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Gallery: Shelbys Cobras, Ford Trucks, Rancheros, Torinos, Falcons, and More! Fabulous Fords Forever!

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 25, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  3 comments

We’re continuing to bring your our photo coverage from the 2013 Fabulous Fords Forever show that went down at Knott’s Berry Farm last weekend in California. In this gallery we’re bringing you kick ass photos of Shelby Cobras, Torinos, vintage Ford trucks, Rancheros, Falcons, and even some cool Lotus Cortinas, Capris, and other lesser known [...]

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Drag Gallery: The Mo-Kan Dragway Spring Nostalgia Reunion

Posted in DRAG RACES April 24, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Steve Wilson Motorsports Photography) – Asbury, Missouri is home to historic Mo-Kan Dragway. The place has been going strong for more than 50 years and they host some of the coolest nostalgia style events in the country. It is a no-frills country drag strip and that’s the way we like ‘em. Awesome shooter [...]

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Gallery: Mustangs And Only Mustangs From Fabulous Fords Forever 2013

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 24, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

The automotive world changed forever in 1964 when Ford rolled out its new car called the Mustang. It sold beyond anyone’s wildest expectations and would go on to become one of the most iconic performance cars in American history with as loyal a following now as it has ever had. From the drag strips of [...]

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Drag Gallery: Sportsman Action And Pit Photos From Thunder Valley Raceway Park – Oklahoma

Posted in DRAG RACES April 24, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Yesterday we ran Brad Klaassen’s cool story and photos from the recent outlaw fuel altered meet at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Oklahoma. The AA/FAs were not the only cool iron on the grounds that day because there was a full slate of sportsman action that ran as well. Brad had [...]

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Drag Gallery: Texas Outlaw Fuel Altereds Re-Baptize Thunder Valley Raceway In Nitro!

Posted in DRAG RACES April 23, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  7 comments

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) -I remember the day nitromethane, methanol, and high octane racing fuel brought Thunder Valley Raceway Park (TVRP) near Noble Oklahoma to life on May 30th, 1992, because I was there. On that day TVRP became Oklahoma’s second operating quarter mile drag strip next to the long standing strip at [...]

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Gallery: Bitchin’ Early Broncos From The 2013 Fabulous Fords Forvever Show!

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 23, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

Early Ford Broncos are iconic for all the right reasons. The trucks were relatively inexpensive at the time they debuted, they were built like anvils, had a nice short wheelbase for capable off roading and then became so popular a huge aftermarket blossomed behind them as they aged. The design is so simplistic and clean [...]

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Gallery: Pigeon Forge Rod Run, Undoubtedly the Most Diverse Car Event of All Time

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 23, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  3 comments

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Alright, we’ll be the first to admit that we go nuts over weird cars and trucks. And without a doubt, the home of weird cars and trucks HAS to be Pigeon Forge, Tennessee during the “rod run” events. They have one in the Spring and one in [...]

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Gallery: 2013 Fabulous Fords Forever At Knott’s Berry Farm – Ford Fans Rejoice!

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 22, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

The largest Ford show in the western US is held every year at California’s Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park. The Fabulous Fords Forever show should be a bucket list item for anyone that bleeds blue ovals because it is one of the few placed you’ll ever see more than 2,000 Fords of all shapes, sizes, [...]

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Action Gallery: Killer Stock Car Racing Photos From Houston Motorsports Park

Posted in Event Coverage April 22, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – One of the great things about our man in Texas Charles Wickam is that he is like a photographic whack-a-mole. You never know where the guy is going to pop up. One week he’s shooting all kinds of traditional hot rods and customs, then he’s at the drags, and now [...]

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Car Show Gallery: 43rd annual Early Ford V8 Club Car Show & Swapmeet at the Fitchburg Airport – Fitchburg, MA

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 22, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  4 comments

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – For more than 40-years the Early Ford V8 Car Club has been putting on a well known car show in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and this year, BS contributor Johnny Gaudette was on the scene with his camera to blast photos of the cool  iron that showed up. The event featured a [...]

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Cruise Gallery: The Mass. Cruisers Association Bass Pro Shops Patriots Place Cruise Night

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 19, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

One of the largest regularly occurring cruise nights in the nation has opened its 2013 season! The Mass. Cruisers Association cruise night at the Bass Pro Shops located in the massive Patriots Place complex opened with a huge turnout yesterday. This Foxboro, Massachusetts based cruise night regularly draws 2,000-3,000 cars on a bi-weekly basis from [...]

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Bonus Swap Meet Gallery: The Pomona Swap Meet – April 2013 – More Killer Photos

Posted in Event Coverage April 19, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – We love gawking a swap meet photos, especially those from the coast with the most out west. Yesterday’s gallery was full of cool and unique cars along with many familiar favorites that we know and love. Today’s is more of the same but completely different. The little Nova you see [...]

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Gallery: Pomona Swap Meet April 2013 – Awesome, Weird, & Granny Fresh Cars For Sale!

Posted in Event Coverage April 18, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – It was cold, dark, and cloudy at 6 AM last Sunday morning when our SoCal reporter Scott Liggett, rolled through the gates at the Fairplex of Pomona in his 1970 Caprice for the April edition of the Pomona Swap meet. That didn’t dampen the spirits or reduce the crowds, just [...]

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Drag Race Photos: 2013 West Coast Hot Rod Association Season Opener Photos

Posted in DRAG RACES April 18, 2013  by  Chad Reynolds > >  0 comments

Thanks to Jason Wilcox over at TCI, we’ve got some cool photos from the 2013 West Coast Hot Rod Association season opener at Famoso. Since the West Coast Hot Rod Association’s inception, their moto has been “For Racers, By Racers” and they sure seem to get a good turnout when they run their events at [...]

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Drag Gallery: Bracket Racing and 275 Drag Radial Action from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip

Posted in DRAG RACES April 17, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Yesterday we featured a gallery on the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Nostalgia Race, but we didn’t mention that the track held a double header. At 3pm, the nostalgia racing wrapped up, and the track held its weekly bracket racing program, along with a 275 Drag Radial heads [...]

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Wheelstand Sequence: A Gnarly Datsun 240Z Literally Stands It On The Bumper At Brainerd!

Posted in DRAG RACES April 17, 2013  by  Brian Lohnes > >  4 comments

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It was a great day at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip with lost of cool cars. By far, the star of the show was Ron Lane in his nitrous-fed 240z, which did one of the most violent, all-four-wheels-off-the-ground wheelstands we’ve ever seen! The car took a fairly hard [...]

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