Jeremey Rainey's Volkswagen Beetle rat rod is the definition of the "built not bought" slogan that so many hot-rodders live by. He purchased a rusty 1964 bug and went to work on the blank canvas.

We’re absolutely smitten with this 2000s VW Beetle rat-rod conversion that we found for sale on eBay. The original VW Bug was a flytrap for modifiers and tuners who created myriads of custom projects.

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 ...

Roger Rentola and Bryan Dagel don't worry about waxing their quirky vintage vehicles. They are, after all, rat rods. Unlike their more polished cousins in the antique and street rod family of older ...

The best analogy to describe the difference between hot rods and rat rods is that you'd proudly take home and introduce a hot rod to your parents, but on your deathbed, you'd still remember the wild ...