The Flyin’ Bolens Is A Turbine Powered Lawn Tractor Puller From Hell
Nov 22, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on The Flyin’ Bolens Is A Turbine Powered Lawn Tractor Puller From Hell
People may want to laugh at it, but the world of garden tractor pulling is deadly serious. There are engine builders who make their living on single and twin cylinder engines for these tractors that...
Historic Video: Silent Screamer – The Inside Story Of The 1967 STP Turbine Powered Indy Car!
Nov 22, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Historic Video: Silent Screamer – The Inside Story Of The 1967 STP Turbine Powered Indy Car!
Last year around this time I was at the American Sped Festival in Detroit, surrounded by historic race cars of all different shapes and sizes. Two of them were 1968 turbine cars as fielded by STP....
Move Over BMW and Jag Inline Six Engines, Here’s a 370hp Naturally Aspirated OHC Pontiac Six!
Nov 21, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Move Over BMW and Jag Inline Six Engines, Here’s a 370hp Naturally Aspirated OHC Pontiac Six!
Pontiac’s OHC six cylinder was a pet project of John DeLorean in the 1960s when he wanted to introduce a more European driving experience to customers who preferred sprightly handling to brutal...
Larger Than Life: This Video Profile Of Al Teague As Well As The Joint Venture Truck Is Neat Bonneville History
Nov 21, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Larger Than Life: This Video Profile Of Al Teague As Well As The Joint Venture Truck Is Neat Bonneville History
Yeah, we know. Al Teague had nothing to do with the Joint Venture big rig that has been roaring up and down the Bonneville Salt Flats for years. This video was made as a segment for the old Discovery...
This 1963 Chevrolet Film Touting Their Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks Is Great
Nov 21, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on This 1963 Chevrolet Film Touting Their Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks Is Great
With Chevrolet’s relatively recent return into the medium truck segment beginning to gain some steam, we thought it was a fun exercise to go historical video hunting and find some stuff from...
33 Year Trip: Check Out Hallsville Drag Strip Action From 1989 – Sportsman Fun!
Nov 21, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on 33 Year Trip: Check Out Hallsville Drag Strip Action From 1989 – Sportsman Fun!
This is a fun way to kick off a week, right? We’re taking you 30-years into the past, back to the 1989 drag racing season at Hallsville Drag Strip in Texas. The track no longer exists but...
High Stakes 100: The Story Of The World’s Fastest Outboard Powered Boat Circa 1958
Nov 21, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on High Stakes 100: The Story Of The World’s Fastest Outboard Powered Boat Circa 1958
The story of Mercury Marine is largely dominated by the larger than life man who founded the company, Carl Kiekhaefer. Known for being one of the most powerful early forces in NASCAR racing, his...
Video: Upgrade Your Classic Mopar Steering With A New Borgeson Steering Box
Nov 20, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Upgrade Your Classic Mopar Steering With A New Borgeson Steering Box
When it comes to enjoying a classic muscle car, looking at it is one thing but driving it is where the magic really is. That’s the good news. The bad news is that most really good classic...
Vintage Film: This 1950s Gulf Oil Short Gives A Glimpse Into How Small Wells Filled The Pipeline
Nov 20, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Vintage Film: This 1950s Gulf Oil Short Gives A Glimpse Into How Small Wells Filled The Pipeline
When we think of oil wells today we think of massive platforms in the ocean or huge complexes on the ground. Back about 70 years ago, though, this was a totally different story. There were loads of...
Watch The Blown Big Block Astro Van Blastro Produce One Of The Most Vicious Burnouts We Have Ever Seen – Wild!
Nov 20, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The Blown Big Block Astro Van Blastro Produce One Of The Most Vicious Burnouts We Have Ever Seen – Wild!
I think it’s clear that burnouts never get old for car enthusiasts and this is a classic burnout from a one of a kind vehicle you won’t soon forget. Tom Richey has been destroying tires...
This Footage Makes Us Want To Run Out And Buy An Allis-Chalmers Terra Tiger! Amphibious 6×6 Fun
Nov 20, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on This Footage Makes Us Want To Run Out And Buy An Allis-Chalmers Terra Tiger! Amphibious 6×6 Fun
Many of you out there are familiar with the Allis Chalmers brand of tractors that were staples (and in many cases still are) on farms across America. As loyal as car people are, we’d argue that...
Dreary Days: This Review of The 1982 Plymouth Reliant Is Pretty Depressing From Top To Bottom
Nov 20, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Dreary Days: This Review of The 1982 Plymouth Reliant Is Pretty Depressing From Top To Bottom
From the tone of John Davis’ voice to the weather the car was being driven in, to the actual car itself, this MotorWeek review of the 1982 Plymouth Reliant wagon is just a depressing look at...
The Greatest Monster Truck Wreck Of All Time Involves King Kong, Fire, And Wrecked Cop Cars
Nov 19, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on The Greatest Monster Truck Wreck Of All Time Involves King Kong, Fire, And Wrecked Cop Cars
There are certain moments in a man’s life that he experiences once and then they stay with him all the way to the grave. Such is the video you are going to watch below that displays the most...
Ride On A Crazed, Radial Engine Powered European Pulling Tractor – Header Flames Galore!
Nov 19, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Ride On A Crazed, Radial Engine Powered European Pulling Tractor – Header Flames Galore!
Giant radial engines, the likes of which powered military and commercial propellor planes during and after WWII are incredible pieces. They sound like nothing else in the world, make our digit...












