Rat look to me is a very solid base car, waring its original paint faded an that could tell a thousand stories (were posible), sleeper look to untrained eye BUT is full of detail and period/nice touches.
Would say the Rod influence is in undercoat / flat matt blacks or greys, with period style and performance.
VW rats seem to be far out in sun bleached paint, rareish and massive surprise REAL engineering underneath, full on modern brakes and suspension with enough power to kill most modern supercars.
Hood Rides to me are almost plain dangerous and seem to have real structure issues and made to look ugly on purpose.
I love them all for what they achieve. I respect the concept but see to many that dont hit the mark or have been thrown together.
LOVE A FULL ON SHOW CAR TOO....
Mines the yellow anglia in Retro Ford, used...