Jeremey Rainey's Volkswagen Beetle rat rod is the definition of the "built not bought" slogan that so many hot-rodders live by. He purchased a rusty 1964 bug and went to work on the blank canvas.

Remember hot rods from the good old days? Now meet hot rod 2.0, called the rat rod. A rat rod, as usually known today, is a custom car with a deliberately worn-down, unfinished appearance, typically ...