Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Roadside Find: You’re Doing It Wrong – V8 S10 Truck
We spotted this gem on the side of the road in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was parked in front of the drug store, appropriately enough. We had never really considered the fact that someone could do a...
Racing Junk Find: The World’s Wildest Gremlin!
During our time at the Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, Chad and I freaked out like women on an Oprah giveaway show when we saw an awesome little Gremlin yanking the tires and running into the 10s....
Cool Video: Freiburger and Nick Licata Thrash the Hot Rod E-Rod Camaro
We’re not sure how we missed this cool video when it first hit the web, but we’re glad we found it now. The three minute clip features David Freiburger and Camaro Performers Nick Licata...
Car Show Gallery: The 2011 AACA Car Show – Conklin, NY
Another great Father’s Day Car Show gallery from another great BangShift reader! Jeremy George took in the 46th AACA Car Show, Cruise and Swap Meet last Sunday and shot more than 150 photos of...
BangShift Question of the Day: Seen a Good Personalized License Plate Lately?
While we were driving to the hospital on Friday, during the Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, Chad and I spotted a 1980s Oldsmobile hearse (since it was white, maybe it was a morgue mobile?) sitting...
Car Show Gallery: The Batavia, Illinois VFW Car Show
While we were taking the slow boat home from Bowling Green on Sunday, intrepid BangShift contributing photographer Greg Rourke was pounding the pavement with his lens at the ready. Greg hung out at...
Haggard Looking Evan Knoll Has Court Date, Taken Into Fed Custody For Psych Evaluation
Evan Knoll, the Michigan man accused by the federal government of illegally and improperly collecting more than $80-million in fuel tax rebates appeared in court for the first time last Thursday. The...
Funny Car Panic Video: The Steering Wheel Falls Off in the Driver’s Hands During a Run!
This is some wild stuff! As if driving a Funny Car isn’t tough enough, this video shows a dude trying to turn the trick with no steering wheel! We’ve seen more than our fair share of...
Cool Gallery: Hemmings Great Race Stop at Hershey, Pennsylvania
What cool way to spend a Tuesday Evening! The Great Race is a Vintage Car Rally that runs a course from Chattanooga, TN and ends in Bennington, VT. Over 50 Antique, Classic, Muscle, Hot Rodded Cars...
Massive Gallery: 600 Photos from the LA Roadsters Show
As Chad and I were busy filming drag races and falling off staging, Daphne, Chad’s better half was out at the Pomona Fairplex, shooting a humongous gallery of photos at the 47th LA Roadsters...
Watch FREE Live Streaming Video of the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Here!
We are LIVe from Bowling Green for the NHRA Holley National Hot Rod Reunion. Click on the arrow in the middle of the player window below and that’s all there is to it. We’ll be live at...
Quick Gallery: 2011 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion Thursday Night Cruise
We had our faces buried in the camera all day for the live streaming broadcast of the 2011 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, so we are way light on photos. We busted out our camera at the Thursday...
Project FatCad Update 5: The Sawzall Come Out and Bites Into the 2011 CTS-V Wagon!
FatCad Installment 1 FatCad Installment 2 FatCad Installment 3 FatCad Installment 4 It’s been less than 2 weeks, and the weight is dropping faster than I allowed myself...