Thread: Funny Rat Rod at NSRA TAmpa, FL

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I don't mind rat rods and in fact like some, but the ones like this one with purely stupid stuff like that cam/drag link are what is going to cause all of us hot rodders problems down the road. A few of these start falling apart on the road and the powers that be will lump us all into one big group of trouble makers. We hot rodders have come too far respect wise to have "cars" like that set us back 50 years.

Don

I agree completely. If they are unsafe they have no business on the road.
There are "Rat rods" and then there are "Rat Crap."
I wasn't condoning them, just pointing out something I have noticed on the site.

Rat Rods are somewhat preplexing. Some of them are well designed and thought out projects. Example these 4. All self proclaimed by there owners as "RATS"

And then there is the other end of the spectrum, which begs to ask just two questions---- WHY??? and --- What could they have been thinking ???

And by the way that slant cab F-100 pick-up is a running driving vehicle.

Here is an interesting Rat.

Like I mentioned, I have nothing against what some call rat rods as long as they are safely built. Not everyone wants a shiny car. I've posted pictures of this rat before, it belongs to a friend. Bill used to drive funny cars and has been a hot rodder for many years, but he absolutely loves this car. It has been driven a zillion miles so far to places like Illinois, Texas, and God knows where else. It looks ratty but has a crate motor and is actually built pretty well. At shows he just sits on his lawn chair and smiles at the reactions of onlookers.

Don