SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (AP) — Peter Duvaloois” (doo”-vuh-LOO”-iss) rat rods are way cooler than your car. The fast machines are pieced together from vintage parts and scrapyard finds. They are rumblier, ...

The fast machines, pieced together from vintage parts and scrapyard finds, also are rumblier, rustier and turn more heads on the highway. That’s pretty much the point of rat rods, which look like post ...

On a recent 70-degree evening, vintage, classic and some just-plain-cool vehicles were backed-in-parked at Bloomington’s West Third Street Hardee’s. There’s a cruise-in there every Thursday, and the ...

You've probably heard of hot rods, street rods, and rat rods before, but there are quite a few distinct differences to them ...

Peter Duvaloois’ rat rods are way cooler than your car. The fast machines, pieced together from vintage parts and scrap yard finds, also are rumblier, rustier and turn more heads on the highway.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 14—DICKINSON, N.D. — The world of rat rods, once dismissed as little more than heaps of scrap metal, has captured the hearts ...

Rat rods are fast machines, pieced together from vintage parts and scrapyard finds. Peter Duvaloois is among a horde of creative gear heads expressing their affection for vintage vehicles by ...

We're talking about the biggest craze to hit the gearhead world since Pro Street in the '80s. It's had traction for at least 15 years. No one wants to admit it, no one wants to talk about it, and ...

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