Jay Leno tests comedian Jeff Dunham’s 750-hp rat rod Humvee, a wild Duramax-powered military build transformed into a massive SEMA showstopper.

This guy’s Rat Road design is as retro as it gets, an eccentric model that would make a stunning showpiece, in the words of its builder. For now, it only comes in a LEGO version, but who knows?

The UK doesn’t really have a hot / rat rod culture, but the few people who do specialize in this type of custom work stand out in terms of unbridled creativity, resourcefulness and skill. Paul Bacon ...

“I get an endless amount of garbage from people about buildingrat rods, but I get just as much about them being diesel powered,” Steve says. “I grew up in the steel industry, so I was used to watching ...

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GOODLAND, Kan. (KWCH) - An effort to breathe new life into a vehicle decades past its prime nears its completion in northwest Kansas. How long does it take to build a custom vehicle? At Northwest ...

If so, your opinion on rat rods—and by extension, diesel rat rods—may be informed by whether you are already invested in traditional hot rod building (pre-1949 hot rods) and the long history of ...

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 ...

ThatDudeInBlue takes on a 1100HP rat rod that almost takes his soul. Ex-FBI agent notices something odd about Nancy Guthrie ransom Italy’s famous 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses on Valentine’s Day ...

Car enthusiast ThatDudeInBlue drives a 1100HP rat rod that feels like it’s trying to take his soul.