Thread: Rat Rod is a Rat Rod?

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Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

rat rods again? i choose to arm myself with a musket!

Me, I'll just quietly walk out to the shop and turn a ferw wrenches till this goes away.

Originally Posted by 61bone

Me, I'll just quietly walk out to the shop and turn a ferw wrenches till this goes away.

How's life in the big city Bone? Looks like most of Sioux Falls has moved up to the lake for the summer! Geez, can't you make these people stay home once in awhile???

If only they would stay home. When Sycamore got closed , the traffic increased about 2000% on 69th. Right through my front yard. Hate it. T coupe is on the road. Now am looking at this 15 Dodge bucket. Maybe a 389 tripower and Pontiac 8 lugs. Torsioned 4links all around

Should be a fun one! I try to avoid Soo Foo in the daytime, bunch of dang idiots driving around!!! Most everybody I buy from has a delivery truck to Madison, otherwise got a friend who works there, lives in Madison and picks up parts for me!

I hate the term 'Rat Rod". They are hot rods.
However, I don't care for the ones that look like a death trap. We didn't build them like that back in the day. This is something entirely different.

However- the big dollar builds to resemble a "Rat Rod"- I'm kinda on the fence with them.
Until I saw Todd Varble's 37. What's not to like?



Would I call it a Rat Rod? Probably not. But I guarantee you I would make room in the garage for it- right next to my shiny 32.

If he'd just paint it, it would be great!

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

If he'd just paint it, it would be great!

Yup, looks like it will be a nice car when he takes it apart and gets paint on everything!!!

It's a glass car with a faux finish. I'm not a rat rod fan (who could guess?), but $150K+ cars with fake weathered paint - simulated rat rods - really, really turn me off. Does it take talent to do it? Absolutely. Do I care? Absolutely not.

I guess some people will do most anything to remain trendy!!! I'd sure like to stick about $100k in to a car like that, then give the car and another $25k to HRP to make it look pretty!!!!! IMO it's just a waste of time, talent, and $$$$ the way it is now.... Talk about pushing wannabe to an extreme!!!!

I guess I'm just old, crochety, and stuck in my ways, but I agree it's a waste of talent . . . and good rod products.

Originally Posted by Flipper_1938

I have tried to muddy the waters a bit while building mine. It is a home-built hot rod that used a field-fresh, rusty body (no fake rust here!). Even though it is a ratty body and is built with recycled parts, I am trying to make it look like the build was planned.

My dad calls it a rusty street rod instead of a rat rod.

I agree with your dad. A street rod is a street rod. I think of rat rod and I think of a period incorrect fenderless paintless (no professionally sprayed flat or matte paint/primer does NOT count as paintless or make it a rat) and running with a BIG BLOCK. otherwise I make fun of it by calling it a mouse rod .. if you dont get that poor excuse for a joke then you should do some research.

Anyways. If it isnt bare bones stripped down if it can go without it cut it off, go fast, to hell with stopping, if you dont work out you'll regret it when you try to drive this metal 'thing', it probably isnt a rat rod.

There are too many defenitions of rat rod so i just call my 38 chevy "the 38 special" and leave out any references to it being a rat, hot, or any other type of rod. It is Fast. Thats all that matters.

But if you want to call it a rat rod thats fine by me.

Originally Posted by Steves32

I hate the term 'Rat Rod". They are hot rods.
However, I don't care for the ones that look like a death trap. We didn't build them like that back in the day. This is something entirely different.

However- the big dollar builds to resemble a "Rat Rod"- I'm kinda on the fence with them.
Until I saw Todd Varble's 37. What's not to like?



Would I call it a Rat Rod? Probably not. But I guarantee you I would make room in the garage for it- right next to my shiny 32.

I like this car just because they made the owner park it outside with the cars people 'slapped' together in their garages until they realized this car cost more to build than most the judges lives are worth.. aka the car has a great story behind it. I call it a sleeper though. its mechanically PERFECT and is aesthetically sabotaged for the exact reason of being a sleeper.

things are the way they are and theres nothing people can do say or anyhting else that will change it , and i know this from experience

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Some of you have watched me build my truck, how would you classify it, rat rod street rod or what?
Ken

An exquisite machine......in progress!

Dave G

I don't care what people call it. It's only a name and I call it my truck. I didn't build it to please other people, only myself. If other people don't like it that's fine we all have different tastes. If everyone liked the same type of vehicle it'd get pretty boring.