Houston Autorama 2015 Coverage: More cars, More Trucks, More Cowbell!
Dec 03, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Houston Autorama 2015 Coverage: More cars, More Trucks, More Cowbell!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – After a slight disturbance in the force yesterday we’re back with our continuing photographic coverage of the 2015 Houston Autorama as provided by Charles...
Car Feature: The Lark Ness Monster Is Low 11-Second Gritty Gasser Greatness
Dec 03, 2015Brian Lohnes3
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Another young gun building and wheeling a gasser these days is Mike Lewis (Lewy). In 2008 – once convinced by friend Ryan Pope that they could...
Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2015: A Little Rain Didn’t Keep The Awesome Stuff Away
Dec 03, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2015: A Little Rain Didn’t Keep The Awesome Stuff Away
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As we mentioned yesterday, some rain came in and scared off lots of the participants in the annual automotive and mechanical catch-all known as the Fleming’s...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: If You Take Vehicle Maintenance Advice From Facebook, You Deserve What You Get
Dec 03, 2015Bryan McTaggart17
Would you take dating advice from strangers on Facebook? Shopping advice? Health advice? I hope not. Facebook, the black hole of the Internet, is useful for a few things. It allows you to keep in...
Gasser 1962 Willys Wagon For Sale! This Thing Has The Looks, The Parts, And The BangShift Approval
Dec 03, 2015Brian Lohnes3
I have never wanted $10,000 in immediate disposable income more in my entire life. That’s the “Buy it now” price on this 1962 Willys wagon gasser style hot rod and we think that it...
From 12-Second Nissans To Top Fuel Diggers, All Kinds Showed Up For The Calder Park Street Drags!
Dec 03, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
Australian car culture goes beyond what we normally show, which usually boils down to “put a Roots blower on it and you’re good to go!”. You see a little bit of everything, from...
Aussie Drag Racing Legend Brett Stevens Sentenced To 13 Years For Involvement In Drug Ring
Dec 02, 2015Brian Lohnes7
For a time, Brett Stevens was as big a deal as was humanly possible in the world of Australian motorsports and we mean that literally. He ran nitro harley motorcycles, competed in top door slammer,...
Throwback Showdown: The Top 20 NHRA Funny Car Drivers Chose Their Favorite Historic Cars – You Vote For The Best One!
Dec 02, 2015Brian Lohnes4
Our pal Bobby Bennett over at CompetitionPlus.com has had some good ideas over the years. He hired me more than a decade ago and that is just one example. The most recent example of his clever...
Copart Cadavers: We Hit The Virtual Junkyard To Find Some Cooked and Mangled Classics
Dec 02, 2015Brian Lohnes7
Well, we’re back with another electronic stroll through the twisted steel and melted dreams of the online Copart catalog. We’ve got Buick, Ford, and Chevrolet represented this week and...
Prolong Now Offers 15W-40 Diesel Oil With Their Proprietary AFMT Technology
Dec 02, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Outside of full competition engines, the quality and reliability of oil is likely most important in diesel engines. Those compression ignition beasts are constantly trying to blow the crank right...
Drift Wreck! Ride Along As This British Drifter And His Hot Rod Take A Hard Shot!
Dec 02, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Drift Wreck! Ride Along As This British Drifter And His Hot Rod Take A Hard Shot!
The car is cool, the circuit is cool, but the ending is not so cool. In this video you are going to be riding along with the driver of the Urchfab Ford Popular drift car as it rips sideways around...
More Mopar Perfection From The 2015 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals
Dec 02, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on More Mopar Perfection From The 2015 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals
(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – It is funny to see how younger muscle car enthusiasts react when they look at the machines of the 1960s and 1970s. When it came to not fearing the edge of the...
Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2015 Coverage: The Fall’s Coolest Car Show Has Everything!
Dec 02, 2015Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We always look forward to fall and seeing Joe Grippo’s photos from events like Fleming’s Pumpkin run. This year the weather turned for the worse in the...
Car Feature: Ryan Pope’s Model A Roadster Pickup Is Timeless And Cool
Dec 02, 2015Brian Lohnes5
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Some astute readers might remember young Ryan Pope’s ’56 Chevy gasser –...












