Volkswagen Karmann Ghia rat car at VW meeting Budel Netherlands summer 2009


the term "rat car" is used to describe almost any (classic) vehicle that appears “unfinished” (whether they actually are or are not) with just the bare essentials to be driven paying less attention to gleamy detail than functionality.


Size: 5100px × 3414px
Location: Budel Noord Brabant Netherlands Europe
Photo credit: © eddie linssen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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