Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Auto Trader Classic Find: A Pro Street 1955 Ford F100 We’re on the Fence About
Last week, we found a Pro Street 1964 Pontiac GTO that was just totally bad ass. That car was perfect on just about every level. This week, we found another Pro Street machine, this a 1955 Ford F100...
The Parting Shift Re-Run: Larry Larson’s Six-Second Vegas Blast
The next time you hear from us, we’ll likely be spouting about Hot Rod Drag Week, and there is an excellent chance Larry Larson’s name will be involved. The whole world expects the first...
Site of the Week: Cruisin’ Caskets
One of the sad realities of life is that everyone eventually dies. Despite the fact that you are really pretty out of it when dead, people like to get creative with the vessel that they will be...
Awesome Video: Dennis Anderson’s New King Sling Mud Bog Racer
Dennis Anderson is the man who made the Grave Digger monster truck famous and who signed on the dotted line when Clear Channel (who owned the Monster Jam series) wanted to buy the commercial rights...
Retro-Galleries: Thursday and Friday on Hot Rod Drag Week 2009
By the time that Thursday and Friday roll around on Hot Rod Drag Week, knuckles are bloody, sleep has long since stopped being part of the equation, and the brotherhood and camaraderie that...
Be There: Hang Out With Rally Hero Bill Caswell This Weekend in Chicago
Pal o’ BangShift, Bill Caswell is appearing this weekend at the Craftsman Experience, a cool interactive place that Craftsman uses to showcase products and host cool events like this...
eBay Find: A Neato Pro Street 1964 GTO
With Hot Rod Drag Week looming in just a couple of days, we went and searched for something fun to take on the trip. We dug up a coolio 1964 Pontiac GTO that has been given the full Pro Street...
Punisher Comic Issue ‘Hot Rods of Death’ To Hit Stands Soon
You’ll not be shocked to learn that we were comic book readers back in the day. Our primary character of choice was The Punisher. Why? He’s the ultimate example of the bad “good...
Wild Video: Dude Swallowed by Alky Funny Car
The luckiest dude in America is the guy who is standing in front of this Alky Funny Car when the car shoots forward and swallows him up inside the body. It appears to us that the driver was whacking...
Horrific Street Racing Wreck Decapitates Staten Island Man
A 20 year old man was decapitated during a horrifying crash induced by street racing down Bay Street in Staten Island, New York. A passenger in the car escaped with his life but was burned and...
Killer Drag Video: Peter Farber’s 6-Second, 1972 Dodge D100 Truck
Of all our looney friends, Peter Farber stands alone. He currently runs an awesome 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Pro Mod, but the dude cut his teeth in the 1972 Dodge D100 truck featured in this video....
Retro Gallery: Photos From Hot Rod Drag Week 2009
As racers gear up their equipment for another grueling but awesome trip at Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors, we’re going to get you in the mood by walking you down memory...
Auto Trader Classics Find: A Real Z-11 1963 Chevy Impala Factory Racer
With Hot Rod Drag Week coming up next week, we’re in door-slammer mode mentally. While shopping for the whip we would take on the tour, this real Z-11 1963 Chevy Impala jumped out at us. The...
Wreck Video: Full Contact Aussie Road Racing
During our days announcing SCCA road races, one of the most fun classes to call was Spec Miata. What they lacked in power and speed they made up for in contact. It was Saturday Night Thunder with...