Rat rod used to be a put down (that your car was a pile of junk) now it is a style that basicly means old school, no fancy paint or upholstery, little or no chrome ect. They are cars that are more like we built in the 40s,50s, and early 60s. Most of our money was spent to run faster and there was little left for making it pretty. Pre billet and show chrome.
