"Rat Rod Fever"

Slide show of Rat Rods

[@junction666]

We don't have ratrods here in the U.K. but saw a fantastic chopped and channeled 3 window coupe at a tin and tats meet in Long Beach while on holiday in June. To me it was exactly what real hotrodding is about better than any of the megabuck motors at the show and more than anything else....Pure Fun! Great video.........thanks for posting..........you Americans are so lucky!

[@madbalrog]

This is a cool video, for anyone (like me) who's in the process of building a rat rod. I've been collecting parts for 5 years , have enough parts to build 2 ratrods ,a '29 and a '31 roadster. Using mostly vintage parts , like '40 juice brakes on a Model A axle, '77 Ford F-100 rearend with original Model A rear buggy spring, powered by a '74 302/C6 original mated combo from a Ford van. The best thing about Ratrods, nobody has one just like yours. Always a one of a kind built within your budget.

[@fasteddy350]

this made my day . gotta love these old cars and trucks

[@1AAuto]

There are some really cool rat rods in this video. It's pretty cool to see some of the creations that people have made from basically a pile of junk in the woods.I love these things...very cool!

[@jamespetit1]

Great video. Thousands of memories/thoughts/dreams/wishes etc...

[@daniel55645]

man there were kick ass rat rods in there. i love rat rods. awesime vid man

[@garyida556]

@junction666 Hey thanks for the comment on my video slide show. I know we are lucky to live here. I am from the old school. I too love the simple "model A Ford coupe, chopped and channeled with a monster engine. That is what hot rodding is all about.

[@RomanBiller]

Love Rat Rods, nice video...!

[@bmwdrifter325]

one of the best rat vids i have EVER seen. great work and cant wait to see more from ya!

[@scdevon]

Watching this video made me proud to be an American.
We invented the car culture.

[@garyida556]

Seems to me that the term "Rat Rod" comes from the fact that most of the cars are made out of ratty old, rusty parts found out behind old barns and garages and in places where rats would live. That being said, I think a "Rat Rod" reflects the builder's desire to make a car that is a one-of-a-kind. No need to invest a lot of money on $2,000 paint jobs or fancy upholstery, just make it safe and drivable.
They are just cool...

[@chewser117]

Man I wish I had a garage to build something like these in.

[@trbossdoggy]

i love those historical cars

[@HOWARDSRACING]

awsome vid cant wait to get my 25 ford roadster pickup on the road

[@garyida556]

@Adawgrussian Here in the USA we have what we call "Gear Heads". These are people who love to work on cars and build them from whatever they have available. They use any old parts that might be free or at very little cost. Building a car like a "Rat Rod" is challenging and very rewarding. The fabricating and engineering involved is considerable.... Crude and Rusty is good!!! Hope this gives you some Idea of why a person would build a "One of a kind" Rat Rod.

[@garyida556]

@scdevon Thanks for the response. And yes, I too believe as you do. If you grew up in America you had an opportunity to get involved with the car culture. I owned about 15 cars before I was 25 years old! It was great.

[@RamblinAround]

Awesome collection of rat rods....nice vid.

[@TheDragnostalgia]

great song, great video!!!!

[@garyida556]

@SlayerMasterFilms Thanks for the cimment on my video slide show..... Good luck on your 27-T project. Also I hope you get you 34-3 window coupe. I had a 34 Ford 5 window coupe that I made a C/Gasser out of years ago. That was a fun car. Maybe you can chop your 34 when you get one. That would be wicked.!!!

[@Skandalos]

great pix, great music

[@garyida556]

@daniel55645 Hey....Thanks for watching. I too love Rat Rods and would love to build one some day. I have a lot of parts and just have to start putting them together.

[@DuallyDieselFord]

3:09 holy crap!!! awesome!!!

[@sloppyjoez]

You've got some great ones on here. Fell in love with these cars sometime back and would love to have a garage somewhere to create my own. My girls uncle has a sweet collection of Model A's at his farm. Just where to start I suppose.

[@semerkin]

1:07 OMG! i love it! Great vid, thanks!

[@garyida556]

Whoa.. "idiots"... That seems a little strong! I assume IF you owned a "Hot 'Rod" it would probably be a "Trailer Queen"...!!!

[@garyida556]

song is: "That's Alright" by Supergarage. It was listed on the songs available through RUclips site.

[@garyida556]

@madbalrog .. Hey thanks for the comments on the video slide show. It sounds like you have a great start to creating your "dream" rat rod. I agree with you that rat rods are unique and cool. Good luck.

[@Hypsan]

Now THERE is the ORIGINAL LOW RIDER!!

