Show Gallery: The 2012 Motorama – Harrisburg, PA – Gallery One
Posted in CAR SHOWS February 28, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Doug Garrison) – Yesterday we delivered several galleries and a couple of them were from indoor car shows and expos. Doug Garrison, one of our photo contributors from the Pennsylvania area attended the 2012 Len Sammons Motorsports Expo a while back and sent us a load of photos to share with you. Because [...]
Event Gallery: The 2012 Race and Performance Expo – Race Cars and Parts Galore!
Posted in Event Coverage February 27, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – We’ve been hearing about the annual Race and Performance Expo, held in St. Charles, Illinois every year for a while now. This year, our own intrepid photographers Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk attended the show with their camera gear and delivered an awesome gallery of nearly 200 [...]
Traditional Hot Rod Gallery: The 2012 Austin Speed Shop Bonnie and Clyde Reliability Run
Posted in CAR SHOWS February 13, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Charles Wickam) – When our man Charles Wickam told us that he was going to catch a ride up to Austin and check out a killer event at Jesse James’s Austin Speed Shop we were excited to get his load of photos and stuff from the event. Well as usual Charles didn’t let [...]
Allan Mest Vintage Ford Emporium – Historic Ford Nirvana on Earth
Posted in Gallery February 7, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Yesterday we brought you a photo tour of the super cool Desert Valley Auto Parts junkyard in Arizona, and today we’re bringing you to one of the coolest vintage Ford shops in the world, the Allen Mest’s amazing shrine to all that is old school and blue oval. What’s super interesting [...]
Action Gallery: Flat Track Motorcycles and Mini-Sprint Cars at the LoneStar State Flat Track Nationals!
Posted in Event Coverage February 6, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Charles Wickam Photography) – When Charles asked if we wanted him to cover a monster truck event or the LonsStar State Flat Track Nationals which would include wild flat track motorcycles and both micro and junior Sprint cars, it was a no-brainer. We wanted to see dirt flying, bikes sliding, and the little [...]
Ridetech Mecum Auction Update – SOLD!!!
Posted in Event Coverage January 30, 2012 by Chad Reynolds
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Bret Voelkel from Ridetech spent last week at the Mecum Auction and we have his update from Friday for you to enjoy. As usual, Bret brings a unique perspective to events. Luckily he shares it with us! Plus he takes photos to boot. See them all below. Friday at Mecum… The Chevelle didn’t meet the [...]
2011 PRI Show Coverage: Our Big Thursday Gallery
Posted in Event Coverage December 1, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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We hit the floor of the 2011 PRI show here in Orlando, Florida hard today. This gallery will kick off our coverage and we’ll follow it up with a bunch of specific blog items on cool cars, parts, and generally awesome stuff that we ran across at the convention center. PRI is basically a hard [...]
Shop Tour Gallery: Yoshi Kosaka’s Garage Company – Vintage Motorcycle Heaven
Posted in Event Coverage November 22, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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We have featured several galleries from Chicago BS photo contributor Bob Chiluk’s recent gearhead trip to California but this could be the coolest yet. Bob stopped by Yoski Kosaka’s renowned motorcycle shop called the Garage Company in Inglewood, California. If you are a fan of vintage motorcycles, this gallery may require you to visit a [...]
Awesome Gallery: The 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
Posted in Event Coverage November 9, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Last weekend’s Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational pitted the world’s best Pro Touring cars against one another in a variety of competitions. From the road rally through the streets of Las Vegas to the autocross, brake stop, hot lap, and style/engineering judging, the cars were worked over harder in a two day span than most [...]
Neat Gallery: Touring a Little Texas Shop That is Full of Cool Junk
Posted in Event Coverage November 8, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Consider this gallery a little departure from our normal galleries of car shows, races, and tours of museums and professional shops. The Lee Hartung collection auction reminded us that there are hundreds, maybe thousands of small shops and places where amazing junk lives. Consider this gallery, shot by Charles Wickam as physical proof of that [...]
SEMA Gallery: A Quick Look At Mopar Crate Engines and Pro Stock Heads
Posted in Event Coverage November 7, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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After showing the massive Chevrolet engine display at SEMA 2011, we got some e-mails asking where the Chrysler stuff was. Well, here it is! The gallery is pretty small as the Mopar brand didn’t have the gigantic spread the bowtie boys had, but the sauce is pretty strong. You’ll see some metric Hemi engines, some [...]
Awesome Gallery: The Lee Hartung Collection – An Amazing Collection Gone to Auction
Posted in Event Coverage November 7, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Last weekend the Lee Hartung collection was auctioned off. Unfortunately we were late on the trigger letting you know that, but luckily Bob Chiluk made it there before the auction and documented the awesome mass of stuff Hartung gathered over the years. In the scrap and general hauling business, Hartung saved everything from pedal bikes [...]
Lingenfelter has it all! New Crate Engines, Signature Series Camaros, and More.
Posted in Event Coverage November 4, 2011 by Chad Reynolds
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Lingenfelter has always been know for big boy power on the both the street and the strip. Well this week Lingenfelter is back on the Vegas Strip for the first time in 10 years, brought the big guns to the party, and made company patriarch John Lingenfelter proud. Since leaving GM Performance Division to run [...]
Gallery: A Tour of the Edelbrock Collection and Facility
Posted in Event Coverage October 31, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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We’re beginning to think that photo contributor Bob Chiluk visited every single gearhead spot in California during his recent trip to the Golden State. In this photo gallery, you’ll see his snaps from the facilities and car collection of the Edelbrock company, one of the most enduring brands in the high performance aftermarket. Not only [...]
Road Trippin’ With Scott: Racking up 1200 Miles in a Recently Freshened 1973 Monte Carlo
Posted in Event Coverage October 24, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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I’m surprised to hear how few people will actually get in their old project ride and just hit the road. Sure, thousands cruise Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour, but that number pales in comparison to the sheer numbers of old rides that people own in this great country. So why does everyone hop in the [...]
Event Gallery: The 2011 Carlisle Fall Swap Meet
Posted in Event Coverage October 3, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Each year gearheads in the Northeast swarm all 150 acres of the Carlisle, PA Fairgrounds to oogle, haggle, and purchase all manner of stuff from cars to toys. More than 8,000 vendor spaces make up the event and our man Joe Grippo was there to pound the ground and work his shutter finger. Joe did [...]
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