Well, I'll be. I had a Rat Rod and didn't even know it except it was a '59 Austin Healy I bought for $100 in High School...no grille/flat black paint/fibergalss patches etc but ran well. Looked like that because I was broke...traded it for a 40' Ford Sedan shiny (almost) and stock except for the 283/hurst slapped in there.
Maybe that early suede paint job makes me like my suede 27 Rod.