Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The Feds Are Auctioning A 1991 Ferrari F40 RIGHT NOW – Got Half A Mill To Spare?
There are certain things in this world that seem to have a predestined outcome. None of those things lead to good outcomes, mind you. Getting into heavy drugs normally ends badly, getting onto the...
Video: Fuel Pump Technology Video – Bench Testing An Aeromotive Brusless Pump Shows Its Benefits
When it comes to fuel systems, things are constantly evolving. Why? Because the engines that they are feeding are evolving as well. Remember, for years it was pretty exotic to have anything other...
Return Of The Big Block? Ford Introduces 444ci Pushrod V8 Engine For Next Generation Super Duty!
In news that we totally did not see coming, Ford has announced a new pushrod engine option for the upcoming 2020 Super Duty line of trucks. This engine is the biggest gasoline burning engine a...
Smiles Per Mile Buy: This Restyled Crosley Hot Shot Sports Car Wants To Be A Finned 50s Flyer
This IS supposed to be fun, right? We are into this whole car thing to have fun and smile and enjoy ourselves, at least that’s what we remember anyway. That being said, fun is the reason we had...
Universally Cool: This Quick Look At The Vintage Hot Rodding Scene In England Is Perfect
There’s an interesting element to the automotive world that we love to talk about around here. Something that is almost primal and universal about the appeal of cars and trucks to enthusiasts...
25 Years Later: Here’s The Final Rounds Of The 1993 NHRA Winternationals LIVE
It was youngsters vs older guys at the 1993 NHRA Winternationals. It was Warren Johnson vs Scott Geoffrion, John Force vs Del Worsham, and Joe Amato vs Kenny Bernstein. It was wreckage, it was green...
NHRA Winternationals History: The Incredible Story Of Eddie Hill’s 1989 Winternationals
It’s Winternationals week, baby! I’m excited to get started with my new job and I’ve been piling up notes and stories all winter. This one is basically without compare in NHRA drag...
This Real 1967 RO23 Belvedere Is Immaculate And Powered By A Ray Barton Hemi – OOGA BOOGA!
If you wanted to sell muscle cars to serious enthusiasts in the middle 1960s there was one place to do it, at the drags. Every company figured this out by the latter half of the decade and that is...
When A Trar Isn’t: This 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix Was A Semi-Factory Backed Off Road Racer!
Before you write this thing off as yet another unfortunate freak that we managed to find, hear us out for a second. This car, truck, thing is not a Trar in the traditional sense. No, this was a...
Make Winter Bend To Your Will With This M1078 Plow and Sander Combo
With blizzards, the polar vortex, and every other crummy thing about winter happening in full force across the country, its officially time to gear up, BangShifters. The junk ass weather always...
Dave Connolly Joins KB Racing – Pro Stock Team Gains Another Champion Crew Chief
(Photo credit: Auto Imagery) – As we turn the corner on the week that brings us the official start of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello drag racing season, the news is still coming from teams making...
First Drive Video: A Big Block, Pro Street Chassis, and NOTHING ELSE
There’s nothing cooler than the first drive of a new project. Most of the time that drive comes when you are far from done with the car or truck. It comes when the thing has been running for...
Question of the Day: What’s the Coolest Factory Backed Race Car of All Time?
With the racing seasons of Ford/Chevy/and Dodge factory efforts starting and all three companies continuing to build factory race cars and sponsor race teams we wanted to quiz you to find out...