[@garyida556]

Song is "O.K, Alright" by: "Supergarage" available on iTunes. I got it off of the available music provided by RUclips when you load up a video.

[@garyida556]

@silvermystic2001 ....I would say it is a 27 or 28 Model T Ford. That would be my guess. Thanks for your comment and yes, Rat Rods are bad ass!

[@nocrap62]

Great pictures....

[@garyida556]

@andytheted Glad you liked it...! Rat Rods are cool.

[@ccarnut]

very cool video. love the rods.

[@garyida556]

@1aauto Thanks for the comment on my slide show. I can tell you appreciate the "Rats".

[@garyida556]

@punkypatrick
Patrick... I am glad you liked my slide show video. Thanks for the reply. You are the first person I have talked to from France!!

[@madbalrog]

To me, Ratrods are built for one reason, to beat the hell out of , to be able to beat it and not worry about what might break, cause if you built it right, it not gonna break like the recyclable generic crap the flood the market with nowadays. I also have a '62 Galaxie 500 XL, '67 Galaxie 500, ans '64-'66-'74-'77 Ford trucks to build just to beat around in. I don't care for candy coated paint jobs, or scallops , just give me that old Rustoleum flat black, and some old style flame job.

[@garyida556]

@RamblinAround ......Hey thanks for the comment.....Love those Rat Rods!!

[@garyida556]

@weman3rd I hear ya... obviously rat rods are a low budget deal compared to the all out show cars. For most rat rod builders it is the fun of building a "one of a kind" car. Finding parts that work, engineering how they look and fit together. I say as long as they are built safe .... anything goes.

[@luvyabroproductions]

Man there are some sweet rods in this video - nice job !!

[@garyida556]

@corkguy09 That is exactly two more that I have. Thanks for commenting on my video slide show!

[@garyida556]

Whatever floats your boat...

[@garyida556]

@scdevon You are welcome. Glad to have you as a friend!

[@isthynamewart]

Good video and decent soundtrack too.

[@garyida556]

@IcaroGrings ...Thanks for the comments on my video/slideshow. I hope you do get to build one someday.

[@garyida556]

@aricars6263 Old Model "T" Coupe at 4:13 is a car I found in the woods while deer hunting in Noth Idaho about 10 years ago. It is still there as far as I know.

[@MrFoxbodyOG]

1:04 very nice

[@TheDragnostalgia]

congratullations,i´m a brasilian rat rod entusiast!!!!

[@tltony619]

I like em...most of em

[@pipedady83]

23 sec is the best.

[@garyida556]

@trbossdoggy .....Thanks for the comment...I also love the old iron!

[@31chevyae]

1:54 is a chevy he must have had a good time putting that body together IT IS OUT SIDE STEEL PANALS WITH AN ALL WOOD STRUCTURE I KNOW I AM BUILDING A 1931

[@AINGELPROJECT667]

Mind you, most rat rods aren't complete cars at the beginning. They're made from parts of many different cars, often put haphazardly together. It's understandable why you'd want to restore a complete Model A, but when you only have the chassis of a model A, some tires from a drag racer, and a really big engine, well....

[@DnX5]

2.44 the best

[@TheFukinawesomeone]

Anything cheap, preferably no power steering and such.
I just picked up a 65 C-10 a few days ago for this

[@garyida556]

@chieffy35 The music is from the list provided by "You Tube". I think the name of the band was "The garage band" or something like that. When I first started doing some video slide shows they would not let me use music other that what they had on file. Now it seem it is ok to use most anything available.....?

[@kobz808]

Nice... Real nice... Now I know what to think of before bed!!! I lo

[@topdawgzzz]

Good video man!

[@johncartelli]

my only gripe is towards the death(shock) rods, mtrs blocking the view, roofs so low you can just barely get in or out of, no floors and poor / shoddy craftsmanship. When these start getting into accidents,the govt will use it as an excuse to start regulating what we can drive and cant drive.We need to be responsible builders to keep others from telling us what we can build. hell in Italy my uncle got ticketed for having different size tires than what came on the car origionally

[@garyida556]

@fasteddy350 ....Hey fasteddy thanks for the comment and I'm glad I could "make you day"..........

[@junction666]

@andytheted Thanks for the venues Andy! Haven't seen any anywhere on the south coast! I would still save up and go to the States for the real thing though...........believe me they are truly amazing! Who said I'm a guy?

[@garyida556]

@TheSkinnyGranny I think it looks like about a 1929 Ford roadster body shortened witrh the doors welded shut and a custom top added????

[@garyida556]

@GorillaFink....... Yes, Rat Rods are KOOL! When I made this slide show video I thought it might get a few hundred views. Now it has over 20,000! It is getting about 1,000 a week. People just seem to love those "low budget" hot rods!

