Michael Schrick

A photo of Michael's Chevrolet as it appeared before he fixed it up. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

A photo of Michael with his Chevrolet taken in 1978. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

Michael's ticket from the 1979 Kansas City World of Wheels. The first show he displayed his 1957 Chevrolet on. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

Michael's Chevy was part of the Classic Chevy Club display at the 1979 Kansas City World of Wheels. At the same show, he also came third in the MPC model car contest. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

Michael's ticket from the 1979 Starbird Rod & Custom Show Kansas City. Michael had his 1957 Chevrolet on display at the show. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

A photo of Michael's 1957 Chevrolet taken at the 1979 Starbird Rod & Custom Show Kansas City. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

Michael Schrick's 1942 Packard Club Sedan. He purchased this car for 1 dollar. It had been left in a cow pasture for years, disassembled. It was featured in Rebel Rodz December 2009.

In 2011 Michael decided to build a Rat Rod T Coupe. Once completed, the car was featured in the Spring 2017 Edition of Cats Pajamas Pin-Up Magazine. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

Michael Schrick's 1930 Chevrolet. Known as the "Rat Woody," Michael completed this build in 2019. "I like Woody's and Nomads and decided to make something not seen before." The body is made from Red Oak and Poplar. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

Michael receiving the Best Rat Rod award for he Rat Woody in Lawrence, Kansas in September of 2019. Photo courtesy of Michael Schrick.

Michael Schrick of Ottawa, Kansas. Michael runs Top Hat Guy's Rat Rods and he is a member of the Kansas Outlaws Car Club. He grew up in the 1960s - 1970s, attending several of Ray Farhner's Kansas City car shows. " I had a 1957 Chevrolet 2dr Post in the mid to late 1970s and won 2nd place in the Early Conservative Hardtop class in 1980 or 1981," Michael told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama in 2017. In 2011 Michael decided to build a Rat Rod T Coupe, "a traditional build style with a Rat twist."