Great Chase: BMW’s New Film The Escape Is A Great Watch!
Oct 25, 2016Brian Lohnes2
Remember about 15 years ago when BMW released a series of short films highlighting a mysterious driver that did awesome stuff, like make Madonna whiz her shorts in the back seat? Well he’s back...
Watch The 2017 Camaro ZL1 Rip Around The ‘Ring A Full 12-Seconds Faster Than The Last One
Oct 25, 2016Brian Lohnes8
When you make a car lighter, more powerful, and pack more technology into it there’s an expectation of increased performance but the boys at Chevrolet may have really out done themselves this...
Watch The Golden Gorilla Actually Become One – The Behind The Scenes Story Of The $60,000 SGMP Win
Oct 25, 2016Brian Lohnes1
There have been some great seasons put together by racers in the drag radial world over the last decade but it will be very difficult to best the effort put forth by DeWayne Mills and his entire crew...
The Beast Of Turin Goes On A Road Trip! No Kidding, A 300 Mile Cruise!
Oct 25, 2016Brian Lohnes3
Since its unveiling the amazing Beast of Turnin Fiat S76 has been a sensation. The car was built in 100 years ago to shatter land speed records and it did so handily. The car was twice as fast as the...
eBay Find: Would You Pay $60,000 For 100 Four Speed Cores? Vintage Stuff And Lots Of It
Oct 25, 2016Brian Lohnes15
This is an interesting eBay ad and question. There are 100 four speed cores for sale from this one seller and if you are in the restoration business it seems like this transaction may make sense but...
Leno Breaks Out His 1918 Stutz Bearcat – Which Is More Strange, It’s Former Owner Or That This Car Has Cutouts?
Oct 25, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
Pre-war cars normally aren’t in my wheelhouse of interest. I appreciate the history, I appreciate seeing how technology advanced from the first horseless carraiges to what we have today, but...
More Great Hot Rods and Customs From NSRA 2016 – They Keep On Coming!
Oct 25, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on More Great Hot Rods and Customs From NSRA 2016 – They Keep On Coming!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – One thing to appreciate on the early cars is how many different customizing touches work on the body styles. Chopping, sectioning, channeling, filling,...
Really Rough Start: How Would You Build This Roller Four-Eye Fox From The Rust Belt
Oct 25, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
Searching through any Ohio-area Craigslist ads usually leave me feeling like the two Stormtroopers afro-picking the desert in the movie “Spaceballs”. It’s the rust belt for a...
More Awesome Cars and Hot Rods From The Street Machinery Open House
Oct 25, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on More Awesome Cars and Hot Rods From The Street Machinery Open House
(Photos by Brooks/Ferrer) – When Mike Brooks and Jose Ferrer got home from their trip to the Street Machinery shop in Ohio, they could hardly contain themselves over how great the cars, the...
Say “VTEC” Again, I Dare You: Jeff Lutz, Jr.’s Wicked Twin-Turbo Small-Block Honda Is One Mean Little Bastard!
Oct 25, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
I have no shame in admitting it: Any and every Honda that claims to be wicked and fast has to prove itself to me before I nod my head in agreement. Case in point: during a test-and-tune night, a...
Watch Jay Payne Wipe Out The Tree In A Funny Car At Las Vegas Circa 2015
Oct 25, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Jay Payne Wipe Out The Tree In A Funny Car At Las Vegas Circa 2015
As I’ll be spending the better part of a month in and around the greater Las Vegas area starting on Wednesday, I have been thinking of some entertaining stuff that has happened at The Strip...
Answering The Call Of The Blower With A 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Type LT!
Oct 25, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Normally, this is where I’d put some cheesy line about “Autumn is blower season”, but seriously…blower cars don’t have a season unless you live in a place where you risk...
Watch This Ferrari’s Championship Hopes Turn Into a Pile of Broken Carbon Fiber
It’s been an up-and-down year for JMW Motorsports. The British sports car team have regularly competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for several years but were denied an entry to Le Mans this year....
BangShifty Open House Action! Street Machinery Opened Its Doors And Hot Rodders Kicked ‘Em Down
Oct 24, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(Words – Mike Brooks – Photos – Brooks, Jose Ferrer) – For more than 24 years, Street Machinery in Euclid, Ohio has been in the custom and hot rod business. Owner Boris...