1. Chicken Coop to Mechanical Masterpiece There are rat rods that begin on humble beginnings but the transformations are epic. Griffin was an ardent car fan who found a 1932 Ford Model B on a chicken ...

The hot rod dates way back to the 1920s, but found its cultural footing in post-World War II America. Soldiers armed with mechanical training picked up cheap Ford Model Ts and found ways to make them ...

Rat rods aren’t anyone’s idea of typical cars. T.J. Lutkins, 46, of St. Clair Shores, said his 1950 Ford Custom, “affectionately known as a Shoebox by car afficionados,” might even be too ratty for ...