Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s V12 Identified and Today’s Challenge Revealed!
We like throwing the weird ones at you and yesterday’s challenge certainly qualifies as that. The guys at Valley Head Service in Northridge, California sent us that photo which is a...
Show Gallery: The Kevin King Benefit Car Show at Year One
It’s always tough when a friend is diagnosed with cancer, but when he happens to be a fellow gear head it’s even tougher. Kevin King has a love for anything on wheels. He likes cars, motorcycles,...
Criagslist Find: A Neat 1971 Vega Wagon With a Blown Alky Engine, Doors, and a Funny Car Cage – Vintage Show Car Barn Find
BangShift reader Ron Ward tipped us off to this really interesting Craigslist Ad from the Kansas City area. This 1971 Vega looks all the world like an old school drag car from the early 1970s at...
Road Trippin’: Cruising A Vintage Impala To Northern California – Great Photos and Adventure!
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – As I prepared for my semi annual trip to Northern California I got to thinking back to when I was a little kid taking road trips with my family. It seems...
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...
