The Rat Rod: Is It The Poor Man's Version Of A Hot Rod? - 2 views

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  What is a "Rat Rod?" It is typically a cay an xoa chua ung thu gan coupe or roadster and can also be a truck or sedan derived of the period that stretches from the 1920s through the late-1950s. The vehicles of the era were often minus fenders, hoods, running boards and bumpers. The bodies were exquisite pieces of channeled and sectioned; the roofs were chopped.
  
  The "Rat Rod" first came to prominence when it was apparent that a new sub-culture had caught hot rod fever. This rebellious sect of car lovers turned their back on the over-priced customs and built vehicles that were a throwback to a more classic period. While the regulars scoffed at the upstarts for their derisive style and approach, these rodders instilled freshness in the hot rod world.
  
  Over the years, the two distinct camps of rod enthusiasts have taken a stand. One group with their influx of money has su that ve cay an xoa continued to buy vintage cars and have them built according to personal taste and specifications. For the most part, these classics are not meant to be ever driven, but to be put on display for show. The other group of rodders have built their muscle cars and ripped down the road at full speed impressing one and all.
  
  A further division of the two groups is found in the type of style that each one supports. The traditional car owner have their hot rods or custom cars re-created to accuracy or period-corrected restoration to connect to a car of some specific era. A rat rod imitates and sometimes exagger cay an xoa mua o dau ates the early rods of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s with customized editions.
  
  The Origin Of The Term Rat Rod
  
  Some trace the name back to an article in the 1972 December issue of Rod & Custom Magazine that featured a vehicle affectionately termed the "beater." It was the poor man's version of the slick, customized models featuring primer (no paint), cut corners on upholstery and a severe drought of chrome and polish.
  
  Another version is derived from the rat bikes that were assembled like Frankenstein machines much like the first hot rods were put together in Southern California to race on the salt flats. It wasn't a long jump to go from rat bike to rat rod in order to give the "beater" a different name.

   

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