How would this not be considered a Rat rod?

[Gluhead]

Funny, I thought "Don't call it a rat rod" was the mantra of the traditional hot rodders, used out of frustration when the unedumakated or trendster masses call their period or period inspired hot rods by the dirty word.

I'm with you, Craig. Might not be held together with bubblegum welds and duct tape, but it sure looks like a rat rod to me.

[Jantrix]

Rat Rod has come to imply that a build is just a bunch of rusty junk parts slammed together...the builder of this rod views their product as more engineered, more thought out..

Agreed.

[tubbs]

I thought they were boat anchors.............................

.... classic!!!

[tubbs]

just like here at work. people are getting too hung up on "titles"....... "rat rod", "pro touring", "pro street", "g-machine". i personally don't care, the guy enjoys it. to me, its a "rat rod". my personal opinion is that he should have left it the way it was!!

[Jantrix]

just like here at work. people are getting too hung up on "titles"....... "

You think this is bad, you should see a thread when someone asks to have "hot rod, street rod, street machine" defined. People lose there freakin' minds over that one.

[Craig Irwin]

You think this is bad, you should see a thread when someone asks to have "hot rod, street rod, street machine" defined. People lose there freakin' minds over that one.

Muscle car is even worse!

[James2]

How about a Pro Rat Hot Street Rod Muscle Machine!

[moparmagiclives]

It's because "hot rod" is so not 2012.

[Fabrux]

Oops, my bad. Either way, a rat rod has an icky GM motor.

[Gluhead]

It's because "hot rod" is so not 2012.

It's not? The H.A.M.B..

Just sayin'.

[jcbigpaw]

The term Rat Rod is too vague. If I take a model T and built a T-bucket it's a hot rod. If I build the same vehicle but use a non traditional body and bed (say a 50 Chevy truck) it's called a rat rod even if its fully finished and "shiny"?