Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
LS9 Powered Camaro from Henessey Performance Engineering
Jun 16, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on LS9 Powered Camaro from Henessey Performance Engineering
Well that certainly didn’t take long. John Hennessey has shoved a blown LS9 motor into the front of a new Camaro, creating the nastiest ever Camaro that’s based on factory parts. It has...
Survey Shows Americans Love Manufacturing, Just Hate Actually Doing It
Jun 16, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Survey Shows Americans Love Manufacturing, Just Hate Actually Doing It
A new survey conducted by the firm of Deloitte LLP and The Manufacturing Institute shows that Americans understand that industrial manufacturing is a vital part of the economy but also shows that the...
Automotive Advertising on Television Hits the Skids
Jun 16, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Automotive Advertising on Television Hits the Skids
It’s no shock that auto manufacturers have massively scaled back on advertising as their bank accounts have dwindled into overdraft protection status. It probably follows the logic chain that...
Pony Cars Coming to NASCAR
Jun 16, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Pony Cars Coming to NASCAR
Man this is some good news! Thanks to to a tip from KNN (The Kris News Network) we got ahold of this story that confirms that pony cars are on the way to NASCAR. They’ll hit the Nationwide...
That’s a Wrap: Veale/Brown Motorsports NHRA Joliet Divisional Wrap Up
Jun 16, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on That’s a Wrap: Veale/Brown Motorsports NHRA Joliet Divisional Wrap Up
The two-week-in-a-row marathon at Joliet, Illinois’ Route 66 Raceway is finished for 2009. Both Jeff and Andrew Veale stayed at the track in between events, buttoning up some things on the...
Event Coverage: 46 Photos from the Long Beach Swap Meet, 6/14/2009
Jun 16, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: 46 Photos from the Long Beach Swap Meet, 6/14/2009
The swap meet held in Long Beach, Califoria, by Topping Events is nearly as famous as the one in Pomona. I have to admit that I like this one much better than Pomona. Yes, it’s smaller in size,...
Barnstormin’: Finding Your Spot
Jun 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Barnstormin’: Finding Your Spot
My wife has this theory that everyone has a couple specific places, like actual, physical places that when you’re there, you simply belong. Normally such thinking lends me to ask her if...
A/Fuel Tech Part 4: The Nitro Dragster Clutch
Jun 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on A/Fuel Tech Part 4: The Nitro Dragster Clutch
This is Part 4 of our A/Fuel Dragster Tech Series. We started off with an introduction to injected nitro racing. In Part 2, you saw the crazy intake and fuel systems on the Fuel Hemi cars, and Part 3...
eBay Pick of the Week: 1981 Corvette Sleeper
Jun 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Pick of the Week: 1981 Corvette Sleeper
This 1981 ‘Vette caught us totally off guard. After all, the cars of this era were saddled with weak suck small blocks that made 190 hp on their best day. Outwardly, this one appears to be a...
Event Coverage: 40 Photos from Danvers Ford car show
Jun 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: 40 Photos from Danvers Ford car show
Here’s a gallery to start off your work week. It’s 40 photos from a local show we hung out at. It was hosted at Danvers Ford in Danvers, Massachusetts, and the show had a smattering of...
It’s Official: Ford to Build Another Batch of Cobra Jets in 2010!
Jun 12, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on It’s Official: Ford to Build Another Batch of Cobra Jets in 2010!
We knew it was coming, but Ford Racing has made the official announcement that they will build another batch of bad ass Cobra Jet Mustangs for 2010. The initial success of the program seems to have...
Recession? Parking Space Sells for 300K in Boston
Jun 12, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Recession? Parking Space Sells for 300K in Boston
Boston is easily the worst city in America to drive around. Urban planning didn’t exist when the roads were laid out in the 16 and 1700’s. Add to the face that most of the city has been...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: The Swedes are Going to Own Saab Again
Jun 12, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: The Swedes are Going to Own Saab Again
This week’s Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink is a cause for celebration because it appears that Swedish boutique sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg is going to purchase the Saab brand...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: 1963 Cadillac Hearse/Ambulance
Jun 12, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Craigslist Pick of the Week: 1963 Cadillac Hearse/Ambulance
With all the fun the guys that built the 1962 Dodge Dart “Nun-Runner” Limo are having on the Power Tour, we got to thinking about alternative platforms for a hot rod toy. We found this...