Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Craigslist Find: This 1962 W300 Dodge Power Wagon Is Big, Burly, and Just Rough Enough
Well I have to blame or thank my pal Alan Reinhart, voice of the NHRA for the tip on this big, rumbling 1962 W300 Dodge Power Wagon that’s currently for sale. The truck is what I would call...
Lube Job: You Can Add Driven Racing Oil Products To Your COMP Cams Order And You Should
If there is one critical decision you have to make beyond what the specs of your camshaft and valve train parts have, it is what oil you’ll add to your engine after their installation. We hear...
Photo Coverage: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest – History, Cars, and Friends In The PA Autumn
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Drag racers, seemingly by their very nature are pack rats. This may seem like a slightly insulting thing to say but it isn’t because if they weren’t we...
Last Photo Blast: Our Final Gallery From The 2018 NHRA Auto Club Finals – Comp, Alky cars, Pro Stock, Nitro!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Well we have finally reached the bottom of the well when it comes to photos from the 2018 NHRA Auto Club Finals. This was a great race and a historic one as all four...
Watch A WWII Runway Get Rolled Out Like A Carpet – 14 Hours From Wheat Field To Air Strip
Color us surprised! We knew that there were loads of methods of creating air strips quickly during WWII but we had no idea that one of them was basically rolling one out like a carpet! The video...
2018 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Photo Coverage: Glorious Barn Find Gallery!
(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – We don’t think that we’re saying anything out of school when we call the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals the greatest muscle car-centric car show in the...
Drag Photos: The 2018 Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest Was The Best Ever! History, Cars, More!
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Well the leaves are falling, the temps are dropping, race tracks are shutting down, everyone is slowly putting away their hot rods and the holidays are...
SEMA 2018: Our Pals At Flowmaster, B&M, and Hurst Had Loads Of Cool Stuff To See!
(Photos by the author) – When it comes to amazingly diverse product lines, our pals at Flowmaster, B&M, and Hurst kind of lead the way. We’re talking exhaust systems that sound great...
Big Is Back! Video Of Revised Swamp Rat 38 Electric Dragster Heating The Hides Here!
Now this is awesome. While we get that loads of people are not into the whole electric drag racing thing (we’re not exactly jumping up and down about it, either) we are huge fans of people...
Craigslist Find: This Old Hawks Indy 500 Chevy Small Block Is AWESOME!
Back in the early 1980s when the Indy 500 was still the kind of place where you could build some weird stuff and try to run it as hard and as fast as it would go, the engines were super interesting....
2018 NHRA Finals Photos: When The Sun Went Down, The Header Flames Went UP!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – One of the interesting things about Auto Club Raceway at Pomona is the fact that it’s completely surrounded by the city of La Verne and that means it is a...
Racing Junk Find: You’ve Never Craved A 440ci Chrysler Big Block Powered Pulling Freightliner?
Big rig pulling trucks are awesome in whatever form they show up in, seriously. Whether they are worked, long-nose big rigs with huge diesel engines or machines like this with a stubby design and of...
Full Circle: This Beautiful Story Featuring A 1955 Austin Healey 100S Speaks To Cars And Life
For many of us, cars are among the most influential forces in our lives. Not in the weird way but in the sense that we have grown up with memories centered around them. The first ones we ever saw....
