Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Car Show Gallery: The Last Blast of Photos From the 2012 Houston Autorama
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Well, we have finally made it to the end of Charles Wickam’s exhaustive photo coverage from the 2012 Houston Autorama. Over the course of the week we have...
PRI 2012 – A Gallery of Engines and Components – Big Horsepower and Cool Parts!
Consider this the first of a few “engine only” galleries we’ll be bringing you from the 2012 PRI show. Why? Well, the place is crawling with gnarly power plants of all shapes and...
PRI 2012 – New Parts: Great New Aluminum FE Ford Cylinder Head By Survival Motorsports
If you are a die-hard lover of the legenadary Ford FE series of engines, you know that your aftermarket cylinder head options have been pretty limited. Pretty limited may be overstating it a little....
PRI 2012 – A Collection of The Cool Cars, Trucks, and Components on Display At The 2012 PRI Show
The 2012 PRI show is in full swing at the massive Orlando Convention Center and there’s LOTS of great iron to oogle on the show floor, in various booths, and even in the lobby of the building....
PRI 2012: CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCES 2013 COPO Production!! New engine options!
We’re here live at the 2012 PRI Show in Orlando, Florida and the news is already breaking. At a morning press conference, Chevrolet Performance announced that they are rolling out new LS crate...
eBay Find: Another Wild Russian Liquid Propellant Rocket For Sale — 50,000hp!
We’ve been keeping you all abreast of some wild stuff that has been popping up on eBay lately. It appears a dude in France (we assume a dude, because women seem to have the good sense to...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Our Last Answer and Another Baffling Challenge
Sorry for falling off the “test your gearhead knowledge” wagon this last couple of days. We’re back and better than ever to make up for the gap in our hardcore trivia questions....
Car Show Gallery: More From The 2012 Houston Autorama – See Gene Winfield In Action, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, and More!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Hey, we told you that Wickam went crazy with the Cheese-Whiz at the Houston Autorama and blasted like half a million photos. We’ve been doling them out to you...
Bitchin’ Bike Gallery: Cool Old Motorcycles At Coastal BMW’s Thanksgiving Motorcycle Show
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Somehow Charles Wickam managed to hang out at a motorcycle show along with all of the other action he was involved with last weekend. Perhaps it was cloning,...
Nitro Resto – The Story of the Famed Country Girl Funny Car and How It Was Restored By The Family That Raced It
(Words and Photos by Mike Bradford) – In the racing world, if you don’t have deep pockets and want to go faster, one car is sold to fund the new toy. More often than not, the old car is...
Road Trip: Hot Rods, Muscle Cars and Street Machines Cruise “Tail of The Dragon” – Bitchin’ Photos and Story!
(Words by Tommy Lee Byrd Photos by Tommy Lee and Christina Byrd ) – If you’ve been watching Bangshift for the past couple of months, then you’ve likely seen an event gallery by Tommy Lee...
Kenny Knowling Buys ADRL Back – Rockingham on The Schedule For 2013 – Can Drag Racing Lightning Strike Twice?
North Carolina’s Fayetteville Observer newspaper served as an unlikely source for the confirmation of the rumor that Kenny Knowling, the man who founded the ADRL and then launched it to great...
Gallery: The Houston Autorama 2012 – More Photos – Muscle Cars, Low Riders, Pro Street, and More!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with another great gallery from the 2012 Houston Autorama as shot by Charles Wickam. Charles had to have his finger chopped off after overusing it...
Project Car Introduction: El Monte Carvo – A 1987 G-Body With A Literal and Figurative Twist
(Editor’s note: You’ve seen Dave Nutting’s byline many times on the electronic pages of BangShift. He our ace lensmen at BS Eastern World HQ. Outside of his handiness with a camera,...