Rat rods originated as a counter-reaction to the shiny, custom-built hot rods that focused on looks rather than power. Many viewed them as expensive rolling decorations compared to the hot rods of the ...

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 ...

NHRA racing is fun and all, but it can become stale due to the strict regulations imposed on every series. Racing outside a pro league is where things become a lot more interesting, as you can stumble ...

The parking lot at the Iron Horse Saloon in Ormond Beach looked like a scene straight out of a Mad Max movie on Saturday, Nov ...

The following story originally appeared with the title of “Garlits Up Front” in the May 1971 issue of HOT ROD and marked the introduction of drag racing’s first successful rear-engine Top Fuel ...

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Joe Kozuszek of Belleville admires the interior of an entry in Saturday’s Rat Rod Show in Grafton. Six-year-old Ethan Hosto of Worden gets a closer look at a “rat” on a rat rod at Saturday’s show in ...

A MASTER mechanic has become the unofficial king of rat rods in New Zealand, after building a series of incredible rat rod ...

Today's Nice Price or No Dice 220S has been styled to look like a vintage rally racer. Its perposely-patina'd roof even has a whimsical "Better Late Than Never" painted in Spanish for an extra bit of ...