The 5th Annual OddJob Awards!

[OddJob]

This year, The OddJob Award will have a new twist ! It will still be given out for bikes, which have a combination of real and faux-tina, and epitomize the rat rod bicycle in my own weird rat-ionalizations.

Instead of my previous award of the Weird-Ohs ad from the 1964 March edition of Hot Rod Magazine, each recipient will receive a custom rat - ina "RaT oN~! " magnet produced with RaT-iculous care in the BACK40 !

As with all our RaT RoDs, a common household item was used as the basis for this award; RaT-ified for your RaT-isfaction!

And.....not only Ratty Rats, but Natty Rats also will be honored this year! The faux-tina 'RaT oN!' will be given out to the rusty Ratty variety, and a couple of my favorite Natty (clean, more civilized) RaTs will get a shiny version of the 'RaT oN!' magnet~!

Each award is unique, just as each winning build is uniquely designed. RaT oN~!

Here are the two variations of the award....Ratty....

And....Natty !

And the winners are.......in no RaTicular order....

Dead End Kid by @KJV ..... I mean, "It's like this, see. That is one low down dirty rat, see"~ James Cagney

'68 Sting-RaT by @Chad T . Hydraulic brakes and speeds that go to 11? Suspension? On a vintage 'Ray? Sick!

Cleveland Welding Lagniappe by @N.Kildare1718 . Low slung drag racer, ready for the strip; Main or drag!

Swamp Thing by @Adam Binder .Grew out of the bogs and swamps of 'sconnie, and into our hearts. Dang!

And our two 'Uptown' winners....a little too slick, a little too Natty. And WAY cool~!

Olive Oil by @Uncle Shish . 29ers and a stretch frame with vintage paint and springer. Clean and tight!

AlumiNaughty by @Machine Age Victim. Copper tube cable housing? Vented tank insert? Shine on shine? YES!

Cong-RaT-ulations to all the winners of the OddJob Award for RRB Build-Off #14 !! RaT oN~!

 

[kingfish254]

Excellent choices!
I love the new trophies. I wonder how many people will see what they are made from? I plan to steal that idea for a bike tag someday.

 

[Binz]

Awesome!!! thanks alot for picking my bike as one of the awards!!!

 

[OddJob]

Excellent choices!
I love the new trophies. I wonder how many people will see what they are made from? I plan to steal that idea for a bike tag someday.

Thanks B! It was a fun project for a couple days after my builds were done. License plate would work well....even comes with two holes standard!

 

[N.Kildare1718]

Thank you.
The recognition is appreciated.
Large volume of quality bikes this year, with fresh ideas.

Thanks again

Van Bushnell.
N Kildare Cycle Shop 1718.

 

[KJV]

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Awesome! Thank you, OddJob! An honor to be recognized among such great entries.

 

[Chad T]

Thank you so much buddy! 'Tis an honor to receive such a ratisfying award! Will post up a pic of it's new home when it arrives.

 

[N.Kildare1718]

Mail delivery was a bit more exciting today.
Found the perfect spot for Oddjob art. May take you a second to find it with all the stickers.
Freezer door. Between LSU and Vans 66

 

[Chad T]

Got mine yesterday. Stuck it to the old tool box.

Had it on the side with some other rat shwag but figured it needed it's own drawer.

Magnets were a nice surprise...

 

[KJV]

Guess, I will have mine tomorrow;
Was out of town past week;
Pickup mail tomorrow.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Thank you @OddJob !

 

[Binz]

Thanks Again @OddJob

for the recognition!

 

[OddJob]

Guys, I'm tickled primer red that you enjoy your awards! They were fun to create and even more fun to award to your very RaT-isfying builds.
RaT oN~!

 

[Brian macumber]

Excellent choices!
I love the new trophies. I wonder how many people will see what they are made from? I plan to steal that idea for a bike tag someday.

I know I'm an electrician see them all the time

 

[KJV]

Going to have to make a bracket ..
Maybe, do a switch box: to screw plate onto. Magnets definitely won't hold it while riding.

Thanks again Lee "OJ" .

 

[kingfish254]

I know I'm an electrician see them all the time

But did you ever look at one and think "FRAHGEELAY, that's a major award!!!"

 

[Brian macumber]

But did you ever look at one and think "FRAHGEELAY, that's a major award!!!"

 

[OddJob]

View attachment 105465 View attachment 105466 Going to have to make a bracket ..
Maybe, do a switch box: to screw plate onto. Magnets definitely won't hold it while riding.

Thanks again Lee "OJ" .

There are a couple holes in it already. You could just use baling wire and " wire it" to where ever too. But that probably wouldn't meet "code".

 

[KJV]

There are a couple holes in it already. You could just use baling wire and " wire it" to where ever too. But that probably wouldn't meet "code".