Pictured, a "rat rod" built by South Texas Performance. Courtesy of South Texas Performance South Texas Performance, based in Victoria, is up against 11 other competitors in the Rat Hard Build-Off.

the definition of "rat rod" is not precise, ... After being neglected for decades, the "Waco Kid" was sold to an Austin hot rodder who's kept it in preserved condition. See All 48 Photos. Share.

Classic Austin Seven reimagined with a 13B rotary engine, Mazda 5-speed, disc brakes, and custom street rod styling. A 1937 Austin Seven Roadster has been transformed into an eye-catching, high ...

In its 15th year, the Lonestar Roundup is the yearly confab of (mostly) traditional hot rods, with a sprinkling of trucks and customs, too. It's situated about 1300-miles from Los Angeles, and ...

A MASTER mechanic has become the unofficial king of rat rods in New Zealand, after building a series of incredible rat rod masterpieces in his home garage. David Jeffery, of Rolleston, has always ...

Part artistic endeavor, part modern take on the ancient hot rod, part rust, the rat rod is something to be celebrated, and celebrated it was at this year’s SEMA show. Here are seven we found on ...

Austin played Baseball for the Broncos from 1963-67. He was a stellar athlete under Sal Taormina. As leading hitter during his senior year, Austin hit nine homers. Two of the home runs were during the ...

Discovery Greenlights Program About Mechanics Who Build ‘Rat Rod’ Cars From Scraps (Exclusive) The special will focus on four teams who have three weeks to build a car, which they will enter ...

They’re not legit rod work, but they’re still custom projects – like this rat rod van that he built from a London cab. And it only took him 7 days to get the job done.

With more pluck than tech, the Austin Seven became Britain's first car with mass appeal. Chalk this success story up to price, as a mere £115 could get you into a Seven (named for the tiny, 747 ...

The 12th Annual Lone Star Rod & Kustom Roundup thunders into Austin this weekend for one of the best traditional hot-rod shows in the U.S.