Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The 4th Annual Empire Dragway Nostalgia Gold Cup – Drag History Roars To Life In NY
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Any time you get a bunch of nostalgia guys, gasser guys, A/FX guys, and generally awesome hot rodders all jammed into one place, you’re guaranteed a good...
Land, Sea, or Air, Jet Hot Has Your High Performance Coating Needs Covered – This Airplane Is Proof
We always talk about how Jet Hot High Performance coatings are perfect for virtually every situation and application and the fact that the owner of this cool Lancair ES airplane decided to go with...
Watch The New And Improved Postman Pat Van Fire Up Sans Body – More Power And New Chassis
We reported that the Postman Pat van crashed over in England and that the guys who built it were going to come back with an even better and faster model. Well, here’s our first glimpse of the...
NSRA STREET ROD NATIONALS 2014 COVERAGE – Cool Cars, Interesting Engines, and More Stuff You Haven’t Seen Yet!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This gallery is loaded with all kinds of power plants and induction setups. There is a modern hemi in a hammered green Dart with Holley EFI. We see...
The BangShift Mini-Bike Of Doom Is Revived (And Then It Wasn’t) – Burnouts Completed
One of the things we knew going into Bonneville is that it’s imperative to have a plan on how you’re going to cover the event. Hell, it is important to have a plan in order to figure out...
This 1957 Chevy Is Called Dullamax And It Is One Of The Coolest New/Old Truck Mash Ups We Have Ever Seen
Normally, I am the guy who crows about people modifying old trucks, especially heavy duty ones away from their original equipment. Hey, we all have an automotive “thing” and this one...
eBay Find: The Deuce And A Half Of My Dreams – Not Only A Fire Truck, A Forest Fire Truck!
One of my first clear vehicular memories was visiting the fire station in town as a little kid. Being that I grew up and currently live in the same small town, may of the faces have changed but the...
Edgewater Raceway Hot Rod Drags Coverage: Nostalgia Drags At One Of The Oldest Strips In The Country
(Words and photos by Doug Gregoryt) – Our car hadn’t been on the North side of the Ohio river since we bought it early last year. That changed this weekend. Though it was raining when...
The Ultimate Pro Touring Car Is A 1932 Ford Bodied Formula One Racer – Meet The F132
I appreciate evolution, especially when it comes to cars and racing so I don’t like to skip to the end of stuff before we get there, but guys like Aaron Beck make that awfully hard to do. See,...
ARCA Chooses Holley EFI To Fuel Its New Ilmor 396 Engine Package For 2015 And Beyond
Here’s some big news from our pals at Holley in the form of an announcement that they’ve been chosen as the EFI supplier for the ARCA series’ new Ilmore 396 engine package which...
Virginia Man’s Car Skewered By Guardrail In Wreck And He Emerges Completely Unscathed
(Photos by VA State Police) – We’ve all had an automotive close call in our driving lives. Maybe it was when you were horsing around with buddies and you lost the handle on the car,...
Again?! Another Massive Nebraska Auction With Hundreds Of Cool Old Cars At Bullock Motors – How Many More Are There?
I was in transit either coming or going to the salt when I received an email from a BangShifter named Barney which tipped me off to the latest incredible find of old cars that are coming to auction...
2014 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: Incredible Diversity Of Killer Cars In Kentucky
(Words and Photos by Doug Gregory) – Featured here are some real treats. There is the Chrysler cross-ram inducted, sectioned Deuce coupe for starters. Then we have a flattie in the bed...
This Rollout Video For The Craftsman Tools Made To Race Comet Project Is Flipping Awesome (And Stars Our Pals)
As if Kevin, Chad and the crew at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle weren’t already cranking hard enough on cars like the Whistling Death Chevelle and the Violent Valiant, they have now been tapped by...