Imagine the look on Henry Ford’s face if he ever saw his Model A being turned into a high-revving hot rod like this.

Let's go back to 1998 when I decide to build a Rat rod '28-'29 Model A roadster pickup after scoring a complete, bone-stock rolling chassis and drivetrain that a neighbor had liberated from a barn ...

The definition of a rat rod implies, among other things, that it should be built with used or cast-off parts. Rich Benoit’s Ford Model A fits the bill, but can it still be called a rat rod if it ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been corrected to identify the rat rod as a 1929 Ford Model A. We incorrectly identified it as a Model T. Ahead of the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit, which was ...

A remarkable 1930 Ford Model A Rat Rod is currently up for sale on eBay with an asking price of $77,500. The custom built Ford Model A, dubbed ‘The Rat God,’ is part of the FSD Hot Rad Ranch ...

Benoit will put all that in a rad rod. Really! About two months ago, when he spoke about budget EV conversions, he also bought a Ford Model A Rat Rod with a Chevy V8 305 engine. His plan was to ...

the rat rod. The original practice of hot rod customization can be traced as far back as the 1920s, with gear-minded teenagers digging old Model Ts out of their parent's garages and replacing the ...

The short answer: No. —Larry Webster There are rules to follow if you want to build an authentic rat rod. Chrome and anything machined from billet aluminum is, of course, verboten. A Ford Model ...

He started his rat rod two years ago when he purchased a torn-apart shell of a four-door 1929 Ford Model A. Even before the purchase, though, Brian researched and studied different vehicles and ...

He grabbed this shot of a pitch-perfect rat rod truck that we peg as a Chevy 6400 three-quarter ton model built sometime between 1951 and 1953. (Note the side vent windows and the split front ...