Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Check Out These Snapshots Of American Mechanical History – Cool Cars, Factories, More
(Photos from Detroit Public Library Digital Collection) – It has been a while since I got myself lost in the digital stacks of the Detroit Public Lbrary’s photo and image collection. I...
Watch An Out Of Control Porsche Nearly Wipe Out Two People In A Megabusa (Lotus 7 Variant) Sports Car On The ‘Ring
Imagine that you are just minding your business, hauling around the famed Nurburgring with your girlfriend in your little Megabusa sports car (think of a Lotus 7 and you’ve pretty much got it)...
Full Time Job: This 1970s Chevrolet Film Promotes The Company’s Tried and Tough Full Time 4-Wheel Drive System
There’s a distinct formula for a 1970s car maker promotional video. Step one, hire a dude who has been smoking four packs a day for thirty years. Step two, find some cool but ultimately...
Watching a Locomotive Turbocharger Get Serviced Is Just As Awesome As You Think It Is
This is one of those times when we really don’t have much to tell you about the context of the video below other than to say, THIS TURBO IS FLIPPING HUGE AND WATCHING IT GET REBUILT IT IS...
Video: The Story Of The Only Car In F1 History Powered By A Turbine – An Experiment Short-Lived
This is the story of the only turbine powered car to ever race Formula One. Originally a machine designed to win the Indy 500, which it nearly did, the transition from ovals to road courses three...
This Is Undoubtedly The Greatest Save Video We Have Ever Seen – No Foolin’
Sure, you are thinking, “What the hell is Lohnes talking about with a save video, the car is clearly crashing in the photo.” Here’s the thing about that. The car isn’t...
This Video Of A 40,000HP B-36 Peacemaker Taking Off Is Way Cool
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker still stands as one of the most giant planes ever built. It still IS the largest piston driven airplane ever built as well as the largest combat aircraft ever. Packing six...
This Old Episode Of TNN Motor Mania Features 1980s Big Rig Racing, Unlimited Snowmobiles, and More – Totally Awesome
Now this is some awesome time machine action. We’re going to admit to being a little fuzzy on the details of this show called “Motor Mania” which aired on TNN. Supposedly this show...
This Cool Little Rig From Sweden Turns Anyone With An ATV Into The Head Of A Logging Operation – We Want This For Christmas
The math on gearhead maturity is pretty easy to comprehend. We may age but the things we find fun and cool are largely the same as they were when we were six albeit larger. Case in point is this...
Vintage Hero Video: Watch Bigfoot 1 Attack Hill Climb Events All Over The Country In The 1970s and 1980s
This is GLORIOUS! You are about to watch a video depicting some of the hill climb exploits that Bob Chandler and Bigfoot1 engaged in during the 1970s and 80s. From the famed Big Eliminator at...
Video: Watch A 1924 Doble E Steam Car Tear Down The Road And Hit The Trails
Before the Doble Steam Car company closed their doors in 1931 they had established themselves as the premier makers of steam cars in the world. Unfortunately it was a world that did not want to buy...
Vintage Drag Video: Sunshine Drag Strip In Florida Circa The Mid-1960s! Wild Altered Corvette, Jeep Funny Car, More!
Sunshine Drag Strip opened in 1960, serving the needs of drag racers in the Clearwater, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. The track like most strips has an interesting history that got more dicey in recent...
Watch This Odd Hand-Plane and Chisel Combo Tool From 1878 Get Made From The Original Patent Drawings!
Normally when we check in on the Hand Tool Rescue channel there is some sort of awesome old apparatus being brought back to its former glory. We have seen all manner of things from saws to massive...
