50 Cool Rat Rods Everyone Has to See

WheelBarrow Rod

There might be more efficient ways to scare everyone, but there are few more thrilling that constructing a rat rod out of a wheelbarrow. Yes, that is right. And it’s not just a wheelbarrow that enthusiasts are using to construct these mini-racers.

The one featured above, built in the 1970s but still active in the 2010s, has a pitchfork grill, a snow shovel for a seat, and a post-hole digger serving as its rear bumper. If the headlights look familiar, they were swiped off a 1953 Mercury.