Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
SEMA Top 10: Cars That Made Me Cringe, Wince, or Say WTF?
During our coverage of SEMA 2012, we bombarded you with hundreds and hundreds of photos featuring neat cars, innovative parts, and the future of the high performance aftermarket. Normally, we spend a...
Drag Gallery: Draggin’ For Toys 2012 – Brainderd Optimist Drag Strip – Ringgold, GA
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – For the past 11 years, a group of dedicated drag racers has been organizing an event called Draggin’ for Toys, and it has become a popular destination...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Straight 8 Answer and Today’s Monster Challenge!
Yesterday’s challenge sure turned into a layup! The good looking straight engine that was sitting in the shop at Valley Head Service in Northridge, California was in fact a Duesenberg engine....
The 2012 Optima Street Car Invitational – Photos From the Road Course, Autocross and More!
(Photos courtesy of Optima Batteries) – Mark Stielow was the winner of the 2012 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational last weekend, wading through the diverse and awesome field of cars and...
Cool Gallery: Bitchin’ 1970s Dirt Bikes and Cool Cars From the AACA Museum – Hershey, PA
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – After the SAAC show, we made our way into the Antique Auto Club of America Museum to check out the latest exhibits. It seems we caught a small portion of the...
SEMA 2012 COOL STUFF: Custom Hand Made Hot Rod Urns From Last Rides – Who Woulda Thunk?!
The reality is that someday all of us will step off this mortal coil when our number is called. No two ways around it. While Chad and I were cruising through the truck hall at SEMA 2012 on Friday we...
Video: Watch Jason Sands of Diesel Power Magazine Set The World’s Land Speed Record For A Truck Towing A Trailer – Crazy!
Some land speed records are set by mixing science, engineering, and art together and others, like the one in this video are achieved by blunt force trauma. We’re not sure which way is better,...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer To Yesterday’s Quiz and Today’s Challenge!
Thanks to the boys at Valley Head Service in Northridge, California, we’ve got a pile of new material on hand to challenge just how hardcore a gearhead you are. Yesterday we slapped you upside...
BangShifters Join Up To Remember Ray Brady and To Help Fight ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease
We never need to be reminded just how cool, tight knit, and thoughtful the BangShift community is. Chad and I always take a ton of pleasure in meeting the people who read the site, hang out in our...
Gallery: The Lehigh Valley Pennsylanvia Shelby American Automobile Club 2012 Northeast Regional Meet
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – Each year the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Shelby American Automobile Club has a fall meet and this late October Shelby and Ford enthusiast gathering is quickly...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: The Answer You’re Waiting For and Today’s Challenge!
It has been more than a week since our last Test Your Gearhead Knowledge item, so first off we need to apologize for that. We set this series aside for our SEMA coverage but now that we’re...
SEMA 2012 Gallery: Cool Trucks, Parts, Cars, and Some Genuine Weirdo Stuff From Friday At SEMA 2012
Chad and I literally walked the SEMA show floor until I had to peel off and catch a plane back home to the East Coast. Friday is always an interesting day at the show as people are generally gassed...
Video: Hot Rod’s Roadkill Drag Week Episode With Some BangShifty Guest Appearances!
The Hot Rod Magazine staff has been cranking out some cool video content from the hours and hours that were shot during their Drag Week adventure in September. This time they’ve dropped a new...
Craigslist Find: A Factory Built 1953 Packard Camper! Rough but 100% Cool!
Chad and I certainly had a great week at SEMA and worked our backsides off to keep you up to date with cool products, info, and cars. In fact, we’ve still got lots of stuff you’ll see...