Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
1985 Shelby Charger Review: Turbos Fixed Everything, Even 38 Years Ago
After Chrysler escaped the clutches of bankruptcy in the early 1980s and started to actually make some money, the company finale decided to build some performance cars. Hooking up with Carroll...
Drag Strip Time Machine: This Footage From Pomona In 1962 Is Absolutely Amazing
There’s understanding classic drag racing history and then there is SEEING classic drag racing footage. In the terms of this video we get to watch, almost like a fly on the wall, a drag racing...
Happy 4/08! Watch A 408ci, 700hp Naturally Aspirated Ford Cleveland V8 Scream to 7,200 RPM
While we know it is not a factory dimension, the 408ci small block is one of the most popular displacements for hot rodders to built. Guys do Chrysler versions and Ford versions primarily and today...
Drag Strip Time Machine Video: A Day At Great Lakes Dragaway Circa 1977 – Top Fuel, Pro Stock, More!
There are few tracks in the world of drag racing that have the history, the feel, and the outright awesomeness of Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. Sure the place may be a little rough...
Steam Video: Watch Three Ancient and Massive Steam Tractors Drag A Multi-Bottom Plow In North Carolina
They are the iron giants that transformed farming over a rather short periods more than 100 years ago. The massive steam tractors that first showed up on large American farms were cantankerous, slow,...
Your Wildest Dreams: This 1978 Sales Video Is Pitching The Incredible Vince Granatelli Turbine Powered Corvette
This is AWESOME. In the 1970s Vince Granatelli dreamed up and worked with a load of people to create one of the most wild street going cars ever and certainly the most insane thing on the road in the...
Know Your Bolts: This Video From ARP Explains Bolt Grading and What It Means – Good Stuff!
In the world of hot rodding, there are lots of terms that people know and have a really basic grasp of but there’s way more depth to them. Bolt grading is one of those things that people know...
Video Bonanza: Willys Jeeps Doing Cool Stuff – Plowing Fields, Digging Holes, Running Saws!
When WWII ended and the little Willys Jeep had become one of the most iconic symbols of American ingenuity, toughness, and success, there was one problem that Willys was facing. What were they...
This Vintage Road Test Of A Late 1960s Jaguar XKE Is Great Fun To Watch
Whether you are a dyed the wool muscle car fan or someone who appreciates all the different shapes and makes of cars over the years, you have to admit that the 1960s Jaguar XKEs were something...
This 1953 Home Video Of A New Texaco Station Being Built Is Absolutely Awesome
I spend about 290 days a year traveling in my current life. It’s a lot and while most of it is in the air, I do log a bunch of road miles as well. On the road I often go hunting for old race...
This Color Video From Seattle International Raceway In The Early 1970s Is Spectacular – Funny Cars!
Seattle International Raceway has been an important part of the Northwestern Drag Racing scene for a long, loooong time. The NHRA has run their Northwest Nationals at the facility for decades and...
Get Your Squash On Video: Compressing Aluminum, Steel, Copper, and Brass In A 150-ton Press Is Awesome and Weird
The Hydraulic Press Channel on YouTube is one of the more mystifying success stories in the world, right? Why do people like seeing crushed in a big old press so much?! Count us among the millions of...
Mt Vesuvius On Steel Wheels: Check Out This Steam Tractor Pulling The Sled For Fun
While this is not the first time we have showed an exhibition pull being made by an awesome and massive steam tractor, we think it may be the most majestic one we have ever showed. You are going to...
