Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The Lambrecht Collection Auction By The Numbers – Here’s the List Of Every Car and Every Sale Price!
It was one of the most hyped, publicized, and anticipated car auctions of all time. It was a massive collection of old dealer trade ins as well as “new” cars that were close to 50 years...
Rumors: Jeff Lutz Goes 6.97/216 In His 1957 Chevy – Heading To Oklahoma To Tangle With Street Outlaws TV Cast!
So the soup can with the string attached to it here at the remote BangShift HQ in Florida went nuts last night with reports that Jeff Lutz was testing at Indy and laid down a big 6.97/216-mph lap...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Lamest Automotive Excuse?
From the parking lot cruise night to the race track and beyond, you can always find a car guy with an excuse as to why something isn’t going as planned. The dude who crap talks other...
Watch A Large Scale Model Of A 1927 Miller 91 Race Car Get Entirely Built Of 3D Printed Parts – Truly Amazing
We have shown some cool videos featuring the amazing technology that is 3D printing here on BangShift over the nearly six years we have been around, but this one takes the cake by a country...
Save The Fatties! 34 Massive, Vintage American Cars Destined To Be Demo Derby Fodder For Sale! Buy Them And Save Them One By One!
We have to thank Gray Had for the tip on this wild Craigslist ad which was targeting the eastern Colorado area. The ad is simple enough, it states that a former serious demo derby competitor is...
This Video Of A Massive Horde Of Classic Cars and Trucks In Texas Will Blow Your Mind!
Drag Week gasser ace Keith Fox posted this amazing video (that we think he actually shot) on his Facebook page yesterday and our jaws have not come up off the floor yet. As Fox lives in the Lubbock,...
Jason Line Wins NHRA Pro Stock Race With Holley Gen III Ultra Dominator Carbs!
If there is a tougher testbed for the performance of carburetors than NHRA pro stock drag racing we’d like to see it. These guys are wringing nearly 1500hp out of naturally aspirated 500ci...
Watch Dario Franchitti’s Massive Houston Wreck That Broke His Back And Sent 13 Fans To The Hospital
When race cars with open wheels get together at high speeds, nothing good comes of it and sometimes the end result is literally horrifying. Such was the car last weekend in Houston where IndyCar ace...
Craigslist Find: A Camper Built From A 1971 Chevy Kingswood Station Wagon – Somewhere Chad’s Head Is Going To Explode!
I wish that I could claim the honor of having found this wild creation, but those accolades are reserved for Mike Casella as he was the dude that shipped me the link. I cannot imagine what is running...
Gallery: Truckin’ For Kids Show, Shine, and Drag Race, Irwindale, California – Big Rigs Getting It Done
(Words and photos by Darr Hawthorne) – The 33rd Annual Truckin’ for Kids Show and Drags was held again this year at the Irwindale Event Center engulfing the Irwindale Dragstrip and pits...
BangShift Question Of The Day: WHAT CAR WOULD YOU WANT TO BE STRAPPED TO FOR YOUR FUNERAL PARADE?
Remember when ‘Lil Kim Jong-il was strapped to the roof of a 1976 Lincoln in his coffin like the grandmother in National Lampoon’s Vacation? That got us to thinking which old hunk of...
Two Long Running Ohio Drag Strips For Sale – Dragway 42 And Marion County International Raceway Need New Owners!
Living in a state with no operating drag strips (stupid Massachusetts) it is nearly unfathomable to me how many operating strips there are in places like Ohio. Adding to that wonder is the fact that...
eBay Find: The Famous Baldwin-Motion Manx SR Is For Sale! Drag Race and VW History! Who Knew That It Existed Still?!
We’re usually oogling pro street cars or some sort of weirdo monster truck in our eBay finds but this one has actual killer history behind it. Firstly, who knows what a Manx SR is? Totally...
