Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Video: Road Tripping And Four Wheeling A Worked Up 1965 Dodge M37 Truck – California Coolness!
Fred Williams from Four Wheel and Off-Road Magazine is one of our favorite dudes in the industry because he is a super talented wrench, can build anything, and shares our warped sense of humor. One...
Luxury Liner: We Drive The 2013 GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD Crew Cab – A Velvet Brute!
(Words by Brian Lohnes Photos by Dave Nutting) – As the resident lover of all things truck related here at BangShift, I was more than happy to get my grubby mitts on this 2013 GMC Sierra Denali...
Gallery: The 2013 NHRA New England Nationals – One Last Blast Of Photos From The Track, Pits, and Roof!
(Photos by RichardPasley.com) – We have to thank Richard Pasley of Richard Pasley Photography for sending us some fantastic photos from the 2013 Uni-Select Auto Parts NHRA New England Nationals...
Would You Drive It: Tunnel Ram And Leather Edition (Side Pipes And Yellow Letter Tire Edition?)
Chad normally handled the Would you drive it? items but he’s in the middle of traveling from Wisconsin to Los Angeles by ox cart or some other means of transportation that is slow and painful...
Wheelstand Video: Ride On The Roof Of Robert Howard’s Olds As He Wins The Bunker Hill Dragstrip Wheelstand Challenge! Badassery!
(Photo from Bunkerhillrace.com) – My pal Brian Olson told me that he was going to be announcing the yearly Bunker Hill Dragstrip Wheelstand Challenge event last weekend and he was giddy about...
eBay Find: A Weirdly Cool 1921 Lincoln Truck Sporting An Original Engine We Never Knew Existed!
Before you jump on our case, we know that you couldn’t walk into a Lincoln dealer in 1921 and buy a Lincoln pickup. In fact, the only thing you were buying at a Lincoln dealer during that era...
BangShift Question of the Day: Do You Name Your Projects?
Naming projects has been a hallmark of hot rodding since the beginning. Magazines, websites, and other media outlets have made it common practice. From the Project X, to the Bad Seed, to The F Bomb,...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday – Fats Domino
Originally released in 1957 by Bobby Mitchell and the Toppers, “I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday” was written by Fats Domino, Roy Hayes, and Dave Bartholomew. Domino released his own...
Gallery: 50 Photos of Mopar B-Bodies
The venerable Mopar B-body was produced from 1962 to 1979. In that time it came in many shapes and sizes from the odd Virgil Exner varieties of the early 1960s to the handsome slab sided models of...
Cool Video: A Bitchin’ Recap Of The NHRA New England Nationals – Drivers, Killer Runs, In-Car, and More!
If you followed our coverage of the 2013 NHRA New England Nationals last weekend, thanks! The race was a historic occurrence in the New England region as it was the first time that the top level of...
BangShift Quuestion Of The Day: Ever Had A Car or Truck Catch On Fire?
Car fires are scary things, no matter the level of flame height. After the last item with the blazing Firebird, I got to thinking about car fires and any of the stuff that I have owned that pulled...
BangShift Exclusive: The Rat Rod Magazine Tour Rat Unveiled! Wild Creation!
We promised you exclusive coverage of the unveiling of the Rat Rod Magazine 2013 Tour Rat build and here it is! This project was sponsored by Rocket Racing Wheels as the 2012 build was. Steve at Rat...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Greatest Freaking Drummer Ever Edition – Hilarious And Awesome
Today’s BS Daily Tune Up is about comedy and bad ass drumming. Dedicated reader Anthony Castillo sent the link to this video over, so he gets all the credit. Basically, what you are going to...
