0 Valentine's Day Rat Rods

The 4th Annual Chizzaz Valentine's Car Show featured some of my favorites, the Rat Rods. Rat Rods are the raw equivalent of a log cabin. You chop together whatever you have available and, as long as it runs, you're ready to go. Where a custom job or a totally rebuilt or restored classic is more like a beautiful custom home, those Rat Rods posess the raw energy of their creators.

One of the Rat Rods on display really grabbed both Josh and me. Sporting hydraulics (yeah, a low rider Rat Rod) it was literally resting on the ground. Maybe the owner is eventually going to do the body and interior work to turn it into a beautiful custom but for now it absolutely belongs in this group.

In addition, the last car pictured was technically an old Ford Model A but was actually cobbled together from six different cars. With a .50 cal bullet as the gear shift this camo colord Rat wasn't standard military issue. Get your Rat Rod on.