Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Former F1 Driver Piquet Jr. Heads to NASCAR, BangShift.com Lends Advice
Nelson Piquet Jr., whose most notable accomplishment in an 18-month Formula One career was crashing his car on purpose, will be competing in NASCAR for 2010. Piquet has not revealed which team he...
Contents of Shuttered Delaware Chrysler Plant Up For Auction
Talk about conflicting emotions. On one hand we’re saddened by the fact that the Newark, Delaware, Chrysler plant is closed and will never produce another automobile. On the other hand we think...
We Don’t Get It: 2010 Camaro Synergy Green Edition
Chevrolet announced a special edition Camaro for the 2010 model year. The “Camaro Synergy” is an odd paint and stripe package on a 1LT V6 Camaro that also includes some green interior...
Don Garlits Talks With Junior Dragster Kids
Some Florida junior dragster kids got the thrill of a lifetime recently when Don Garlits himself spoke with them and offered sage advice on how to be successful in the sport. The 78-year-old Garlits...
NHRA Adds Class For Legends Cars
For anyone not familiar with what a Legends Car is, think of a shrunken, old school, jalopy-style circle-track car powered by a motorcycle engine. They are exceptionally cooler than that short...
Craigslist Pick: Full Tilt Pontiac 455
We found this rompin’ stompin’ Pontiac 455 for sale on the Illinois Craigslist. We’re drooling on the computer screen as the seller is claiming a laundry list of killer components...
GM Shocked at Profitability of Camaro, 8 of 10 sold are V8 Powered
The 2010 Camaro is proving to be far more profitable for GM than they could have imagined, according to a story published by the Toronto Star. That paper managed to catch up with Bob Lutz at the...
The Next Hi-Impact Color for 2010 Dodge Challengers: Panther Pink (or Furious Fuschia)
Yes, the next special color for the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T will be Panther Pink, but they are calling it Furious Fuschia and, according to insiders, it will be metallic, unlike the optional color...
Ford Uses Nelly To Unveil Mustang, and We Don’t Mean Par
Parnelli Jones is an American racing legend and a guy who drove a Mustang in Trans-Am action during the early 1970’s. Nelly is a rap star who apparently has an endorsement deal with Ford. Guess...
From the Archive: The Best License Plate Ever
Earlier this week, I posted a photo that my wife took in the bathroom at Thompson Drag Raceway, in Thompson, Ohio back in 2002. I had forgotten that she took another photo a couple years before that...
War on Racetracks: Social Circle, Georgia, Citizens Group Gearing Up To Kill a Drag Strip
The “Concerned Citizens of Social Circle” Georgia, otherwise known as the villagers with flaming torches, are ramping up their efforts to defeat a proposed drag strip project in their...
Hitting the Mainstream: The Los Angeles Times Covers Van Nuys Cruising
The seemingly spontaneous rebirth of cruising on the fabled Van Nuys Blvd. in Los Angeles was one of the few truly bright spots in 2009 for gearheads. What started as a small gathering of guys who...
Stolen: Vintage Custom Pontiac in Canada
We really hate it when cool old cars get stolen by scumbags. In this case, the scumbags are presumably Canadian, as this theft went down up in Edmonton, Canada. A customized 1959 Pontiac Parisienne...