Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Big News: Auto Meter Acquires Palmer Performance Engineering – New Technology Brought Into Fold
In the ever evolving world of aftermarket performance, new technologies are emerging almost weekly. It is always cool when two innovative companies can hook up and work together to the benefit of...
Houston Performance Truck Shootout: More Tire Roasting, Front End Lifting Action From The Strip!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with more great Charles Wickam photos from the 2015 Houston Performance Trucks Shootout at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Wickam was...
Late Model Muscle, Hot Trucks, And Classic American Iron At TX2K15 – Getting Busy In Houston!
(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – We have seen lots of cool stuff so far from Jacob Marshall’s coverage of the TX2K15 event in Texas but this is the iron we have been waiting to show you....
This R-Code 1964 Galaxie Custom Is A 427ci, 4-Speed Piece Of Ford Factory Drag History – For Sale!
While the later 1960s factory drag machines like hemi Darts and Cobra Jet Mustangs get lots of attention, the cars that really spin our cranks around here are the early 1960s iron that got the ball...
Ratty Gassers, Bare Metal Customs, and Pinstriped Beauties At Viva Las Vegas 2015
One of the cool things about a show like Viva Las Vegas is that there’s no shame in anyone’s game. It is not about judging the most perfectly restored, nut and bolt perfect muscle car. It...
Race Coverage: The Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod Season Opener At Virginia Motorsports Park
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – This past Saturday was the Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods first event of the year. This regional series has nine races on it’s schedule and this year all...
10,000RPM Scream! Valiant Has A Dodge NASCAR Engine In It And It Runs 9s On An Airport Runway In Estonia!
Georg Noor sent us a note with the link to this video in it and we know you’ll love it like we did because it combines the three essential elements of cool. Element one is a neat car, which is...
Event Coverage: The Houston Performance Truck Shootout – Larson, Gassers, Diesels, More!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – No state is more serious about their trucks than Texas and the growth of the Houston Performance Truck Shootout at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas proves...
TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package Gives Autocross And Road Racers A New Option
Evolution is a cool thing, especially when it comes to the mechanical end of hot rodding. The new TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package represents some of that evolution and it does so with...
Bucket of What? This ’23 Ford T-Bucket Is The Most Outlandish Version Of The Breed We Have Ever Seen
…and it could be yours! That’s right, if you are the kind of guy who like to enter a party with his hair on fire, enjoys blowing things up because you can, or simply wants to make an...
Tail Dragging, Pinstriped, Fat Fendered Goodness From Viva Las Vegas 2015
We have long been of the opinion that virtually any car can be made cool and in today’s world of hot rodding more and more people are getting on that bus. Case in point, look at the Chevy...
NHRA Four Wide Nationals Pro Category Action Photos – Drivers, Cars, Header Flames And More
(Photos by David Whealon) – This weekend the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing tour stops in Las Vegas after a weekend off after the Four Wide Nationals at zMax raceway outside of Charlotte, North...
More SoCal Drag Action Photos From The NMCA West Season Opener At Fontana
We’re getting down near the end of our massive pile of NMCA West season opener photos. We’re enjoying sharing them with you though because there’s nothing quite like early season...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Can You Name The Make, Displacement, And Year Of This Block?
It has been far too long since I challenged the talented gearhead braintrust known as the BangShift readership so we’re back. Actually, as you read this I am at a secret location shooting...