When Norm Brandes at Westech Automotive received J.B Bracken's 1935 Ford Rat Rod truck (HRM, July 2017), it couldn't do a burnout and had poor driveability—despite an 8-71-blown 383 small-block Chevy ...

Only the strong survive in the increasingly tough world of nostalgia racing. In the beginning, Boyce Asquith thought it would be fun to race his '32 highboy at the nostalgia drags. But soon Fat Jack's ...

The 17th annual Rat Rod Rendezvous went fantastic, Renee Gaffney, one of the owners of TJ’s Country Corner and organizer/host ...

This Ford rat rod looks amazing and has a nice big block V8, but even more incredible is how it was built in just 15 days.

Rat rods originated as a counter-reaction to the shiny, custom-built hot rods that focused on looks rather than power. Many viewed them as expensive rolling decorations compared to the hot rods of the ...

Anyone who is at least passingly familiar with custom cars has probably at least heard of the concept of a hot rod. A hot rod is, of course, a custom car designed with the express purpose of going as ...

A Westmoreland County man is looking to turn his Steelers-themed hot rod into money for UPMC Children's Hospital. With the power of the original Steel Curtain, Shawn Smith's Rengage Rat Rod rocks the ...