Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Historic Trans Am And Racing Photos From Lime Rock – Iconic Machines On An Iconic Course!
(Photos by Glenn Perry) – When professional photographer Glenn Perry asked if we’d be interested in running a gallery of his photos from the Lime Rock historics weekend that included the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Best Way To Sell An Old Car?
I was cruising down the road yesterday minding my own business when I spotted this cool old Buick Riviera for sale on the side of the road. The gigantic FOR SALE slathered across the windshield...
Hotchkis Unveils New Bolt In Suspension Upgrades For 1964-1966 Mustangs! No Excuses For Sloppy Handling Anymore!
The first generation Mustang is one of the most popular cars in the BangShifting universe, so when we got news that Hotchkis had developed a bolt in TVS suspension setup for them, we needed to share...
Drag Week 2013 Photos – Action Shots From The Last Day At Beech Bend Raceway In Bowling Green
(Photos by Justin Oney) – The last day of Hot Rod Drag Week is interesting every year. For the start of the session it is tense and potentially drama filled as guys make a last clean run to...
1969 Camaro Dragged From Bottom Of Oklahoma Lake Full Of Corpses – 1950 Chevy As Well! Creepy News!
CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE REST OF OUR CONTENT FOR TODAY! In a news story that seems to come right of the screen of a Wes Craven movie, police in Oklahoma discovered two cars submerged at the bottom...
2013 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion – More Great Wheels Up Photos!
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – We told you yesterday that seemingly every car on the grounds of New England Dragway at the 2013 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion was capable of yanking huge...
Brian Darwas Turns The Camera On Himself – Here’s The Trailer To His Newest Film Called “Livin’ It”
We’ve long been fans of Brian Darwas and both his hot rods and his films. He’s documented some cool stuff like cars cruising across the country to Bonneville, ancient motorcycles racing...
Regular Car Review: This Is The Most Hilarious Video You Will See All Day!
Every once in a while, a reader tips us off to a true gem and thanks to Jeremy, we have fallen into the rabbit hole known as the “Regular Car Review Channel” on YouTube. The dude who runs...
Watch An Old Fuel Dragster Suffer A Blower Explosion During A Burnout And Shoot Shrapnel Everywhere – Nitro = Danger!
Chad and I both love nostalgia drag racing very much. Some would say too much, but that is another story for another day. One of the things that is both cool and really freaking dangerous at...
Tom Bailey’s 6.83 Drag Week Average Is The Biggest Drag Racing Feat In Decades – Here’s Why
(Photos by John Gatliff) – While Tom Bailey’s mind-blowing 6.83 average upon completion of Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2013 is most certainly the single greatest accomplishment for a...
Cacklefest at the 2013 New England Hot Rod Reunion – CACKLEFEST GALLERY!
(Photos by Rich Pasley) – Rich Pasley was our man on the scene of nitro central, otherwise known as the Cacklefest! The Cacklefest is the kind of living history tribute that closes out every...
Question of the Day: What was the Coolest Factory Option of the Muscle Car Era?
Through the 1960s and early 1970s, it must have been cooler than heck to work at one of the big three Detroit manufacturers. Sales were hauling along, muscle cars were being pumped out sometimes with...
2013 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion Photos – Wheelstands And Only Wheelstands!
(Photos by Rich Pasley and Dave Nutting) – There wasn’t a racer that left New England Dragway after the 2013 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion wondering if the place was a hooking track or...
Live Streaming Video Of The Incredible Effort To Raise The Costa Concordia HERE! –
The jaw dropping effort to raise and right the sunken Costa Concordia is in full swing off the coast of Italy and we have live streaming video of the work below. This has nothing to do with race...