ok...just my opinion.
This is what I consider a ratrod. It also happens to be what I had to start with for my truck...nothing more. I find ratrods to be fenderless beatup looking vehicles.
http://leahstockwell.com/truck/46chevy1.JPGNow I personally like flat black paint, whitewalls, baby moons, colored rims and less chrome. I also like to keep the truck looking primarily stock even though it may not be.
So this is what I did to mine for the end result. Some people love it and others ask me if I plan on painting it to which I have to reply that it IS painted.
http://leahstockwell.com/truck/truck%20001.jpghttp://leahstockwell.com/truck/truck%20002.jpg