ZIGZAG: Inspiration and Dream-time.

The images below all served as inspiration for this fun project.

With so many beautiful minds out there our little grey cells had to work hard to restrict and limit all the possibilities.

As a young teenager I was given a Revell 1/5 model of the Ford Model T.

"Big T" was the name given to this very well detailed model.

For more than twenty years the model lived on the mantle place in my workshop.

Many people remarked and admired the "Big T" which got me thinking.

Could I build my own miniature Hot Rod!

Well time has come to give it a go.

Here is an identical model to mine.

Here is the real life size hot rod that the model was cloned from.

Our intention is to build a rat rod that resembles the "Big T" but also has

it's own personality.

Instead of the red theme of the "Big T" we would like to keep the Caterpillar

yellow color scheme.

Yes ! This would be a mini Caterpillar Hot Rod.

Now something like this would be perfect, just a mini version.

Great video below.

Here is a truck with air bag rear suspension.
This would be a must for our rod.

Two practice bombs were used for fuel tanks here.
Would we be able to include this smart idea!

After the Great War they will turn there bombs into Fossil Fuel Tanks.

Big wide rear wheels always look great.
Then we saw duel rear wheels on a rat rod and we were sold!

We loved the lines of the "Big T" and did not want to loose it's hot rod look.
At the same time we wanted something a little more eccentric.
Then we stumbled on the "Red Barron".
All of a sudden the little grey cells ran a riot.