They’re sort of hot rodding’s modern art. Half deconstruction, half modern art and half post-industrial rust, which makes them 150 percent cool to look at. You can’t not look at them: made up largely of re-used garage detritus and welded dreams, or nightmares, the rat rod is an accepted form of wheeled art. They look more ancient than modern. Part artistic endeavor, part modern take on the ancient hot rod, part rust, the rat rod is something to be celebrated, and celebrated it was at this year’s SEMA show.
Here are seven we found on the floor. Some really low on the floor.