W hen you conjure up visions of rat rod trucks, you might be inclined to think of vintage haulers in a highly devolved state ...

What you're seeing is the hot rod's rebellious younger sibling, the rat rod. The original practice of hot rod customization can be traced as far back as the 1920s, with gear-minded teenagers ...

Jeremey Rainey's Volkswagen Beetle rat rod is the definition of the "built not bought" slogan that so many hot-rodders live by. He purchased a rusty 1964 bug and went to work on the blank canvas.