We start our rat rod truck adventure in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where our man Jesse Kiser attended the Heavy Rebel Weekender rockabilly music festival and car show, a hardcore Mecca for ...

Regardless of being admired or mocked, rat rods are a work of personalization. They harbor innovation instead of conformity, functionality instead of precision, and enthusiasm instead of refinement.

Rat rods aren’t anyone’s idea of typical cars. T.J. Lutkins, 46, of St. Clair Shores, said his 1950 Ford Custom, “affectionately known as a Shoebox by car afficionados,” might even be too ratty for ...

Rakesh Babu, a Kerala mechanic, built a unique, fire-spitting rat rod from scrap, blending Indian automotive parts and a visible Ambassador engine. Not road-legal, it's designed for shows.

If we had to sum up the cars in one word at the 2026 HOT ROD Power Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance, it would have to be “diverse.” Sure, there’s your usual slew of Camaros, Mustangs and ...