This custom dually rat rod powered by a blown 392 Hemi delivers around 600HP while combining classic hot rod style with modern engineering. Built on a custom chassis with air suspension, the truck can ...

A custom-built 1946 Ford rat rod is set to go up for bidding in an upcoming classic and collector car auction, drawing ...

The phrase is a spin-off of "rat bike," which was in reference to custom motorcycles built on the cheap. The late Gray Baskerville, venerated hot rod writer, is said to have been the first to apply ...

There is no carmaker out there with as much influence over the custom industry as Ford. The Blue Oval has been making cars pretty much since cars were invented, and that in itself isn’t spectacular.

The rad rod is, as Sam Hard of Hard Up Garage oh-so-eloquently describes it, “this and that, and this and that.” Builders, the community and the automotive media are quick to put labels on what a rat ...

Logan Fryz’s 1949 Willys probably won’t remind you of any jeeps you’ve seen before. It’s got some olive green paint and an American flag hanging off a rear corner, and it looks like a machine to be ...

Detroit — It’s February and that means hot rodders from all over the world have descended on Huntington Place to vie for custom car culture’s most coveted prize: the Ridler. Entrants include New ...

T.J. Lutkins, 46, of St. Clair Shores, said his 1950 Ford Custom, “affectionately known as a Shoebox by car afficionados,” might even be too ratty for some. He bought it for about $3,500 about two ...

We start our rat rod truck adventure in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where our man Jesse Kiser attended the Heavy Rebel Weekender rockabilly music festival and car show, a hardcore Mecca for ...

Left: Visitors roam the Portland show wearing vintage fashions from the Washington State boutique BelAir Betties. Right: The tail section of a 1958 Chevy Impala, customized with 1959 Cadillac ...

Logan Fryz’s 1949 Willys probably won’t remind you of any jeeps you’ve seen before. It’s got some olive green paint and an American flag hanging off a rear corner, and it looks like a machine to be ...