Ok, I give up...What are Easter Egg colors?????? I would also have to take exception with #4... Some of us have made a respectable living for many years building cars and parts for others, if everyone went by your list I would of had to go get a real job!!!!!

Personally I still don't like all the catagories, rules, standards, snobs, or stereotyping that seems to have invaded Hot Rodding. Think I'll just keep building stuff my way and keep referring to my cars as just that, My Cars!!!!!!

A well built Hot Rod doesn't need to be catagorized and "accepted" by this or that group, it will stand on it's own merit and not need to be defended because of it's conformity or lack of it to any set of standards or rules, real or imagined.....

As for the 'glass bodies, if a builder can't find or afford any vintage tin, then he shouldn't be allowed to build a car???? Kind of an elitist attitude IMO.....

I don't really think many of us here are "offended" by Rat Rods, only confused and somewhat perplexed by the "your car isn't real" stuff....

As with many things, those who rebel so loudly against conformity seem to only get caught up in some other faction that requires conformity to belong.??????

I would think if we would all just build what we want to meet our own standards and stayed away from building a car of a certain style so that we can gain the acceptance of some group of individuals who insist their way is the only way, the world of Hot Rodding would be a much friendlier place!!!