Quote Originally Posted by shine View Post
hotrods are suppose to be fun or at least they were. your truck looks like a ton of fun. i wouldn't call it a ratrod though. too nice for that.
I call it "Lil Rat Bastard", cause its not traditional, a true hot rod to me is more 30's body style, ya know deuce or a. Like most have said it's too nice to really be a rat. As far as I have seen almost no one would have bothered to use that cab back in 50's or 60's, at least not like that. I'm not real big on clasifying things, but to me it doesnt fit anywhere. Hence the name. Although it is loosly based on a drag truck my uncle was building in 67 and 68. I dont know exactly what cab he used maybe late 40's chevy or international. He really liked the rounded caps, didnt care that much for an a or the 32. He narrowed it and chopped it. Had it sitting on a tube drag chassis, slid almost to the rear wheels. No one can remember what body he used, he was going to race it at Beach Bend and later make it street legal for my cousin. My cousin was killed in an auto accident and after that my uncle just gave up on everything. My dad said he cut it up and had it hauled off for scrap. I was 10 in 67 and my uncle was one of the reasons I developed the "Hot Rod Sickness". I wish someone had pictures of that, I'd like to duplicat it, and finish it. Oh well.