I was/still am into older trucks cars that seem to be rusty dented ect. I have always owned something that falls into that catagory. I never knew why I liked them still don't other than i think they are cool. Drop in a performance engine, or just swap for a bigger one make it stop and steer. And enjoy. A little simplified but you get it. I just never new there was a term for it till i found sites like this. Mine were/are about go not show! so if thats a rat rod, then I'm a rat rodder. Is that about right for the rest of you?