Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Domination Video: Watch The RideTech 48 Hour Corvette Dominate All Comers At The Texas Optima Ultimate Street Car Event
Apr 22, 2015Brian Lohnes1
If there was every any question about the performance ability of the RideTech 48 Hour Corvette, it was buried 13-feet deep in a lead lined vault after the car’s all conquering performance at...
2015 Lonestar Round Up: Our Photo Coverage Continues – Show Stopping Hot Rod And Kustoms!
Apr 22, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We promised you a solid week of 2015 Lonestar Round Up and thanks to Charles Wickam we’re going to have it. The dude was blasting photos like a maniac during...
Goodguys Del Mar 2015: Our Last Look At The Cool, Historic, Weird, And Interesting Indoor Show Cars
Apr 22, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Between these photos and the others that Chad blogged today we have finally exhausted our vast supply of images from the Goodguys Del Ma 2015 extravaganza. Chad’s photos were of the outdoor...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer To Last Week’s Impossible Question!
Apr 22, 2015Brian Lohnes2
While there were a couple of razor close guesses, at the end of the day no one nailed this nearly impossible automotive quiz dead on. The bizarre looking device was guessed to be part of a hydramatic...
Gas-Tastic: This 1957 Chevrolet Is A Straight Axle, Tunnel-Rammed, Four Speed, Worn Paint Heap Of Perfection
Apr 22, 2015Brian Lohnes3
I think it is fair to say that there are a couple of styles of cars that will literally never go out of style in hot rodding. 1932 Ford roadtsers will be around forever and 1955-1957 Chevys done in...
Lonestar Round Up 2015: Coverage Of The Massive Texas Show Right Here!
Apr 21, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – For 15 years, hot rodders have been gathering in Austin, Texas during the Spring for an event called the Lonestar Round Up. It has grown from a small, old timey...
The Good Stuff Is Always INSIDE! Here’s A Look At Some Of The Coolest Cars And Trucks In The Buildings At Del Mar
Apr 21, 2015Brian Lohnes3
Sure, Chad was bragging on how cool the cars and trucks that he posted in his Goodguys Del Mar gallery were but we all know that the neatest stuff always gets put inside. The whole event was...
Duck And Cover! This Sprint Car Wreck Results In A New World Height Record For Chucking A Wing!
Apr 19, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Duck And Cover! This Sprint Car Wreck Results In A New World Height Record For Chucking A Wing!
(By Jason Mazzotta) – Everyone involved in racing knows that is can be very dangerous for the drivers and crew but a lot of the time people sitting in the stands forget that they are part of...
PDRA Rockingham: Action, Pit Photos, The Most Powerful Door Cars In The World!
Apr 19, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on PDRA Rockingham: Action, Pit Photos, The Most Powerful Door Cars In The World!
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The second event of the 2015 PDRA season took place at the historic Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, North Carolina last weekend and it brought out some mammoth...
AFCO Racing Releases New Remote Reservoir Master Cylinders
Apr 19, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on AFCO Racing Releases New Remote Reservoir Master Cylinders
In racing there are a million different concerns when outfitting your car for competition. AFCO Racing knows this and they have just released three new remote reservoir master cylinder part numbers...
Goodguys Del Mar Photos: Muscle, Classics, And Traditional Hot Rods In So Cal
Apr 19, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Goodguys Del Mar Photos: Muscle, Classics, And Traditional Hot Rods In So Cal
Oh yeah, we are still rolling through our expansive stack of photos from the 2015 Goodguys Del Mar show. This thing has been a staple of the So Cal hot rodding spring experience for 15 year now and...
This European Pulling Tractor Rules But What The Heck Kind Of Engine Is Making The Power?
Apr 18, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on This European Pulling Tractor Rules But What The Heck Kind Of Engine Is Making The Power?
The tractor you are going to see in this video is named “Metal Boy” and it pretty much rules. The video contains a walk around and then it shows the tractor pulling the sled successfully...
1980s Hot Rod Time Machine: Cool Cars, Big Hair, And A Great Show In Oklahoma!
Apr 18, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on 1980s Hot Rod Time Machine: Cool Cars, Big Hair, And A Great Show In Oklahoma!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Stillwater, if you didn’t know, is the home of the OSU Cowboys, Mercury Marine, Tumbleweeds, and many other things both famous and infamous. I have...
Goodguys Del Mar 2015: More Photo Coverage From The California Tradition
Apr 18, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Goodguys Del Mar 2015: More Photo Coverage From The California Tradition
In the best way possible, all us car guys and girls have something wrong with us. We typically don’t like to lay on the couch, live on our electronic devices, and generally watch the world pass...





