by gmckid August 22, 2006
by Dreddybear May 20, 2007
A duragatory term used by goldchainers, or chainers who dislike the unfinished look. Often confused with traditional hot rod, or real hot rods. Real hot rods are function over form, rat rods are form over function.
The rat rod trend has birthed a new type of rat rod in which you can take any car, be it a Civic, chevy S-10, 55 Belair, hell it could be the moon rover, but if its painted in flat black and has red wheels its a rat rod.
Peple whp paint thier cars in rat rod form are foten trendists who will move on to the next popular thing when it comes, leaving lots of nice iron for the real hotrodders like me.
The rat rod trend has birthed a new type of rat rod in which you can take any car, be it a Civic, chevy S-10, 55 Belair, hell it could be the moon rover, but if its painted in flat black and has red wheels its a rat rod.
Peple whp paint thier cars in rat rod form are foten trendists who will move on to the next popular thing when it comes, leaving lots of nice iron for the real hotrodders like me.
Rat rodder has a flat black '89 s-10, while a real hot rodder like me would have, say a '50 Pontiac with chrome steelies wrapped in whitewals, and. and a goldenrod fade paint job.
by rockabillysteve August 17, 2006
A car that's made out of scrap parts from multiple cars; no paint, rusty parts; looks like a junky hot rod
by Valnar300 March 7, 2005
1. a hot rod that has been pieced together by junkyard parts.
2. a sort of "sleeper" car in which the looks of the car are actually downgraded to give the car an old beat up look, when it is in fact a fast car.
2. a sort of "sleeper" car in which the looks of the car are actually downgraded to give the car an old beat up look, when it is in fact a fast car.
1. that rad rod was a total rust bucket and looked like shit
2. jimmy tried to race a crappy old civic last night and got smoked, it musta been a rat rod.
2. jimmy tried to race a crappy old civic last night and got smoked, it musta been a rat rod.
by wickednuclei August 10, 2006
A Ratrod is a traditional streetrod that are built the old fashion way. "BY THE OWNER" these cars are built for function, going fast and being free of the yuppie B.S. Anyone can buy a HOTROD thats what banks are for. Keep it real, no paint,no chrome,no problems!
If you cant build it fix it you shouldnt own it!
If you have to take your rod to a mechanic your not a rodder....
If you cant build it fix it you shouldnt own it!
If you have to take your rod to a mechanic your not a rodder....
RATROD:Fast, Functional, Hand made, and driven!
HOTROD: shiny, expensive, useless, bought, trailered everywhere!
My $2500 rat rod will leave your $100,000 rod where it belongs, in the field. So maybe someday a real rodder will find it and turn it into a real rod! Have a nice day!
HOTROD: shiny, expensive, useless, bought, trailered everywhere!
My $2500 rat rod will leave your $100,000 rod where it belongs, in the field. So maybe someday a real rodder will find it and turn it into a real rod! Have a nice day!
by DIRTYRAT October 20, 2007
Car that has been put together with junkyard parts and put together were inovation and determination and a little bit of creativeness. It is not just black paint and red wheels.
by Patina Ed October 20, 2007