A rat rod is a style of hot rod or custom car that, in most cases, imitates (or exaggerates) the early hot rods of the 1940s, 1950s, and early - 1960s. The style is not to be confused with the somewhat closely related "traditional '' hot rod, which is an accurate re-creation or period - correct restoration of a hot rod from the same era.
what is the definition of a rat rod
style of hot rod or custom car that, in most cases, imitates (or exaggerates) the early hot rods of the 1940s, 1950s, and early - 1960s