well its not flat black, doesn't sound like it has traffic signs/license plates for floors and no blue jeans for door panels.  as well the rims must be painted orange or red.  some fake bs made up company name on the doors would also score some poseur points as well, faded by sanding them off a bit of course.

I would have to imagine the definition of a rat rod is what you make it, if you built it with your own touch and didn't jump on or become the band wagon then its whatever you want it to be.  heres the wiki definition of a rat rod

A rat rod is a style of hot rod or custom car that, in most cases, imitates (or exaggerates) the early hot rods of the 1940s, 1950s, and early-1960s. The style is not to be confused with the somewhat closely related "traditional" hot rod, which is an accurate re-creation or period-correct restoration of a hot rod from the same era.

Most rat rods appear "unfinished", regardless of their status, as only the vehicle's bare essentials are driven.

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Originally a counter-reaction to the high-priced "customs" and typical hot rods, many of which were seldom driven and served only a decorative purpose. The rat rod's inception signified a throwback to the hot rods of the earlier days of hot-rod culture—built according to the owner's abilities and with the intention of being driven. Rat rods are meant to loosely imitate, in both form and function, the "traditional" hot rods of the era. Biker, greaser, rockabilly, psychobilly, and punk sub-cultures are often cited as influences that shaped rat rodding.

The typical rat rod is a late-1920s through to late-1950s coupe or roadster, but sometimes a truck or sedan. Many early (pre-World War II) vehicles were not built with fenders, hoods, running boards, and bumpers. The bodies are frequently channeled over the frame and sectioned, or the roofs are chopped, for a lower profile. Later-era post-war vehicles were rarely constructed without fenders and were often customized in the fashion of Kustoms, leadsleds, and lowriders; Maltese crosses, skulls, and other accessories were often added. The owner of the vehicle was typically responsible for most, or all, of the work present in the vehicle.

Recently, the term "rat rod" has been used to describe almost any vehicle that appears unfinished or is built simply to be driven.^{[citation needed]} Chopped tops, shaved trim, grills, tail lights, and other miscellaneous body parts continue to be swapped between makes and models

im guessing if your ride fits some of these terms then its a rat rod.

you heathen, when since did the internet ever lie about anything?  now go pray to bill gates to save your digital soul.

48chev wrote:

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WOW fatstax a lot of info thanks I know its a truck but its not a frame off its not stock so in my eyes its a rat rod BUT I was told by some rat rodders you can not call it a rat rod I did it for fun call it what you like IM saying that some of the rat rods think that if you paint it and install floors may it look like something it not a rat rod NOT ALL RAT RODS SOME ARE COOL AND well build Anyway I think a rebuild is a rebuild stock is stock just have fun with what you build

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 I don't recall a crowned authority on rat rodding being named, who were these rat rodders you speak of?  by what wisdom and authority did they identify themselves with?  Im assuming one of these people are ed white?  he invented rat rodding as we know.  I personally have never built anything to impress others, if you are doing that go start a reality show with chip foose.  if you successfully took a mess of stuff and made a truck out of it you are way ahead of most people who buy their rat rod kits in spray cans, that's rat rodding to me, or rodding in its purest form.

Looks good.My vote would be not really on the rat classification,its a cool truck,period.However I did notice something that might piss some people off,can you "Discover" what it might be? Seriousely though nice job,just drive it and have fun. Ed

Ummm , its Lost Angeless , where he,s from , they have OPP an Military Po po out there , He really shouldn't drive it like he stole it
We should make a 47 to 54-5 club Mine , yellow . I see a dark blue one around town once in a while , there a choco brown one getting worked on at southview auto centre , and just this morning , driving past our church on the way to hardware store I seen a bright neon green one in the church parking lot ..77.
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Would it be the licence plate on the grill? 

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 You only win half the prize !! You are correct that it's the plate, but the location is not the issue.