Won 1st place in Rat Rod Class

Edited: 9/14/2006 9:24:47 AM by rollinondubbs

sweet truck.

now everybody go buy a copy of Ol' Skool Rodz, cuz it's badass.

Here's our '50 Buick at the Good Guys show this summer. We prefer the term traditional instead of rat rod. Not to rip off anyone, but a guy on the HAMB message board is quoted as saying... "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap!" I would have to agree...

^^ This photo was shot for Old 1Skool Rods, ha, ha! Funny you mentioned that!

^^^ congrats man, thats bitchin.

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^^^^ i dont see why the term is gay ^^^^congrats on placing at the show -- but its no rat rod -- but it could be --

The term "Rat Rod" is usually thrown around in a negative way. Its like calling a truck "hacked" in a way. The rusted up old 30s cars that people consider rat rods, are considered "traditional rods" even though they are not exactly era correct. They're basically a hot rod just taken in a different direction. The guys that build those are generally offended by the term "rat rod". Its like being called a lowrider. Many minitruckers consider that offensive. I'd love to build a 30s car, chopped and channeled with steel wheels and old school Firestone tires and suicide front suspension. Some people would call it a rat rod. I would just call it my take on what the car should look like. Its the same thing as minitruck versus lowrider. Thats why I say the term "Rat Rod" is gay. The term needs to go away. And yes, there are some cars out there that have no floor boards, and the fab is pretty shoddy or they have no front brakes. They're still not rat rods, just a poor attempt at building a traditional styled rod. There I'm done.

And Kris, good to see the truck together. Now bag the C10.

^seth hit the nail on the head, good luck goin to billetproof or any other traditional rod show, and calling one of thier rides a "rat rod" your likely to get into a fight.

argh.

let's talk about flat black paint now too please.... OH YAY RAT RODS ARE HIP!

look my dad has been building cars since the 50s knew the barris brothers knew most of the big builders in the 50 and 60 my dad hate on me 4 calling them ratt rods but to todays rods they r ratts i dont have 100,000 in my 51 chevy but its a rod like back in the day the shirt i have the is made by KiK is i was old school before the bandwagon rolled by and i feel that it very true i was into pinstriping when i was 4 i had a greaser hair cut till i was 10 buck tail and all still think of myself as a greaser at heart if its not a ratt rod what is it todays "street rods and hot rods " have sso much money in them so why would u call ur old skool custom r ratt a street rod today alot of steet rods r tralier queens ok i had to get that shit off my chest ive been around more real rods and customs then alot of people that post in these fourms and i see nothing wrong if sumbody wants to call there 54chevy r there 49 ford r there 32 r 34 ford a ratt


REAL CARS dont shine

Everything on this website is a hot rod of some sort because hot rodding is the grandfather of ALL custom auto work that dates back to the 20s. True organized custom auto events began with the SoCal Timing Assoc. in the 30s. Rat rod, street rod, resto rod, retro rod, it's all custom.

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truck looks and sounds good man. keep up the good work