Thread: Another Rat Rod ?

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In general I like RatRods, but I have never seen them as something historical. To me they are just junkyard creations and I like the overall worn / poorboy look. That said ... I dont think it is at all glamourus or cool to build a car that is inherently unsafe to operate or control.

As for the car in the article, it is probably one of the worst "rat rod" creations I've seen from an asthetic point of view, for some reason it just dosn't look right, even for a rat. maybe that's what he was after but it dosn't do anything for me.

I like the thinking outside the box and low-dollar ideas some of these "rat" builders come up with. Actually, I think one day I'd like to try and build a basic, grass-roots simple type of rod with an old truck cab on a T-bucket type chassis...

Didn't they call such a creation a "bobber" back in the old days?

What I don't dig about these things is the exaggeration of everything-too low, too much chop/section to look "right", engine/intake setups that stand a foot taller than the body, and RUST! Damn, no paint looks like crap!

Each to their own, I guess, just wish they'd build them more safely...

Shea