Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
eBay Find: A Late 1960s George Barris Creation Fit For the Aging Pimp Looking To Regain His Youth
I have never really pretended to be any fan of George Barris’s work after the early 1960s. His late model “kustom” Camaros and Prius hybrids are the kinds of things that make you...
Project El Monte Carvo: An In-Depth Look At Exactly What We’re Starting With
(Words and Photos by Dave Nutting) – We last left off after a brief introduction and history of El Monte Carvo. Now let’s dig into the current condition of the car a little more deeply...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Last Week’s Answer And Today’s Freakish Challenge
Now that I am back home from a brief escape to warmer climes, we’ll get the Test Your Gearhead Knowledge train back on the tracks again. Last we left you, the guys at Valley Head Service had...
Gallery: Drag Cars, Dirt Cars, and Bad Ass Rare Engines At The Eastern Motor Racing Museum
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As promised, we’re back with another collection of photos from the Eastern Motor Racing Museum and our photo shootin’ Pennsylvania pal Joe Grippo. This time...
Mega Fail Video: How Not To Load A Tank On A Truck – Russian Style
Ok, so we’re not 100% sure that this video was shot in Russia but frankly where else could it be? Bat shit crazy stuff seems to happen in the land of Vodka and mail order brides on a daily...
Movie Review: Black Air – The Buick Grand National Documentary
Like so many people, including the various enthusiasts and journalists featured in Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary I plainly remember the first time I rode in the Buick Grand...
PRI 2012 Featurette: The Lucas Oil/MavTV Super Modified Pulling Tractor – Four Blown Elephants!
Of all the booth vehicles that were on display at the 2012 PRI Show in Orlando, none drew a larger crowd than the Lucas Oil/MavTV Super Modified pulling tractor that’s campaigned by Rick and...
Racing Museum Gallery: A Tour Of The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing – Part One
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Located in the town of York Springs, Pennsylvania is the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing. This is one of the great treasure collections in all of the country when it...
Show Gallery: More Aussie Coolness From The 2012 Uraidla Car Show!
(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – The hits just keep on coming! As we said yesterday, Darryl Daniels our main Aussie man on the scene just about blew out his shutter finger while at the 2012 Uraidla...
Show Gallery: More Great Photos From Down Under At The Uraidla, Australia Car Show
(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – We’re back with another great load of photos from Darryl Daniels who attended an awesome car show in Uraidla, Australia last weekend. We’ll be unloading...
Barnstormin’: How The Word “Value” Turned Into A Swear At My House
It happened innocently enough. My six year old son Tom loves to watch the show Overhaulin’ so we were tuned in to one of the new episodes of the recently revived series. I like the show in...
PRI 2012: AFCO Racing Rolls Out A Brand New Catalog, Killer Brakes, Shocks, Radiators, and Headers
One of the most diverse companies displaying at PRI 2012 was BangShift sponsor, AFCO Racing. The company continues to maintain a product line that services the street machine and pro touring world,...
PRI 2012: Mike Moran’s New 4,400hp Billet Aluminum Hemi – Nearing Top Fuel HP With Alky and Turbos!
Of all the cool, heavy duty, bleeding edge race stuff we saw at the 2012 PRI Show, this single engine was the showstopper. The 637ci Hemi that features a billet aluminum block and billet everything...
