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April 3rd, 2013, 03:28 PM
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What happened to the Rat Patrol?
I dont see anything about where it ended up? Love that car 
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April 3rd, 2013, 05:02 PM
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Location: upstate ny
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
Michigan i believe
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April 4th, 2013, 12:55 AM
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Location: Layin' low........ sippin' slow
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
I was drunk on Tequila one night and almost put in a bid for it while it was on eBay......... I decided I didn't want Steve kicking my ass when I didn't have the money...... I love that car too
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April 4th, 2013, 08:43 AM
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Location: Olympia, WA
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
That was the first Volksrod that I had ever seen and instantly
knew I had have/build one. Its what led me to this site.
And what gear head didnt love Rat Fink when he was a kid
and CarToons Mag with Trosley.........
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April 4th, 2013, 12:11 PM
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Location: Den Haag, Netherlands
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
It was one of the first that got me going ... then I thought it was waaaaaay too complicated to do it the Letherman way ... so I ended up devising the Nederchop ... and complicating my life even more ... funny old world isn't it :) ...
I would always have loved to have been busted by, and got a ticket from the Rat Patrol :)
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April 4th, 2013, 01:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: South of Disorder: a.k.a. Bristow, Ok
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
Back in the day, when you joined up, bought $x.xxx swag, or for the Hell of it, you might also find a Rat Patrol citation in there with your gear. I still have mine up on the wall of rust.
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April 4th, 2013, 01:31 PM
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Location: El Cajon, California
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
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April 5th, 2013, 07:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Bainbridge Island
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
Sigh, Michigan! I hope its well loved!
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April 5th, 2013, 08:45 AM
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
I still have my Rat Patrol T shirt...
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April 5th, 2013, 08:49 AM
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moody witch
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: central ga.
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
Last pic I saw, other than the blk & white paint and blue windows, it's easy to miss now. So many other copy cats out there now :(
Was sad to see it go, but, life goes on~
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April 5th, 2013, 08:57 AM
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
Quote:
Originally Posted by purplemyth
So many other copy cats out there now :(
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whenever I see a pic of a potential RP.. first thing I look at is the hood, the REAL one doesn't have the center body line because of the crazy ass way it was chopped ;)
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April 5th, 2013, 09:17 AM
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moody witch
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
That's right, gotta know what those little subtleties are to know it's the real thing ;)
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My attraction to volksrods is that these are bottom-feeders where things are still real ... people scraping together parts, doing their own work and often on a tight budget. Real hot rodding is still alive here.
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April 7th, 2013, 08:54 AM
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
I also look for the lines Pete pulled on it at SM-3,4..? I forget now...
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April 23rd, 2013, 08:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: The crazy evil dutch bastard is back!
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
Last edited by Hebster52; April 23rd, 2013 at 08:27 AM.
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December 16th, 2019, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: El Cajon, California
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
Has anyone seen anything about RP since this?
and that ashtray build just had me laughing at my desk at work..hahaha
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December 16th, 2019, 01:46 PM
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Re: What happened to the Rat Patrol?
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