[@Kalkas53]

3rd was my favorite

[@1950rocker]

wow he published this video on my birthday " april28"

[@garyida556]

@jaobscott12 Yes, that Ford Sedan all chopped is bad ass!

[@garyida556]

@ckctvids @ckctvids Most builders probably have a a lot of the parts just laying around their shop. They put them together based on a plan they have in their head. If you can fabricate, weld, do electrical yourself you will save a lot. I would guess most rat rods cost from $4,000 to $7,000 to build. You see them for sale around $8,000 to $12.000. As for how long it would take... Who knows, some gear heads could build one in a mater of weeks and some take a year or two to complete.

[@ckctvids]

I am looking for my first car.... How much do u think all the parts would cost? And how long do u think it will take? Awsome video by the way!

[@dragonfitter]

if you were to drive any of those on the road in the uk the police would pull you over ever 5 seconds to check you documents

[@nalinux]

Music look like Push from The Cure . Too old for youngs :P
Great rats ..
Dunna make my 38 a rat , but most of them are great .
Thanks .

[@garyida556]

Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching. It won't be too long and this video slide show will have 200,000 views. amazing...!!

[@garyida556]

@andytheted Yes, I know the UK has many rat rods. I have seen a few on youtube videos. You guys have some great hot rods...!!!

[@garyida556]

@DnX5 Yes, that Model A has a nice "stance"....!!

[@DOOMSDAYDREAMS]

wicked,want one

[@garyida556]

@bassbaboonmitch I stand corrected.... Not very many would probably be considered "SAFE"....!!

[@junction666]

@kraetz Exactly what I was trying to say.....lucky if you see any hotrods at all here in the U.K. unless it's on a Saturday or Sunday the weather is good and "You know the right places to go to!!!!" What the f*ck does that mean? The guys we met in Long Beach last year drove their cars all week to and from work and just drove that little bit faster at weekends!.....the late Saturday night street race was brilliant..........sirens were going for hours!

[@idezilla]

And I sold mine a long time ago, too bad, darn.

[@garyida556]

@831sublime .... Looks like a 32 Ford 5 window coupe to me???? tI looks like it might have a modified trunk.... Kind of hard to tell.

[@garyida556]

@SloppyJoez Yes, I am in the same situation Joe. I have some parts like a good 4-bolt main early Cfhev 350 V-8 and some other parts but no place to do the work....Some day maybe.

[@garyida556]

@madbalrog ... Amen to that...!!!

[@MrBajaboy5b]

long live rust :D

[@nitehawk85]

shweetness..

[@djjb420]

LUV IT!! Car Crazy!! djbot420 is smokn1;o)

[@SuperKONR]

@Adawgrussian We will, thank you.

[@garyida556]

@novapower74 Flatheads rule......rock on!

[@garyida556]

@broomy51 Looks like a 1929 or 1930 Ford 2-door sedan.

[@garyida556]

@TheDragnostalgia Thanks for the response. Brasilian... Wow these "RUclips" Vids get a lot of coverage..!! Glad you liked the slide show.

[@garyida556]

@BaronSvea "Alright" by Supergarage I found this on the music that is suplied by youtube...

[@marios152]

thanks mate ;)

[@Fear701]

Что они с машинами сделали!!!)

[@garyida556]

@chewser117 ... You and me both. I have a lot of parts ... like an engine, trans and a lot of misc. parts but my garage is just too small.

[@garyida556]

@FormulaDGoSpeedGo If I had a place to do the work I would have one by now.. It would be a blast.

[@garyida556]

@1950rocker ......Yes, I was thinking of you when I made this....

[@TheeBookDragon]

Hell yeah

[@garyida556]

Nosaj...I don't remember what the background music is. It was available and supplied by You-tube Generic music?? Thanks for your interest.

[@mariomeraviglioso]

1:10 Fiat Topolino !!!!

[@NosajThunderwrath]

what's the background music?
for me its cool!

[@garyida556]

@daniel55645 I don't have a body yet either.... I have a complete Chev 350 4- bolt main with hedders and a truck 4 speed manual trans and some other parts. Still looking for the "perfect" body!!

[@garyida556]

Thanks for looking at the video slide show, too bad about not being able to have a Rat Rod in Denmark... Maybe u should move to the USA?

[@garyida556]

@caseybikes25 Don't know how much you intend to spend but any older Ford body would be good because you can get body parts for them. Coupe or Convertible (roadster) are hard to find but they are out there. Try Craig's list and there might be Rat Rod unfinished projects that are for sale cheap...??

[@marios152]

thank you a lot