Rat rods were initially made as an alternative to expensive "customs" and standard hot rods, many of which were rarely driven and were solely for show. The invention of the rat rod represented a return to the hot rods of the early hot-rod era, which were constructed according to the owner's skills and with the aim of being driven.

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