A rat rod is simply a blue-collar hot rod, argues Rat Rod Magazine editor Steve Thaemert. “We’re returning to the roots of hot rodding, basically, where you’re trying to build something cool ...

Hanff’s rat rod was a 1940 Dodge pickup body he found sitting in a field that has been attached to a 1992 Dodge Dakota chassis, complete with a rat rod rarity, air conditioning and heating.

First up is this cool "rat rod," a cut-down, stripped-out performance van built on a 1964 Chevrolet that was used by a telephone company. You can still faintly see the letters on the door.

As such, a passionate builder on the LEGO Ideas website going by the name MulticoloredBench089 decided to take matters into their own hands and developed a set that truly embodies what rat rods ...

We also have a thing for rat rods and even some rust when it gives the car some extra character. Then we found out about this rat rod pickup truck. It's pure coolness.