hmm, there should a list of 5-10 points, if you answered yes to at least 5 of them then your veedub is a rat.. si senor.
Now, is my notch a rat, a wanna be, or just a run of the mill vee dub, or somethin'else?
Adam_C ·
thats nice for a late model love the 2.o litre wheels
squizy ·
This is begging for someone to play around with Photoshop and to add some decals. I prefered unrestored, to rat for this baby.
Squiz....
andrewh ·
Aside from that one patch on the side, it doens't look particularly ratty. It looks pretty good actually. The wheels really make a difference.
[Edited on 4-3-2005 by andrewh]
[Edited on 4-3-2005 by andrewh]
Octa ·
Yeah, the wheels/tyres actually made all the difference, it look ok before but now it looks 😎
I have been thinking of adding a racing stripe (kind of like a burnt orange colour), the paint is quite faded, I can see the factory primer on the roof.
BenettonVW ·
Yeah, nice.
Peter Leonard ·
looks sweet to me, but not overly ratty in that pic.
VWFOOL ·
giv it another 2 years maybe?
Stanley ·
Go wild with some grey or red oxide primer and you'll be getting closer.
or cover it in iron filings and park it under a sprinkler.
other than that you can park it my driveway next to mine.
57 Chook Shed ·
kafer69 wrote:Go wild with some grey or red oxide primer and you'll be getting closer.
or cover it in iron filings and park it under a sprinkler.
other than that you can park it my driveway next to mine.
I don`t reckon primer constitutes a Rat.
More primer look or something.
To me a Rat should be a faded/sunbleached/sand eroded original VW colour
some surface rust, accessories (if fitted) should also be the same.
Octa ·
Somebody should come up with a "rat look checklist". I also don't think mine is a rat..yet.. but I wanted people's opinion. One day I will be restoring. Hey Chook, your rat is noce, woudl love to see a bright orange sticker on the doors, but it's cool as it is. 😎
WABaja ·
Rat rod
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
"Rat Rod" a newly developed name for the original "Hot Rod" style of the early Fifties. A " Rat Rod" is usually a vehicle that has had many of its non-critical parts removed. They are usually finished in primer like paints and are often period correct. Very often the conglomeration of parts and peices of different makes and models. A typical "Rat Rod" is an early 30's coupe with the body set low on the frame, white wall tires, big little tire combos, exposed engine bay, home made upholestry, and tons of horsepower. It has become popular to use a similar treatment on cars from the fifties and early sixties as well. These vehicles are most times not originally high performance vehicles, usually a large 2 door sedan with a chopped down roof line and very little trim work.
ash logan ·
Octa mate,
I saw your notch at the nats and it looked very sweet. The wheels look awesome.
Octa ·
Thanks.. did you notice the faded paint and the bubbles of rust :cry
HotRodMatt ·
Are you the guy I met in Dural after shooting Bill Moore's kombi?
Octa ·
who me? If so, prolly not. Last time I was in Dural I was on my way to a holiday to spring cottages on a subby :thumb
Baldy67 ·
not a rat ........but very nice
bajachris88 ·
That car has potential. Its quite nice.
65busser ·
More original condition than rat I would have thought. Looks bloody great though. Right height and yep, the wheels.
Now this is a rat.
jnr356 ·
similar to mine more hamster than rat
VWFOOL ·
u parked this next to my super right at the nats? wheels really set it off
Octa ·
Yeah, I remember seeing your super when I parked... thanks for the complis... I like that "more hamster than rat" ehhehe
