Talk:Rat rod
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[edit] Big Daddy Ed Roth
"Rat" rod isn't a reference to Ed Roth's designs? —RandallJones 08:37, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Rat Rod now defines style of Hot Rod
Rat Rod has now been used in media for over 10 years as a type of radically built Hot Rod. This term orginal a negative comment has now become a postive comment used among the builder and enthusist of Rat Rods. As cited in Old School Rodz, Kar Kulture Delux, Burnout, Barccuda, Rolls&Pletts and many other current Hot Rod publications. The POV that rat rods is a poorly built hot rod is not the correct definition in todays publications. — HunterIrrigation 11:43, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Rat Rod
It is important to inculded that traditional hot roders dissagree with the term rat rod and find it dergatory. A Rat Rod is not a traditonal hot rod built in 50's style. It is a rod built with the same parts as in the 50's with a more radical stance and look. If any one has pictures of a rat rods to put up it would be appricated. It is easier to see pictures of traditional hot rods and rat rods to really understand the difference.
Im Saying Wrong. and right. BUILD
Brando.
-There is so many definitions of an "Rat Rod", an car that would never have become an "Traditional Hot Rod" can be built in the traditional style, and still accepted, but could also be built in the "Rat" fashion (Exageratted view of the Traditional Style), or vice versa.
I have been around Hot Rods, Street Rods, Street Machines, Race Cars, Harleys, Dirt Bikes, Cart Racing and almost anything involving wheels and a motor since I was born. My Dad was a racer and builder and I grew up around it in central Florida. We move to California where he was from, then back to Fla. move some more and kept up the "car/bike" habit. I joined the military right out of high school and that put me around alot of other gearheads (lots or gearheads in military) from all over the USA. I worked in a prominent HOT ROD shop while I was in for several years. I have heard the term rat rod used for at least 20 years, but it has blossomed over the last 5-8 years. I first heard it from a couple of northeast coast car guys in the military, us southeastern guys usually call ours beaters. What it was referred to is a car built out of parts that the builder had "ratted away for awhile, then pulled them out when they were close to having enough parts to complete a car. Most of the time it was a chevy (rat) engine also used. But no certain parts, car types, or parts/suspension were required to be placed in the Rat Rod category. Just my view from my experience on the subject.
[edit] Merge with Rat rod
I've found an article named Rat Rod, whioch obviously sdeals with the same as this article. Can someone merge their contents? -- NaBUru38 21:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Rat Rod picture
The picture that says ""Typical "rough" finish of Rat Rods"" is the same that the one in the article called Hot Rod where is called "Traditional Hot Rod". That car is a rat or a hot rod? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.32.43.41 (talk) 13:15, 3 May 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Criticism
The criticism section was edited for standard English and assumptive arguments were removed.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.234.149.2 (talk) 02:43, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Neutrality Dispute
This article seems fairly littered with non-neutral content, unsupported (and even undocumentable) assertions, and a seeming general bias against the subject at hand. I also question the need for the "Criticism" section, since most of its content seems to be based upon the opinions of the original writer and his/her unsupported generalizations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.249.47.8 (talk) 15:32, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Man, I agree. I think I deleted something that just looked ridiculous. Rat rods were not well presented in this article at all. It needs a rewrite based on more accurate information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.198.190 (talk) 05:19, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Defenition
The following sentence seems contradictory and muddled, so I moved it here:
"There is a suspicion on the hot rod camp that the Rat Rod movement leans toward under dramatic, safe, and exaggerated vehicles built for nothing more than to display their "Radical innovative" engineering at shows, commonly driven or moving reliably under their own power for more than short distances, however operator status still is the directive factor in the outcome of negative vehicular interaction."
Straussian (talk) 22:31, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Clean up
I cleaned this article up somewhat. I'm not an expert in this field so I've tried to leave the content as it is, but have tidied up some wordiness and unencyclopedic phrasing. The images were of Hot Rods, not Rat Rods, so I removed them.
Straussian (talk) 23:32, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
