Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
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,...
Dyno Video: Watch A (Claimed) Stock Bottom End, Turbocharged 4.8 LS Engine Put Down 700+ HP To The Tire Of A 1971 Datsun 240Z
Another day, another 100% bad ass turbocharged LS engine working on the dyno. Yesterday we showed you a 322ci combo making over 1,000hp on the engine dyno and today we’re back on the pump but...
Bitchin’ Gallery: George Follmer Tribute At The Petersen Museum – Historic Cars and Racing Royalty!
(Photos by the Petersen Museum) – During the height of the era featuring multi-talented race car drivers, George Follmer may have been America’s brightest star. The man competed in...
Craigslist Find: A 1970 Chevelle Powered By Twin Oldsmobile Engines, One Up Front and One Out Back
Unlike the awful Oldsmobile we showed you yesterday, this 1970 Chevelle doesn’t have a ton of crazy and false claims behind it, instead it has a 455ci Olds engine behind it…and in front...
Swap Meet Gallery: The Coolest Cars At The November 2012 Long Beach Swap Meet
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Our SoCal correspondent had one hell of a busy weekend for himself. Yesterday we showed you his photos from the Bob’s Big Boy cruise and today we’re...
Cool Video: A Cool Look Into the World Of Drag Boat Racing With Hot Rod’s Mike Finnegan – Screaming Big Blocks On The Water!
Drag boat racing is not something that we see a lot of around BangShift’s eastern world HQ but it is big stuff in the western and southern regions of the country. Hot Rod Magazine’s Mike...
Show Gallery: The 2012 Houston Autorama – Gallery One
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – BangShift’s Charles Wickam took up residence in the Houston Convention Center last weekend, documenting every square inch of the 2012 Houston Autorama....
eBay Find: An Adapter To Install A 12-Bolt Rear Cover On Your GM 10-Bolt Rear End – Who Does This?!
So our buddy Jon tipped us off to this eBay ad which exists to sell an adapter that allows the user to install a GM 12 bolt rear end over on their 10-bolt rear end. There used to be a day that when...