This week on Vegas Rat Rods, Steve Darnell has been inspired by a song he’s written to revamp a 1970s Dodge Charger that’s seen better days. He wants something that he can use in the music video for the new song and wants the car to reflect his own blue-collar background working in the steel
This week on Vegas Rat Rods, Steve Darnell is given a challenge by some local hot-rod builders to take part in a race involving period-authentic post-war restorations. These guys turn up in the shop as bold as brass and pretty much tell Steve they don’t think he could turn one of these out. Never one
Steve Darnell is the down-to-earth and super-talented founder of Welder Up, the firm behind Discovery’s hit show Vegas Rat Rods. The series, which sees Steve and his team creating mind-blowing automobile creations out of junkyard treasures, is currently in its third season. We got the chance to speak to Steve about the show, his plans for
This week on Vegas Rat Rods things get kinda personal and close for the team at Welder Up as one of their kids is battling cancer. General Manager, Joe Giamanco, has a two-year-old son who is fighting cancer and well the crew at Welder Up are tight as their welds. Steve Darnell tends to express his feelings through his work
We know Steve Darnell from his TV series Vegas Rat Rods, but what was he doing before then and how did the show start? Steve was raised in Billings, Montana, and attended Skyview High School. As a youngster, he was a keen wrestler and was part of the wrestling team at school. In fact, it
We’ve been having great fun watching Vegas Rat Rods on Discovery, so we thought it was time to take a look at the guys behind the builds and some of the cool projects they’ve worked on at the Welder Up garage. Steve Darnell is the man behind Welder Up, a custom car business based in
This week on Vegas Rat Rods, sometimes even cowboys need a little something to lift their spirits and what better than a carnival ride on wheels designed by Steve Darnell. Every town needs a cowboys and every cowboy needs a rat rod, OK so we made that up but that’s kinda the gist of this week’s