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I know it won't be my last and that it won't be perfect. And if it was it owuld take all the fun out of it cuz then u can change things arround and experiment with different designs and ideas. Thank you very much guys.

You asked about the rat rod name vs the hot rod name. In the last couple of years this has become a very volatile subject. Most hot rodders resent their cars being called rat rods and see it as sort of an insult. What has caused this are the rat rods that are built badly and the attitudes of some rat rodders. Some of them like sticking our noses in it and generally having an "I don't give a d*** attitude."

That being said, rat rods do have their own style, and it is easy to tell one from a hot rod. I can't tell you the difference, but I know it when I see it.

If you are talking about a car that was built like they were done in the old days, you are more than likely talking about a traditional hot rod. It is just that now a days everything on wheels is being called a rat rod. Usually, the inexperienced are the ones doing this, and you just have to educate them when they make that mistake.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

You asked about the rat rod name vs the hot rod name. In the last couple of years this has become a very volatile subject. Most hot rodders resent their cars being called rat rods and see it as sort of an insult. What has caused this are the rat rods that are built badly and the attitudes of some rat rodders. Some of them like sticking our noses in it and generally having an "I don't give a d*** attitude."

That being said, rat rods do have their own style, and it is easy to tell one from a hot rod. I can't tell you the difference, but I know it when I see it.

If you are talking about a car that was built like they were done in the old days, you are more than likely talking about a traditional hot rod. It is just that now a days everything on wheels is being called a rat rod. Usually, the inexperienced are the ones doing this, and you just have to educate them when they make that mistake.

Don

dont forget to tell them how some of the hot rodders treat the rat rodder , reading through these threads should be evident . listen theres bad attitude on both sides . one thing i do agree with you on is back in the day they should never go there totally different thing .