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[Daddyfink]

^{It went from guys putting cars together for fun with leftover parts that where considered not "clean enough" for a show quality car or resto to some just cobbling anything together, giving it some "Patina", aka RUST, and calling them Rat Rods. Oh yes, anything in primer and not finished is being called a Rat Rod. When someone purposely goes out of their way to make a "Rat Rod", you know the jig is up.}

[crazyrichard]

this is a true rat mobile >

Edited by crazyrichard, 14 November 2012 - 11:49 PM.

[Longbox55]

That was salvaged from a wrecked IMSA race car, on the pile of junk behind the shop.

No, it wasn't. I talked to the owner, the frame was purpose built for that truck cab.

[James2]

No, it wasn't. I talked to the owner, the frame was purpose built for that truck cab.

Then it is not an IMSA frame, is it.
(I'm just pok'n fun now!)

Edited by James2, 15 November 2012 - 08:35 AM.

[MachinistMark]

now that ^ is funny.

[hooterville75]

The last time I looked up the definition of Rat Rod in the Dictionary the definition clearly stated this. Any scale model Dr. Cranky produces that contains rust. Just sayen

[Von Don Koolkat]

Nobody will every agree on a definition.

Rat rods started out essentially as an anti-high buck, anti-establishment, and anti-street rod phenomenon. If rat rods irritate the snooty street rod crowd - they serve their purpose,

[CemetaryAngel81]

Nobody will every agree on a definition.

Rat rods started out essentially as an anti-high buck, anti-establishment, and anti-street rod phenomenon. If rat rods irritate the snooty street
rod crowd - they serve their purpose,

Amen