Quote 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.