Page 26 - Issue 47

WHERE TO FIND IT:
COVER,
efore Steve Darnell and his crew ISSUE #13
Bbecame TV stars on ‘Vegas Rat OWNER: STEVE
Rods,’ they were putting together DARNELL
some really cool diesel-powered rat PHOTOGRAPHY:
rods - before it became a thing. The
rods - before it became a thing. The ERIKA AND
ERIKA AND
D-Rod was one of the fi rst
D-Rod was one of the fi rst JOHNNY
JOHNNY
CRONER
rats to put big, crazy diesel
rats to put big, crazy diesel CRONER
power on Resurgence earned Gary his second Build-Off win,
the rat rod
map, and is becoming the only person to ever win the competition twice.
one of the
most iconic
resurgence
rats on the
planet.
t’s really tough to build a unique ‘55 Chevy hot rod.
IThis is how you do it. Not many people were doing
the clearcoat-over-patina look at the time. Add the cool
old drag vibe, ratcheted up to an exaggerated, almost
overbuilt level. The attention to detail is amazing. This is
another in that small handful of vehicles that truly made
an unforgettable fi rst impression.
an unforgettable fi rst impression.

WHERE TO FIND IT:
COVER,
ISSUE #26
OWNER: STEVE
DARNELL
PHOTOGRAPHY:
DALE
WIGGETT

uit Your Bitchin’” was built as one of the feature cars
“Qof Vegas Rat Rods, but it had more of a personal
meaning to Steve. It was meant to send a message to
any haters out there: “I don’t care what you build. Shut
your f***king mouth and build what you want, and I’ll
build what I want.” This one’s not a diesel, but it’s a hemi
– which is still pretty badass – and it’s an undeniable
BEAST of a car.

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