A lot of people are interested in purchasing a Rat Rod, but can be confused when trying to make the purchase. Sometimes, to drive up the chance of a sale, the car seller will interchange the names Hot Rod and Rat Rod hoping to make a quick sale. To avoid this confusion, here are some tips to help you purchase a true Rat Rod.
One of the best ways to find a Rat Rod in the middle of a sea or Hot Rods is to just look at it. If the car you are eyeing has a great new paint job, maybe a nice blue, green, or red, then it's probably not a Rat Rod. Rat Rods are always flat black, flat gray, or a rusty brown in color. If the owner says their pretty little blue car is a Rat Rod, it just really isn't, not in that color. In addition to the flat or brown color, the Rat Rod will also have very little trim color. Red is a nice trim that is used sparingly, along with white, but that should be the only colors used in the trim.
Another way to find a Rat Rod for sale among Hot Rods is to notice the "features" of the car. A typical Rat Rod will have the fenders and wheel wells removed. Some Hot Rods do as well (bucket roadsters come to mind), but the Rat Rod owner will not want any extra materials on the car. To be a Rat Rod, it needs to appear that the owner doesn't have the funding to finish the body of the car.
The last way to visually realize that you are in fact standing in front of a Rat Rod is that you should be able to see the engine. This goes along with the reasoning behind the removal of the fenders and wheel wells on the Rat Rod, in that the hood is an unnecessary part of the Rat Rod. The engine itself will appear as to have had the most work and additions to it and will look completely opposite to the rest of the Rat Rod: nice shiny chrome, as much color as you can incorporate into engine components.
Hopefully, these tips will help you in your decision to buy a Rat Rod. If you would like to find true Rat Rods for sale right, now, please visit RatRodsforSale.org today.
