Rat Rods

[TOMTOM]

Thought some of you might want to take a short break form the Pro-touring scene and check out some Rat Rods on my website www.AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com The article is called: 2011 RAT ROD RUMBLE -- IT WAS ALMOST TOO GOOD. Over 50 pictures and 2 videos.

Hope to see you at the 2011 Run Thru The Hills. I'll have my camera.

Tom Pfeifer
AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com

[67 ls1 vert]

Im really getting in to the rat rod look since I got my 29' 5 window. But mine is not rat rod looking tho...

The second picture made me crack up a little wondering how long it will take for people to notice something in the picture.

[tylers88]

The second picture made me crack up a little wondering how long it will take for people to notice something in the picture.

I dont want to spoil it but the "patina" is great

[moreHP]

I suppose it says where my mindset is when it was the first thing I noticed!

I looked at that site and liked the pics on there. I love rat rods. I would like to put one together for myself one day.

[dontlifttoshift]

Im really getting in to the rat rod look since I got my 29' 5 window.

If your 29 is a coupe and a model a then they were all 5 windows, just sayin. that will get you lynched on the hamb...

[Z06killinSBF]

Do want!!

[NJSPEEDER]

I still don't get the rat rod thing, if I wanted a rusted and beat up POS I would have kept the Hyundai I had in high school.

I will however take a selection of the young ladies featured with the vehicles.

-Tim

[Hunter68]

right hand drive too

[bobbaganoosh]

I still don't get the rat rod thing, if I wanted a rusted and beat up POS I would have kept the Hyundai I had in high school.

I will however take a selection of the young ladies featured with the vehicles.

-Tim

When I was a kid I had an '61 Chevy pickup that would fit into the "rat rod" category today. It was rusty, slammed on bias ply whitewalls with Moon discs & lakes pipes (with flamethrowers, lol). Back then they were called pieces of crap.

[Rod]

rust doesn't equate to crap, its a choice (not for everyone)



heres the Salt Flat tag restricting the cars speed runs to 150 MPH after the door latch let loose at 170 MPH

[muthstryker]

Ive been starring at the second picture and dont know what the hell yall are talking about... someone care to elaborate

[Off Duty]

...The second picture made me crack up a little wondering how long it will take for people to notice something in the picture.

Caught it right off. (probably say's something about me doesn't it

I dont want to spoil it but the "patina" is great

Yeah, that's it.

I suppose it says where my mindset is when it was the first thing I noticed!...

Looks like great minds think alike

Ive been starring at the second picture and dont know what the hell yall are talking about... someone care to elaborate

*hint* READing, is fundamental.
Look again

[novaderrik]

i wish the term "rat rod" would just go away..

[BulldawgMusclecars]

I'm with my friend Brad Ocock on this one. "Rat Rods make a statement. That statement is, I can't weld."
That said, I love traditional rods and frankly anything that is well built...finished or not.

[Mr. Anderson]

ugh.

[nvmyss]

I like the look of work in progress / unfinished rods.
Wish I had the time to start another project. Pickup would be nice.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

[ndians68]

rat rods are only rat rods if the owner says so, to me there are cars out there that are rat rods ( like my cousins) that are built to be called rat rods and are as thrown together as they can get pretty much, but those with all the painted up stuff and red accents with flat black paint or primer are just rods that arent to be the best looking car in the world and still be driven

[cupcar]

Love the lic plate LOL

[novaderrik]

I'm with my friend Brad Ocock on this one. "Rat Rods make a statement. That statement is, I can't weld."
That said, I love traditional rods and frankly anything that is well built...finished or not.

some of them also make the statement "i spent $10k on a paintjob that was made to look like it was done with fingerpaint by the kindergarten class at the local school for the blind".

i remember the day when they were just called "hot rod projects that the builder didn't have enough money to buy good parts for and hasn't gotten around to making pretty yet".