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.

There was a time—after peak-hot rod and peak-muscle car but before the rise of The Import Scene—when the humble Volkswagen Beetle was the coolest car anyone had. Maybe you went to high school then.

"It's about time someone decided to make a street rod out of the VW!" Those were the words of legendary HOT ROD staffer Tom Medley in the mid-'60s when he first saw a hot-rodded "Volksrod" at the shop ...

A one-of-a-kind weekend experience. Hot Rod Rock & Rumble does its rockabilly thing along with a Hot Rod and Classic Car Showcase, Vintage Camper Village, drag and roll racing, a pin-up girl contest ...