50 Cool Rat Rods Everyone Has to See

Soviet Minsk Auto Zavod Truck

Someone has got to be a pretty deep fan of international autos to know the abbreviation MAZ – short for Minsk Auto Zavod, or Minsk Auto Factory in English. It was founded in Minsk, formerly part of the USSR in 1954.

In addition to its normal production runs, it put out some crazy customs, one of which found its way across the ocean. Believe it or not, in  a former life this rat rod used to carry the Soviet Union’s long-range ballistic missiles during its parades to flex its military might.