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Enter to Win Holley’s Twin Supercharged LS Engine Giveaway! – It’s Easy and Free!
Jun 03, 2020Brian Lohnes10
What’s that? You don’t need a free, twin-blown, 427ci LS engine from Holley? You don’t think that you want that much horsepower? You’re not sure? Please leave. Go ahead and...
The Other Guy: How The Mercedes E53 Coupe Stacks Up In The World Of Performance Cars – Now With An AMG Edition!
Jun 03, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on The Other Guy: How The Mercedes E53 Coupe Stacks Up In The World Of Performance Cars – Now With An AMG Edition!
(By Tom Lohnes) – For the old men out there that think the Corvette Convertible or Porsche 911 Cabriolet are too mainstream, there has always been the Mercedes E-class Coupe and Cabriolet....
Lambo Doors On A C8? Not Just No….HELL NO – Just Because You Can Does Not Mean That You Should
Jun 03, 2020Brian Lohnes3
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you want to take a brand new C8 Corvette and ruin it? Well, for $3,000 hard earned dollars you very much can with scissor doors for the new-for-2020 mid-engined Corvette....
V-12 Fun: Ride Along In An Awesome Jaguar XJR-5 Road Racer At Daytona, This Thing Hauls!
Jun 03, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Now this rules. Back when I was a kid on the living room carpet, IMSA road racing was shown with some regularity on television and I remember watching the wild GTP category with great interest. These...
Watch This 434ci Small Block Make 1,440hp With Twin Turbos – New Zealand Hot Rodding, Baby!
Jun 03, 2020Brian Lohnes2
We’ll save the jokes about the turbochargers spinning in the opposite direction for another day because this little small block is a meanie! Build in New Zealand and packing a set of...
Retro-Review Fun: This 1994 Look At The Then Current Acura NSX Is A Reminder Of How Strange These Cars Were
Jun 03, 2020Brian Lohnes3
I remember being a kid when the Acura NSX came out. I remember reading the magazine stories, seeing the stuff on the various car related TV shows, I watched, and talking about it with my fellow car...
QuarantinePiece Theater: This Documentary About Supercharged Grand Prix Cars From The 1920s and 30s Is Fascinating
Jun 03, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on QuarantinePiece Theater: This Documentary About Supercharged Grand Prix Cars From The 1920s and 30s Is Fascinating
You all know that we’re freaks for racing history around here, but how far back does it go? I have recently become obsessed with grand prix racing in the 1920s and 1930s leading up to WWII and...
Always Wanted A Tesla Model 3 Convertible That Didn’t Exist? Now It Does – Check This Thing Out
Jun 02, 2020Brian Lohnes3
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you desperately need a Tesla convertible before you can drop $250,000 on a down payment for the Tesla Roadster? Well, we have you covered. Newport Convertible Engineering,...
It’s All About The Air, Baby: OPGI Has Your Classic Air Conditioning and Air Circulation Needs Covered!
Jun 02, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on It’s All About The Air, Baby: OPGI Has Your Classic Air Conditioning and Air Circulation Needs Covered!
The breadth and depth of the OPGI product lineup cannot be overstated. The videos below stand as proof of that! If you are going to be cruising your classic muscle car this summer and you don’t...
Unspoiled: This 2012 Dodge Challenger Body In White Is A Blank Canvass That Any Hot Rodder Can Make Awesome
Jun 02, 2020Brian Lohnes8
Of all the kind of neat things that hot rodding has produced over the years of its existence, the whole “body in white” thing is among the coolest. It’s one of the oldest school...
Classic YouTube: Ryuichi Kiyonari’s Very Wet And Sideways Qualification Lap At Donington In 2008
Jun 02, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: Ryuichi Kiyonari’s Very Wet And Sideways Qualification Lap At Donington In 2008
A racing superbike in dry conditions is already a handful, requiring reflexes that border on supernatural. If the tires don’t grip, if the rider’s balance gets upset, if anything is less...
NOS Releases Gen-V LT Hi-Ram Dry Nitrous Plates – Just Add Spray!
Jun 01, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on NOS Releases Gen-V LT Hi-Ram Dry Nitrous Plates – Just Add Spray!
The Holley Hi-Ram intake manifold for LS and LT engines is one of the most popular speed parts on the market today. The Hi-Ram is a power maker, it looks cool, and most of all, it is adaptable to...
Dyno Video: Watch An Original Tucker Make Dyno Pulls – Horsepower and Torque Revealed
Jun 01, 2020Brian Lohnes1
We don’t need to recount the story of Preston Tucker and his forward thinking car which was the talk of the late 1940s. The company produced a few dozen models before financially foundering and...
Is The Legendary Mercedes SL Headed To The Grave? The Brand Has Made An Announcement About Its Future
Jun 01, 2020Brian Lohnes2
(By Tom Lohnes) – After only selling 1,974 units worldwide last year, the Mercedes-Benz SL class and it’s V8 powered AMG brother were likely headed to the door, right? Well, I guess not...






