Amazing Canadian Car Collection
Sep 24, 2009Brian Lohnes1
The Internet has done a lot of stuff for the car hobby, but most importantly it has shown the gearhead world that there are amazing cars in all corners of the globe. Thanks to a tip from BangShifter...
ARP Main Studs for LT1 Small-Blocks
Sep 24, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on ARP Main Studs for LT1 Small-Blocks
The newst stuff from the fastener guys at ARP includes parts for Audis and Lancias and junk like that. The company does everything. But the new parts we care about most are the new main studs for...
Bitchin’ Video: Full Tilt Fly Bys From the Silver State Challenge
Sep 24, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Bitchin’ Video: Full Tilt Fly Bys From the Silver State Challenge
The Silver State Classic Challenge is a bad ass automotive competition that you’ve had to have been living under a rock not to have heard of. It takes place on a 90 mile stretch of desolate...
Craigslist Find: Sweet Van
Sep 24, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Craigslist Find: Sweet Van
CraigsList has shown down upon us once again, this time in the form of a fully customized 1976 Ford van. How fully customized? There’s multiple windows of various shapes and sizes, a roof wing,...
Blown Camaro Z/28 Confirmed for Production
Sep 24, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Blown Camaro Z/28 Confirmed for Production
Oh Hell yes! There will be a Camaro Z28 after all and it will be packing the blown, 6.2L, 550hp motor that is currently found in the Cadillac CTS-V. We thought that the Z28 was a totally dead player....
Video: Killer ‘Vette Autocrosser
Sep 23, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Killer ‘Vette Autocrosser
C4 Corvettes have been slowly growing on us around here. They are a capable platform to build a hot rod off of and can be made to do lots of stuff well. Braking and handling were good from the...
Route 66: Star of the Screen
Sep 23, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Route 66: Star of the Screen
Driving on Rt 66 is something that should be on every gearhead’s bucket list. Sure it isn’t exactly the same as it was back in time, but it is still plenty cool and has some really great...
Ford Parts Inspired by the Cobra Jet Mustangs
Sep 23, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Ford Parts Inspired by the Cobra Jet Mustangs
It’s almost like the 1960s again with Ford Racing stepping up to sell you the same stuff that was used to build last year’s Cobra Jet Mustangs. Those are the same cars that won Stock...
Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motors Inc. Sues City of Concord, North Carolina
Sep 23, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motors Inc. Sues City of Concord, North Carolina
The love/hate relationship between the city of Concord, North Carolina and O. Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motorsports company has hit a new level with Speedway Motorsports filing a lawsuit against...
Jim Beam and Jack Daniels Leave NASCAR
Sep 23, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Jim Beam and Jack Daniels Leave NASCAR
Two NASCAR teams were dealt serious blows on Monday and Tuesday as both Jim Beam and Jack Daniels have announced that those companies are finished sponsoring race cars in the series. Robbie Gordon is...
Event Coverage: 5th Annual South Pasadena Cruz’n for Roses Show 2009
Sep 22, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: 5th Annual South Pasadena Cruz’n for Roses Show 2009
The Fifth Annual Cruz’n for Roses Hot Rod & Classic Car Show was held Sunday September 20, 2009, to promote Pasadena’s annual float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years Day....
How Ford Beats the Chicken Tax
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on How Ford Beats the Chicken Tax
Ford uses factories in Turkey to build its little Transit Connect vans. The smallish utility vehicles were never sold in the US until recently. They have been a hit with urban businesses looking to...
A Swiss Junkyard Closes; Sad Video
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on A Swiss Junkyard Closes; Sad Video
Here’s a sad bit of news from Switzerland, where a long running junkyard containing cars from the 1930s through the 1970s was forced to close and sell off what inventory it could. Authorities...
The Cash For Clunkers Tally Is In; Here’s What Sold
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on The Cash For Clunkers Tally Is In; Here’s What Sold
The numbers have been tallied and it looks like the Cash for Clunkers program aided not only the sale of small economy cars, but also helped bump truck sales and even moved a few Hummers! As an...












