Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Someone In California Is Selling A 1965 Corvette Powered By A 392 Chrysler Hemi!
Engine swaps have been the lifeblood of hot rodding since the earliest days of the concept. Dropping an engine of the same make and model but with more horsepower in made heroes of people like Joel...
Sad News: “Rapid” Roger Garten Passes Away From Injuries Sustained In Funny Car Crash At Bakersfield
Last night during a “Saturday Night Nitro” event at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California there was a serious crash involving the driver of the War Horse funny car Roger Garten and...
Final Day! Goodwood Festival Of Speed LIVE HERE! Greatest Gathering Of Historic Racers LIVE and Free!
Here’s an amazing opportunity to watch what could be the single most cool automotive event in the world, the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is the incredible event that is held on a massive...
This 1975 Peterbilt Rig Rod Has A Big Block Chrysler Engine And Attitude For Days
Oh sweet mother of mercy! I have no qualms in telling anyone that will listen how much I love these big rig hot rod contraptions. The idea of taking a super tired old truck and chopping it down,...
Drag Strip For Sale! Buy Great River Road Raceway In Tennessee And Revive This Track
Great River Road Raceway in Dyersburg, Tennessee may not be a place that the NHRA, IHRA, or PDRA tours will ever visit but it looks like it has the bones of a great little hometown drag strip and it...
Roadkill: The Rotsun And the Draguar Hit Willow Springs With Pro Drive Randy Probst At The Tiller
Ok that title may be slightly on the misleading side because…well you’ll have to watch. Anyway, the guys are back with another episode of wanton automotive hi-jinx and fun. The...
This 1966 Dodge Coronet Is Dragin’ Wagon Perfection – Factory Looks, Stoker Power, Stock Interior
Last week I ran an item about a cool Ford Galaxie Country Sedan wagon and there was a fun debate that popped up about why wagons are cool. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and admittedly...
Mopar Unveils New Drag Pack Challengers – Blown And Naturally Aspirated Combos Available – Look Out Ford And GM!
In a move we have been hotly anticipating since Indy of last year, Mopar has pulled the curtain off a pair of new Challenger Drag Pack options for their sportsman drag racing customers. One is a...
Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion 2015: Drag Cars And Hot Rods Preparing For The Strip
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – As you can tell, we have been following a pattern with our Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion photos since the start of our coverage. We have been working our...
LA Roadsters Show 2015 Coverage: Cool Coupes We Saw At The Show!
In our continuing quest to show you everything you could possibly want to see from the 2015 LA Roadsters show, we have this collection of cool coupes from the event for your viewing pleasure today....
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Action From Maple Grove Raceway – Super Stocks, Dragsters, More
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – A couple of weeks back, the ever intrepid Joe Grippo snuck back into Maple Grove Raceway and hung out for the weekend at the NHRA Division One Lucas...
Keep It Cool With Edelbrock Is Back! Buy A Water Pump, Get $25 Cash And A Free T-Shirt!
Incentives are good, especially when you need a part anyway and then the manufacturer goes and gives you money back for buying stuff you needed in the first place. How can you go wrong with that?...
Former ISCA Corvette Unearthed: Baldwin-Motion Nose, Dual Quad Big Block, Wild Interior, Wow
If this car does not personify the 1970s ISCA show scene in one fell swoop we’re not sure what else does. Unearthed after decades of sitting in a garage, the car is in need of a full...
