Cruise Photos: Mass. Cruisers Bass Pro Shops Cruise – Foxboro, Massachusetts – June 2015
Jun 30, 2015Brian Lohnes1
With no races to attend and a Thursday night at home last week, we hit the biggest cruise night in the eastern half of the United States which is happily located about a forty minutes from BangShift...
FCA To Ramp Up Production Of Hellcat V8s To Meet Demand – And Possibly For An Upcoming Jeep?
Jun 30, 2015Bryan McTaggart13
Well, if this isn’t good news, then I just don’t know what is. In an interview with Automotive News, Dodge/SRT CEO Tim Kuniskis admitted that the company is going to ramp up production...
2015 LA Roadsters Show – Grab Bag Of Automotive Coolness Photos!
Jun 30, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on 2015 LA Roadsters Show – Grab Bag Of Automotive Coolness Photos!
We have been slamming you with photos from the 2015 LA Roadsters show over the last week or two and for good reason, there were tons of awesome cars at the Pomona Fairplex! Instead of breaking these...
Ebay Find: A Rear-Engined 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – Sorry, Kids, We’re Going To Wally World By Ourselves!
Jun 30, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
The beauty of owning a station wagon lies in the cargo area In the back. It is quite useful for carrying all sorts of cargo: Lumber, groceries, brats who sit in the rearward-facing seats and flip off...
Craigslist Hilarity: This Ad For A Lowly Honda Civic Goes The Subtle Route (kind of) For Humor
Jun 30, 2015Brian Lohnes3
We’ve got to thank our pal Brady Basner at XS Power Batteries for tipping us off to this hilarious ad featuring a silver Honda Civic so non-desrcript it pretty much blends into any background...
Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion 2015: Our Non Stop Photo Bash Continues
Jun 29, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion 2015: Our Non Stop Photo Bash Continues
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Like the LA Roadsters show which was happening over the same weekend, the 2015 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion drew out an amazing crop of cars. The weather...
LA Roadsters Show: More Killer Koupes From The Massive Gathering In Southern California
Jun 29, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on LA Roadsters Show: More Killer Koupes From The Massive Gathering In Southern California
Just when you thought we were going to let a sleeping dog lie and not barrage you with more coverage from the 2015 LA Roadsters show, we’re back! Not only are we back but we’re...
Barnstormin’: Off Days and Days Off – A Mental Download After A Hectic Few Months
Jun 29, 2015Brian Lohnes7
It has been too long since I put my fingers to the keyboard and pounded out a column. Time management has not exactly been my friend since the early Spring when both the automotive news cycle cranked...
Feature Car: Paul Stefansky’s “Super Stang” Mustang Funny Car
Jun 29, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Normally, when you walk around inside the oval track at Beech Bend during the Holley Hot Rod Reunion, you will see pits set up, vendor trucks set up, and a group of historic race cars around the...
Weiand Brings Back The Old-School Style Supercharger Case For 6-71 and 8-71 Blowers!
Jun 29, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
If you’ve been hunting swap meets for a classic-style 6-71 or 8-71 supercharger case for a small-block Chevy, big-block Chevy or Chrysler 392 Hemi, Weiand has good news: they have reintroduced...
Testing Video: The “Flirtin’ With Disaster” Diesel Drag Dodge Ram Trying Out A New Powerplant
Jun 29, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
Diesels should not rev to the mid-5,000 RPM range. It just doesn’t seem right, does it? Well, listen and believe, because “Flirtin’ With Disaster”, the Royalty family’s...
Question Of The Day: Jeep Rods – Love Them Or Hate Them?
Jun 29, 2015Bryan McTaggart13
The word “Jeep” is ingrained in Americana. Just the word brings up images of scenes of World War II, Korea, even Vietnam, with soldiers using Jeeps to maneuver around. Or it might bring...
Used Car Lot Refugee: A Stripper Hemi-Powered Ram Shortbed
Jun 29, 2015Bryan McTaggart11
Do you miss the days of a truly stripped-down, no BS vehicle? Crank windows, cloth seats, and the biggest motor you could possibly get? How about tow packages and deep gears? Yeah…most of those...
KABOOM! Watch The SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Vaporize Itself On The Way To The International Space Station
Jun 29, 2015Brian Lohnes13
Virtually every entity that has ever attempted to fire a rocket into space has blown one up in the process. NASA, the Russian Space Agency, the Europeans, etc. Yesterday’s spectacular failure...












