rat or not to rat

I recently attended "The Day Of The Drags" in Temple, TX. Saw some junk, saw some nicely put together rats. One of 'em ran the 1/4 in 8.5 seconds at a speed that should have made parts FLY off of the thing. I also attend the Lonestar Round-up every year here in Austin. Basically the biggest rat rod gathering in the USA. Lotsa junk, lotsa WTF cars too, but some nice pieces too.

In MY opinion, a rat rod is PRE 60's. Preferably WAY pre-60's. I don't have one, don't want one. I get a kick outta all those rat rod guys lovin' my 1964 Cadillac. Apparently the Caddy makes me OK in their eyes. I'm sure next spring, at he next Lonestar Round-up, they'll be thumbin' their noses at my 1965 Valiant /6 with a blower stickin' outta the hood. Personally, I think it'll be cooler than their jalopy.