When this 1930 Ford Model A roadster pickup was a finalist for the 2009 America's Most Beautiful Roadster award, a few journalists used the term rat rod to describe the proportions of the car.

Rat-On Roadster: Not Only Neat, but Nasty! Originally published in the November 1989 issue of Hot Rod magazine ...

As the hot rod movement rolled through the decades, some were put off by the emphasis on sleek, neat exteriors. Thus, the rat rod was born.

Hundreds of unique vehicles descended on downtown Mahtowa last weekend for the annual Rat Rod Rendezvous. Whether shiny, ...

The 17th annual Rat Rod Rendezvous went fantastic, Renee Gaffney, one of the owners of TJ’s Country Corner and organizer/host ...

This 1925 Ford Model TT hot rod comes with an interior boasting racing seats, a Datsun 240Z dashboard, and an iron fist knuckle for shifter ...

Check out the best rods and custom cars—Ford roadsters, classic trucks, rat rods, and more—from the 2020 Grand National Roadster Show.

Julie Moen of Port Angeles, right, points to the quirks of a “rat rod” built from a 1928 Ford Roadster by Dennis Broderson of Port Angeles, in the drivers seat, during Saturday’s Kiwanis Car Show at ...

A Westmoreland County man is looking to turn his Steelers-themed hot rod into money for UPMC Children's Hospital.

An elegant roadster, 15 years in the making and a composite of an amazing array of ideas and parts, was competing with a rat rod slathered in skulls and bamboo. A Mad Max special breathed fire ...

Hot Wheels took its annual Legends Tour to Detroit, a city with one of America’s most vibrant car cultures, and the results didn’t disappoint. The winner is a 1931 Dodge Rat Rod built by three ...