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Author Archive: Brian Lohnes

Syracuse Nationals Car Show Photos: More Cars, More Trucks, More BangShifty Fun

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re here with great photos from the 2018 Syracuse Nationals as shot by Mike Brooks. This is a massive show that has huge history and following to it. Guys from...

US-60 Drag Strip Drag Action: Sportsman Cars, Time Trials, and Bracket Bombers

(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – In the Midwest US-60 is known for many things and some of that is its support for grudge racing, small tire racing, and even no-prep events.  Lots of...

Aeromotive Phantom Trifekta Video: If You Need To Feed Big Horsepower THIS Is The Way To Handle It!

It is an incredible age that we live in. Why? Not so much for the sheer power that people can make with their hot rods these days because people have always been pushing that boundary but it is the...

This 1948 Willys Jeep CJ-2A Is An Awesome And Accurate Look At The post War Jeeps America Fell In Love With

After serving dutifully in every role that the military asked it to serve, the Jeep came home a war hero just like the soldiers that operated them in all the varied theaters of WWII. The pluggy...

Flaming Craziness Video: The NHRA 2018 Wild Rides Compilation Is Non-Stop Nuts

It is that time of the year again. Time for the talented folk at the NHRA’s video department to put together the Wild Rides compilation video for the season that was. Let’s just say that...

OPGI Is Coming Out With Modern Cadillac Catalogs: PRE-ORDER YOURS TODAY

Well this is cool. OPGI, the company known for producing, stocking, and selling the best restoration parts in the business for classic GM muscle cars and cruisers is expanding into the world of late...

2018 Syracuse Nationals Gallery: More Photos From The Monster Legacy Show in New York

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more Mike Brooks images from the 2018 Syracuse Nationals. You’ll notice the greenery, the lack of gray skies, and the distinct lack of snow...

2018 In Photos: David Whealon Shares His Favorite Images (Part 5)

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with more David Whealon images from the year that was. We’re coming at you, again, from multiple motorsport disciples in this gallery. From...

Drag Gallery: Here’s Loads Of Nostalgia Action At The US-60 Dragway Spring Nationals

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Now that I am caught up with newer events I am finishing up items from before my cancer treatment up to just after surgery (late June).  I didn’t do any...

Historic Video: This Look At The 1962 Nassau Speed Week Will Have You Itching For A Time Machine

Now this is the type of thing we really love around here. Nassau Speed Weeks was one of the coolest road racing events on planet Earth for about a decade through the 1950s and into the 1960s. We have...

eBay Gold: Someone Is Selling A 1970 Vintage 426 Hemi Short Block Still In The Original Crate!

When we talk about barn finds, it is always cars but these days we need to start considering parts and components as well because of stuff like this. You are looking at a 1970 vintage 426 Hemi short...

First EVER: B&M Rock/Race TH400 Is The First Ever Production Trophy Truck/Off Road Racing Transmission

If you have wondered how popular off road racing, rock racing, and anything that flies across the desert or around a short course is getting, this should open your eyes. B&M has launched the...

What The What?! Someone Put A Backhoe On An Airport Tug And Made The Coolest Thing Ever

There are some ideas that humanity may just not be ready for yet. Some things that our species may struggle to embrace as a whole but as the unstoppable march of time carries on, they will be looked...

A Year In Photos: David Whealon Shares Photographic Highlights From 2018 (Part 4)

(Photos by David Whealon) – Shapes, colors, sounds. Those are the basic three elements that attract us to cars, right? We enjoy their styling. We enjoy their coloration and look. We enjoy the...