Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Watch Justin Cyrnek Make The First 4.50s Pass In MX235 History – A Thing Of Beauty
(Video credit: FreeLifeFilms YouTube Channel) – One of the most entertaining classes to watch at the 2017 Outlaw Street Car Reunion was MX235. The relatively new and hotly growing category of...
NHRA Gatornationals Action Photos: Alcohol Funny Cars and Dragsters Getting After It!
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – If there are two classes in NHRA competition more fascinating than alcohol funny car and top alcohol dragster we’re not really sure what they...
We Give The Dash In Our 1986 C10 Project An AutoMeter Makeover – Check Out The Difference!
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – The previous two articles in this series (fuel system, efi swap) featured upgrades that improve performance and drivability of my C10 pickup. It was...
2017 Buffalo Motorama Coverage: Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Event
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – So we’re at the end of the pile of photos that ace shooter and cool Cadillac powered Chevy pickup owner Mike Brooks sent over to us from the 2017 Buffalo...
Get A Handle On It! American Powertrain Releases New Shifter Handles
One of the things that American Powertrain prides themselves in is being a place that has you handled from the bell housing all the way to the rear axle. Most people assume that’s all the stuff...
Think Your Last Engine Was Expensive? Check Out This Custom Caterpillar 3406 Show Truck Engine
Nothing in hot rodding is ever “cheap”, right? How many of us have started with “free” cars only to sink huge sums of money into them to make ’em what we want. If you...
Edd China May Not Like Mike Brewer At The Moment But He Does Not Want You To Kill Him
Well, it has been a few days since Edd China announced that he was to be leaving the hit televisions show Wheeler Dealers. The reaction was immediate and pretty uniform. After millions of views,...
Woah Down: Here’s How To Upgrade The Brakes on Your 1971 C10 Truck With Wilwood
(By Kaleb Kelley) – We recently shared an update on this 1971 C10 we’re build at Classic Car Liquidators for our Win A Classic Sweepstakes. Since we nailed down the suspension and fixed this...
2017 NHRA Gatornationals Coverage: Nitro Photos From The Top Fuel And Funny Car Ranks
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – The nitro ranks had some interesting action during the 2017 NHRA Gatornationals and a rookie nearly stood the class on its head with an auspicious...
2017 Piston Power Auto-Rama Coverage: More Great Diversity From This Magnificent Show
(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – While yesterday’s gallery concentrated solely on cars, we have at least one photo to prove why this thing is not called the “piston power car show”....
Buffalo Motorama 2017 Coverage: More Cool Cars, Trucks, Sights, and Scenes From The Show!
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with another installment of images from the 2017 Buffalo Motorama! The photos come to us from one half of the BangShift “Buffalo...
Recoil 4: BJ Baldwin Goes Romping Through Cuba Like Only A Trophy Truck Pilot Can
We don’t spend a lot of time being envious of other people or things. It is not a healthy way to go through life. That being said, we’re not perfect and between Ken Block and BJ Baldwin,...
Give Yourself The Green Light: This 1954 GM Film Was Made To Lobby For The Interstate Highway System
The Interstate Highway System forever changed this country but it wasn’t as big a slam dunk in the beginning as you’d expect. Ultimately, the vision that Eisenhower had came to fruition...
Hot Shot’s Secret Announced As Title Sponsor Of 2017 NHRDA Season – Well Known Brand Is Official Additive
It is always great news when a racing series can announce a title sponsor and for 2017 the National Hot Rod Diesel Association has granted that honor to Hot Shot’s Secret. Diesel fans know...