Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
This Naturally Aspirated Mustang Has A 9,000 RPM Small Block, A Lenco, And 9-second Time Slips
This car is BRUTAL! With a small block that can sing soprano and a four speed Lenco hooked to the back of it, the 9.76 second run being made in this video is certainly done the hard way but it is...
Watch the Most Insane Mud Truck Run We Have Ever Seen
We have showed plenty of videos in the past of mud trucks pulling big wheelies on the launch or hanging the front end on the way through a pit. This is the first time we have ever seen a guy stand...
Watch The Munsters Coach Cruise Down The Strip At The 1966 NHRA US Nationals
The Chevrolet Performance NHRA US Nationals are coming up next week and that means we’re going to be going heavy on the historical drag racing content from the most prestigious race on the...
More Mello: Coca-Cola’s Mello Yello Brand Renews NHRA Title Sponsorship Through 2023
My son Jack loves Mello Yello and NHRA drag racing. The Mello Yello brand loves NHRA drag racing as well because it was announced yesterday that the brand will continue to be the title sponsor of the...
Pontiac Freaks Take Note: There’s A Set Of Ram Air IV Heads, Exhaust Manifolds, and Intake For Sale On eBay
If you loves some Pontiac action, we have found a pile of parts for sale on eBay that’ll make you salivate a little bit. There’s a guy selling some of the best factory Pontiac horsepower...
This Home Movie From The 1969 NHRA US Nationals Will Put A Smile On Your Face
Dads and video cameras. What is it about that? As a kid in the 1980s, my dad would have the big shoulder mount home movie camera out taking footage of every road trip, vacation, and other thing we...
In 1932 Ab Jenkins Drove Nearly 120mph For 25 Hours STRAIGHT At Bonneville – Amazingly, Video Exists Of This Feat
We have showed clips of Ab Jenkins streaking across the salt in a 1932 Pierce Arrow, its big V12 engine rumbling away as he drove in a seemingly endless loop of 10 mile circles for 25 hours straight...
The Video Of Terrifying Robots Falling Down Set To Benny Hill Music Is The Best Thing Ever
While it is true that someday the more advanced versions of the robots you see falling down in this video will control humanity, we’re going to have some fun at their expense right now. This...
Killer Training Video: How to be a Fire Truck Tillerman For the Los Angeles Fire Department Circa the early ’50s
This vintage training video from the early 1950s was used by the Los Angeles Fire Department as a tool to train tillermen. What’s a tillerman? He’s the guy that drives the rear axle of...
Legendary Drag Racing Photographer Tom Schiltz Has Died – We Remember Him Here
(By Bret Kepner) – Tom Schiltz January 19, 1945 – August 25, 2017 Acknowledged as one of drag racing’s greatest photographers, Tom Schiltz will forever be remembered for his business...
The Roughest Start: This 1970 Superbird Is One Of The Saddest Things On eBay Right Now
Oof. That’s exactly what we thought when we laid eyes on the car you see before you. BangShifter Todd Aldridge tipped us off to it and we’re still kind of creeped out looking at the...
MotorWeek Blooper Reel: Some Funny Gaffes With Words And On The Track
Well one of the occupational hazards of spending a bunch of time talking into cameras is making mistakes. Those mistakes can come in the form of botched words, botched steps, or in the case of a show...
Watch The Final Rounds From The 1987 NHRA US Nationals – Thrashing, History, and More
Let’s hop in the way back machine and travel 30 years into the past to the final rounds from the 1987 NHRA US Nationals. Bob Glidden was appearing in his 11th straight Indy final round, Kenny...
Epic Video: 26 Minutes Of The Amazing Vintage Drag Racing Greatness Right Here
This two part professionally produced drag racing film from early 1971 is, in our opinion, the most fantastic vintage drag racing movie we’ve ever watched on the internet. The film was...