Like hot rods, rat rods have chopped roofs and are typically based on late-1920s to late-1950s coupes or roadsters, although trucks, sedans, and even buses do occasionally sneak in. Rat rodding is about making do with what you have and enjoying all the attention that comes with driving a car that looks intentionally unfinished, for better or worse. Rat rodding spits in the face of immaculately kept creations that live in garages with gleaming paint. Simply put, a rat rod is a car that democratizes the tuning of pre-War American automobiles (although cars as new as those produced in the Sixties are sometimes included under the definition). A diesel engine is not unheard of either. The Wikipedia page on the subject adds that the cheap parts used on these cars need not necessarily be automotive, as many such builds include repurposed parts from almost anything you can imagine, such as a rifle used as a gear shifter, wrenches as door handles, chains as trim elements, and so on. defines the term 'rat rod' as "a custom car with a deliberately worn-down, unfinished appearance, typically lacking paint, showing rust, and made from cheap or cast-off parts." We can't find a more concise definition anywhere, and although there are many subcultures within the rat rod scene - not to mention many differences of opinion over what constitutes a rat rod - we'd agree with the above explanation.
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