Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Philly Tow Truck Drivers in Turf War, Shooting Each Other, Setting Stuff on Fire
Yikes, Philly is a tough place to be in the towing business! Recently, several Philadelphia area towing companies have gotten themselves embroiled into a good old-fashioned turf war which has...
Caption this Photo: A Bike We Simply Would Not Ride
Every now and again we receive a photo via the BangShift.com “tip the editor” line that just stops us in our tracks. We have nothing good to say about this three-wheeled contraption that...
Scary Carnage Video: Two Doorslammers Tango in Texas
We’re going to get your morning started off with a Texas sized bang today. We were tipped off to this video which shows a pass down the strip that goes very badly for both racers. When the...
Killer Promo Video: The 1960 Chevy Corvair
This awesome promotional video for the 1960 Chevy Corvair made us smile. The poor cars used in the making of the video were thrashed to within an inch of their lives! Oddly the car spends far more...
Racers Beware: AHRA Series Appears to be Imploding
A while back we reported that the AHRA appeared to be in some serious financial trouble after a first event that was interrupted by wild weather and featured mostly empty stands. Well, shortly after...
Legendary Painted and Pinstriper Larry Watson Dies at 70
Larry Watson, a legendary car painter and pin striper whose career started in the driveway of his parent’s house at the age of 16, has died. Brain cancer claimed Watson just one day prior to...
Event Gallery: The 2010 Syracuse Nationals
BangShift.com reader Jeremy Holt recently attended the 2010 Syracuse Nationals car show. This massive event is held on the 365 acre Syracuse Nationals and this year reportedly more than 7,000 cars...
Auto Trader Classics Find: The Nuttiest Customized 1970 Camaro in the World
We’ve been looking high and low for information on what has to be the gaudiest, weirdest, most 1970’s style custom Camaro on Earth. From the zany Porsche-style “whale tail”...
Greatest Videos Ever: A 650cc Van-bodied Lawn Tractor
The is the most dangerous, ill-conceived idea ever. It is 100% BangShift.com approved and we’re jealous that it is not in our own driveway. Taking a lawn tractor chassis, mounting a 650cc motor...
The Corvette ZR1 is Slow (Selling)
Back in 2009 the sledgehammer ZR1 Corvette made a triumphant return to the American automotive landscape. The killer 638-hp Corvette was a magazine darling and a highly marked up dealer cash cow. The...
Project Car Spotlight: The Coolest 1976 Chevelle in Norway
The BangShift.com community is worldwide. Grease smeared, transmission fluid stained, bloody knuckled gearheads can be found at all corners of the Earth. Proof of that is BangShift.com member Arlid,...
Killer Historic Video: Ford Crash Testing From the Late 1950’s
Crash testing is a normal part of modern automotive engineering. Sensors, wires, high speed cameras and all manner of complicated testing widgets are used to make sure new cars are as safe as...
Idiots Burn Themselves Badly While Trying To Ride a Barrel of Race Fuel
Stupidity knows no bounds and emergency medical responders in Sedro Woolley, Washington know this better than anyone. They had to respond to an incident involving two men practicing something called...
Modified GM Futurliner For Sale on eBay: It’s Pimptastic
GM constructed 12 of the giant Futurliners in 1940. In 1953 they were updated to the form that we know them in currently. They were both the transporters and feature attraction of the General Motors...