Tag Archive: spotlight
The Angriest Man On The Internet Hates C7 Corvettes More Than You Hate Anything And Has Been Ranting For Two Years About It
Aug 05, 2014Brian Lohnes30
He goes by PeterMJ and he HATES C7 Corvettes. We don’t mean in the joking, funny, “I’m a car guy breaking someone’s chops,” kind of way. We mean in the aggressive,...
The Most Amazing Automotive Metal Working Project In America Is The Recreation Of An Ill-Fated 1939 Porsche Racer In A Old North Carolina VFW Hall
Aug 04, 2014Brian Lohnes10
There are few things that impress us more than metal craftsmanship and we have never seen, nor will we probably ever see again (in person) the level of artistry and incredible talent that we saw this...
AMAZING! Video From The Day That Don Garlits Broke 200mph At Island Dragway – August 2, 1964
Aug 01, 2014Brian Lohnes9
50 years ago tomorrow, Don Garlits made the first recognized 200mph drag racing pass in NHRA history. The debate will rage forever as to whether or not The Greek did it earlier in Illinois, but what...
Drag Week 2014: Meet Capone, A Turbocharged, LS Powered Sleeper 1953 Chevy With Daily Driver Domination On Its Mind
Jul 30, 2014Brian Lohnes8
(Words by Scott Brown) – I found this car about two years ago in a storage unit in Austin. The old girl had been sitting for 10 plus years. After getting it to my shop, we looked the whole...
Chryslers At Carlisle: A Collection Of Nothing But B and E Body Photos – Cool Iron Abounds
Jul 29, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Chryslers At Carlisle: A Collection Of Nothing But B and E Body Photos – Cool Iron Abounds
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Even among non-Mopar people, there are two body styles that the company produced which cross all brand boundary lines. The venerable B-bodies and E-bodies have been...
Bonneville Speed Week 2014: Bonneville By The Numbers – Useful, Useless, Interesting, And Inane Stats For The Salt
Jul 28, 2014Brian Lohnes5
With 100 years of racing history being celebrated on the Bonneville Salt Flats this August at SCTA Speed Week, I thought it would be interesting to delve into some of the stuff that can be gleaned...
Meet The Newest BangShift Project, “Angry Grandpa”, And Check Out The First Mod: A Cat-Back Magnaflow System!
Jul 28, 2014Bryan McTaggart6
After running my 2006 Chrysler 300C at London Dragway in Kentucky, I drove away both very impressed and wanting more. The big barge had turned better times than I was expecting; honestly, instead of...
Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: The Coolest Cars, Parts, And Stuff From The Pits (Part 1)
Jul 25, 2014Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – As any drag racer or gearhead knows, all the cool stuff happens in the pits. The racing is just a byproduct of the work being done by the owners and...
Take In The Aftermath Of The Most Violent Transmission Failure We Have Ever Seen – Incredible Destruction, Driver OK
Jul 23, 2014Brian Lohnes17
If I remembered stuff about drag racing cars like I remembered stuff about important elements of my life, I would be sitting pretty. Sadly, I can remember drag race cars and moments like they...
This Blown, Ground Pounding 1973 Gremlin Has A Hairy 401 And An Awesome Past – Tough Stuff!
Jul 23, 2014Brian Lohnes8
Hot rodders have had a good formula for about the last 80 years and that is to grab a cheap car that may be largely unloved and turn it into something that they can scorch the Earth with. They did it...
The Zingers inspired a generation of car geeks, and we talked to the guy who built them
Jul 22, 2014Craig Fitzgerald7
There was a time when custom car culture was as mainstream as professional sports. Back in the 1960s, custom car shows were huge events that hundreds of thousands of people saw over the course...
BangShift Road Test: The 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – Duramax Diesel Power Under The Hood
Jul 22, 2014Brian Lohnes9
One of the things I always pay attention to when cruising a road test car or truck is how much impact it is having on its immediate surroundings. Is anyone paying attention to it? Anyone gawking or...
Diesel Power Challenge 2014 Video: Day One On The Dyno Was Both Humbling And Enlightning For Competitors
Jul 21, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Diesel Power Challenge 2014 Video: Day One On The Dyno Was Both Humbling And Enlightning For Competitors
One of my favorite gigs this year was hosting the 2014 Diesel Power Challenge for the fine folks at Diesel Power Magazine. The event is held in and around Denver, Colorado each Spring and it is...
Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: Byron Was Jammed With The Coolest Old School Drag Iron In The Country
Jul 21, 2014Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Outside of a select few nostalgia drag races, they are mostly regional affairs. Events like the March Meet, California Hot Rod Reunion, HAMB Drags, and...