I started out collectng vintage bicycles, primarily balloon tire bikes. A friend of mine and I love it when we find a real crusty rusty complete bike that looks like it was left out behind the shed for 40 or 50 years and yet it's still ridable. We refer to these beauties as Tetenus Riders. I have several of these TR's and they get quite a reaction at the shows and swaps. I never thought of the connection before but they are similar to Rat Rods and the two would actually compliment each other. Click on the links below, one is my web site link and the other is my Stelber Rat Rod Tetenus Rider.

http://www.classicriders.com
http://www.classicriders.com/arc/Stelber1.JPG