Category Archive: MISC, Videos
Video: Gary and Pam Beineke’s 1971 Dodge Daytona in the A2 Wind Tunnel
Jun 17, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Gary and Pam Beineke’s 1971 Dodge Daytona in the A2 Wind Tunnel
Gary and Pam Beineke’s series of 1971 Chrysler wing cars are all based on early 1970s Chrysler documents that showed the company had tested scale models of aero ’71 cars in the wind...
The Parting Shift: Robert Schmitt’s Killer 1967 Chevelle
May 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift: Robert Schmitt’s Killer 1967 Chevelle
We’re checking out for the long holiday weekend, but before we abandon our battle station on the blog we wanted to leave you with some good ol’ fashioned gear rowing. Robert...
The Parting Shift: Grabbin’ Gears in a Mustang at Atco
May 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift: Grabbin’ Gears in a Mustang at Atco
This week’s Parting Shift takes us to Atco Raceway in New Jersey for some good old fashioned four-speed abuse. The Mustang featured in this video sure seems like a runner as it takes no time at...
Insane Project Video: Tom Cotterill’s Rocket II — A Blown Hemi Custom Trike
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Insane Project Video: Tom Cotterill’s Rocket II — A Blown Hemi Custom Trike
Some vehicles totally defy description. Artist Tim Cotterill’s “Rocket II” trike is one of them. It’s a freaking trike powered by a blown Hemi. See, we told you. Words do it...
Killer Drag Video: Tommy Ivo Gives a Tour of the Four-Engine Showboat Dragster
May 12, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Drag Video: Tommy Ivo Gives a Tour of the Four-Engine Showboat Dragster
Tommy Ivo’s four-engine Showboat dragster remains one of the most audacious and incredible pieces of machinery to ever assault the drag strip. At first glance it seems about as complex as a...
Epically Awesome Video: Firing Up a Twin Engine Nitro Harley In the Driveway
May 11, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Epically Awesome Video: Firing Up a Twin Engine Nitro Harley In the Driveway
We’ve found a new personal gearhead hero. Whoever this guy is, he rules. Anyone who can claim ownership of a twin-engine, Harley-powered nitro bike is already walking among titans, but to have...
Crazy Pulling Video: A Big Old GMC With the Front End Four Feet In the Air
May 10, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Crazy Pulling Video: A Big Old GMC With the Front End Four Feet In the Air
This is a pulling event we have to try! It takes place on asphalt and is completely basic in nature. There’s a sled with concrete blocks chained to a truck and the truck’s job is to drag...
The Parting Shift: Stretching the Legs of a Dual Quad 1964 Buick Wildcat
May 07, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift: Stretching the Legs of a Dual Quad 1964 Buick Wildcat
This week’s Parting Shift is a change of pace. We’re stepping away from the race track and all the transmission violence in favor of some good old fashioned muscle getting a leg stretch....
Crazy Video: An Alky-Burning Drag Race Lawn Tractor
May 07, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Crazy Video: An Alky-Burning Drag Race Lawn Tractor
You’d laugh at us if we told you that there are lunatics out there racing 100hp, alky burning, two-step equipped lawn tractors. Impossible, right? Wrong. The escaped mental patient driving the...
Weirdly Cool Video: A Monster Truck Event in Time Lapse Photography
May 06, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Weirdly Cool Video: A Monster Truck Event in Time Lapse Photography
We admire people with artistic talent and vision. Since ours kind of stunted after we were introduced to finger painting, it’s our sworn duty to highlight the works of people who do neat stuff....
Weird Ad: A 1984 Ford LTD Hits the Road Course
Apr 27, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Weird Ad: A 1984 Ford LTD Hits the Road Course
Our grandparents had a mid-1980s Ford LTD station wagon for a long stretch through the 1980s and 1990s. It was a complete and total barge, good transportation, but slower than a fully laden mule...
Coolest Video Ever: A German Dude Runs a 1970 Challenger At Full Tilt on the Autobahn
Apr 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Coolest Video Ever: A German Dude Runs a 1970 Challenger At Full Tilt on the Autobahn
Holy friggin’ awesome. This video ranks in the top three of the coolest we’ve ever spied on YouTube. It’s in-car footage of a guy taking his very healthy 1970 Dodge Challenger out...
Crazy Screaming Video: A Two-Stroke V8 Powered Sand Rail On the Dyno
Apr 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Crazy Screaming Video: A Two-Stroke V8 Powered Sand Rail On the Dyno
We’ve heard screaming motors before, but never in our lives have we heard anything like the sound of this Evinrude two-stroke V8 powered sand car (not the one pictured). The engine is actually...
King of the Trar-maros
Apr 15, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on King of the Trar-maros
You may have a personal, deep seated hatred of trars. We do not. In fact, trars like the fourth-gen Camaro featured in this video have our ultimate respect. This thing is a full on, bad-ass mud...





