Described by author Steve Rupp as a branch off of the rat rod tree, the patina style gets impetus from the fact that new paintjobs are expensive and guys who want to go fast, like owner/builder ...

He got some tires and tie rods from a friend who used to race lawnmowers (yeah, really) and went from there. He wanted this rat rod to be totally slammed (lowered as far as possible), but that ...