Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The 2013 Hot Rod Riot Hosted by South Texas Performance – A Car Show Gallery Extrodinare!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Last weekend, Charles hopped in his car and traveled about two hours from home to capture come photos at the 2013 Hot Rod Riot car show in Victoria, Texas. The...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Best Road Trip You’ve Ever Been On?
Pounding the pavement is a fundamental element of being a BangShifter. From logging short haul scenic drives to epic cross country adventures, road trips are one of the great joys of the car hobby....
The Wenrick Motorsports 1969 Camaro Hammers The Dyno With More Than 800hp Of Supercharged Small Block At The Wheels! (Video)
Those creepy, inappropriate noises you hear are likely coming all the way from BangShift western world hq because Chad just laid eyes onto the Wenrick Motorsports ‘Maro getting its violence on....
Video: The PSI Blown, Killer Buick Small Block Lives On The Drag Strip!
A couple of weeks ago we showed you what may be the most powerful Buick small block ever built. Based off of a Rodeck block and topped with some very rare billet Dart Buick cylinder heads, the engine...
The SEMA Cars Are Coming! The Rendering Of This Pure Vision/HRE Wheels Camaro Is Neat!
We’ve got a feeling that SEMA is going to really be rocking and rolling this year. Not that the show is ever dull, but the renderings of SEMA cars are starting to roll in at a heavier pace than...
The Bizarre Connection Between Two Pro Mod Racers That Suffered Eerily Similar Crashes, Thousands Of Miles Apart
We’re pretty sure you have seen the wild video of Adam Flamholc’s mega pro mod wreck at St Louis last weekend, but have you seen the near mirror image crash that happened in England...
Video Bonanza: When the Wheels Literally Fall Off
Of all the types of failures race cars and high performance cars in general can have, losing the wheels ranks pretty high up on the list. We’ve seen race cars sheer off wheel studs and send...
Holley Documentary Short: The Story Of Pugly, A Bitchin’ 1941 Ford COE Truck That Has A Ton Of Custom Touches!
As they did last year, the guys at Holley shot a series of documentary style shorts at the 2013 NHRA Holley National Hot Rod Reunion. The first one they rolled out features a totally killer 1941 Ford...
Watch Finnegan and Freiburger Bathe In Gasoline, Get Hospitalized, Attempt To Break A Record At Bonneville – Roadkill Video!
We’re late on the draw to share this latest episode of Roadkill with you. There’s just been so much content flying around that we lost the boys and their ramp truck aided quest for...
Six Wheel 1946 Fiat Found On Craigslist – Jag Motor, Two Model A Front Axles, One Million Questions
Do not adjust your sets. This is actually happening right now. Of all the things we have ever found, been tipped to, or otherwise stumbled across on Craigslist, nothing compares to this 1946 Fiat...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Image Driven Vehicle Type?
Lots of what tends to drive people to buy certain cars is the image that they project. Let’s face it, car companies don’t make ads about pickup trucks that feature cowboys, country...
Friday Carnage Photo – One Of The Deadest Motors You Will EVER See! How An Alky Racer Killed it! Can You Name The Motor?
(Photo credit: Eddyville Raceway Park FB Page) – If you are a fan of alcohol funny cars you know the name Dale Brand. For many years he was a very strong racer on the IHRA circuit and...
Brad Edward’s Mustang Takes Flight At No Mercy 4 And Lands On The Wheels
One of the great small tire races in the country, the Duck X Productions No Mercy 4 is going on at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta this weekend. The action has gotten insane on the track...
Ford Racing Debuts Z460 Small Block – Based On New Boss Block, Makes 575/575 Barely Trying (Dyno Video!)
While us media guys like to get our undies in a bunch about Coyote motors and LS mills, the fact of the matter is that there are millions upon millions of hot rodders who still use traditional...