Update: Renderings and Video Progress of the Chip Foose Modified John Deere 4020 Big Buck Tractor
Feb 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Update: Renderings and Video Progress of the Chip Foose Modified John Deere 4020 Big Buck Tractor
Back in December of ’09 we let you know about a project that Chip Foose has taken on along with John Deere. Foose has been tasked with modifying a cool Deere 4020 tractor into a hot rod. The...
Speedy Says: The Top 11 Things That Get Speedzzter’s Goat
Feb 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Speedy Says: The Top 11 Things That Get Speedzzter’s Goat
“Yeah, take back your losing streak. Check your front wheel drive! You’re jammin’ me . . . Quit jammin’ me!” -Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Some days, a BangShifter...
Toyota Execs Being Called Out By Congressmen for the Recall Debacle
Feb 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Toyota Execs Being Called Out By Congressmen for the Recall Debacle
Just when Toyota thought the worst was over and was ready to get on with the recall repairs, a couple of congressmen are calling out the company for covering up the real problem. This is a steaming...
Exclusive: Incredible Group of Ford Rods, Muscle, and Factory Race Cars Up For Private Sale
Feb 02, 2010Brian Lohnes2
We really, honestly, do not know where to begin. When our friend Jim, the guy behind Project Fat Lane, the 1964 Thunderbolt look-a-like race car we are tracking, let us know that he was going to be...
Event Coverage: Philadelphia’s Motorsports Expo 2010
Feb 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: Philadelphia’s Motorsports Expo 2010
This year marks the 25th Len Sammons Motorsports Race Car and Trade Show held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The locals just call the show “Motorsports,”...
Video Bonanza: Wheelies
Feb 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video Bonanza: Wheelies
The wheelie. It is many things to many people. To some it is a badge of credibility. Owning a piece of iron that can stand up on its hind legs is something to brag about. To others they are a bane, a...
New Product: Ultra-Torque Assembly Lube From ARP
Feb 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on New Product: Ultra-Torque Assembly Lube From ARP
Bolting motors together correctly is precision work. Lots of that attention to detail goes into the fasteners used and their installation. Making sure that proper torque specs are met can mean the...
Photo Tour: AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Feb 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Photo Tour: AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania
The Antique Automobile Club of America is one of the outfits known for the massive car swap meets held in Hershey, Pennsylvania (yes, home of the chocolate company), and the AACA also has a huge...
Event Coverage: Open House at Posies Rods and Customs
Feb 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: Open House at Posies Rods and Customs
Posies Rods and Customs is a shop in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, run by a Ken “Posies” Fenical. They say the shop builds “statements,” not just cars. You can see some of those...
New Parts: Billet Oil Pans From Aviaid
Feb 02, 2010Brian Lohnes1
Aviaid has been in the business of improving the oiling systems on cars for decades and recently introduced a new billet oil pan that is designed to be used with the company’s Z06 retrofit...
eBay Find: Yet Another WTF-amino
Feb 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: Yet Another WTF-amino
Just in case you thought we were going all straight and narrow on you with our wall to wall coverage of the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show, we’re kicking things off today with this most...
Photos: Saturday at the Grand National Roadster Show, With Pinup Girls
Jan 31, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Photos: Saturday at the Grand National Roadster Show, With Pinup Girls
If we spent any more time at the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, the fairgrounds would start charging us rent. On Friday we gave you 570-plus photos (links below), and now...
1,100-Plus Photos of the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show
Jan 30, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1,100-Plus Photos of the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show
Talk about some massive coverage! We have more than 570 photos from Thursday and Friday at the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, and there are more to come. The show was...
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Airs on Speed TV This Weekend! See the Teaser Video Here
Jan 29, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Airs on Speed TV This Weekend! See the Teaser Video Here
I was there announcing the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational after SEMA 2009, and again at the big premiere of the TV show on Hollywood Blvd. earlier this week. Now you can see what it was all...












