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s we inch closer to our fi ftieth issue, we’re having  to keep this lighthearted, simple, fun, and ultimately
                 A  a lot of fun looking back at some of our favorite   enjoyable for everyone without a bunch of debate.
                 featured rats of all different styles. Last issue we   So, for argument’s sake, what you’ll see in this
                 refl ected on over-the-top, extreme machines – and   segment are cool old-school, traditionally-styled rat
                 in this issue, we’ll do a complete 180 and showcase   rods that we love – simple as that. Like last issue,
                 our favorites on the traditional side of things.  there will be many vehicles that COULD be on
                    So, what does that even mean – traditional? As   these pages that are not, and maybe some
                 with most labels applied to hot rods, rat rods, or   you feel SHOULDN’T be here and are.
                 anything else in the automotive scene, it’s all about   We have featured so many
                 opinions and tastes and everything becomes   prototypical rat rods over the past
                 completely subjective. In our book “The Illustrated   eight years that it would take several
                 History of the Rat Rod” we used the term   magazines from cover to cover to revisit
                 prototypical to describe these traditional builds.  them all. It’s almost painful to go through
                    “As the name states, these builds pattern   them and try to choose what to include
                 themselves after the original hot rods, gow jobs,   in this segment. We wanted to capture
                 and soup ups of the pre-war and immediate   a variety of origins, styles, and fl avors all
                 post-war era.”                             within the umbrella of the traditional-style
                    Of course, there’s a lot more to it… but we want   prototypical rat rod label.

                            WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS AT INFO@RATRODMAGAZINE.COM.
                                       WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITES AND WHY?
                          NEXT ISSUE THERE WILL BE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT “BEST OF” LIST…
                   SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN BROWSING OUR SELECTIONS: SOME VEHICLES
                     MAY APPEAR ON ANOTHER LIST AND THAT IS WHY THEY ARE NOT ON THIS ONE.
                             ALL INFO IS LISTED AS IT APPEARED IN THE ORIGINAL FEATURE.


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