IMO rat rods are nothing more then junk. They are a lazy way of slapping a hulk of junkyard parts together to build a "rod" . It takes no skill or design to half ass a vehicle together. Rust belongs in trailor Parks and scrap yards.
hey, now- that's not fair... some people put a lot of thought into it and write a check with a lot of zeros on it to get a car that looks that crappy.