernized restomods, survivors wearing battle scars, plastic-infused late-models, or classic ...

It’s not the prettiest Jeep Wrangler ever made, but nobody can argue with the YJ’s off-roading credentials, especially if you fit it with new chunky rubber, and maybe tweak that suspension a bit. And ...

This week on Vegas Rat Rods, sometimes even cowboys need a little something to lift their spirits and what better than a carnival ride on wheels designed by Steve Darnell. Every town needs a cowboys ...