With the possible exception of the '32 Ford and the "classic" '55-to-'57 Chevys, the lowly VW has experienced more messing with than any other four-wheeler in existence. The fact of the matter is that ...

"My dad told me years ago, if you can't buy it, then build it." So that's precisely what Bill Plank, a truck driver from Arthur, Illinois, did by constructing a totally home-brewed Rat-powered bug.