Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Event Coverage: 2009 Bay State Antique Auto Club Show
Jul 20, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: 2009 Bay State Antique Auto Club Show
When you combine an old estate and more than 1,000 muscle cars, classics, and trucks, you’re bound to see a few things that catch your eye, make you cringe, or simply make you fall in love on...
Monday Time Killer: Holden Heaven
Jul 20, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Monday Time Killer: Holden Heaven
Holden is GM’s Australian wing and the people who brought us cool stuff like the recent GTO (may it rest in peace). The company has a neat history, starting off as a saddle making enterprise in...
81-Year Old Qualifies for NASCAR Race; Finishes Mid-Pack
Jul 20, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on 81-Year Old Qualifies for NASCAR Race; Finishes Mid-Pack
Hershel McGriff qualifies as a living legend, well he already did, but now it’s a no-brainer. The 81-year old McGriff whose racing career has spanned decades and has included four wins in the...
Attila the Jav: New Parts Spotlight
Jul 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Attila the Jav: New Parts Spotlight
We’re making plodding progress with our project 1968 Javelin that we’ve named Attila after the legendary warrior that scared the pants off the Romans way back in the day. Attila was kinda...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Lutz Says Caprice is a No Go; We Say All Hope is Lost
Jul 17, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Lutz Says Caprice is a No Go; We Say All Hope is Lost
After getting the gearhead world all cranked up with news that the defunct Pontiac G8 may survive as a Chevy Caprice, it now seems that’s not going to happen. By our stopwatch, it only took...
Mr. Norm is Building 2009 Challenger Convertibles, and They’ve Got Kenne-Bell Blown Hemis
Jul 17, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Mr. Norm is Building 2009 Challenger Convertibles, and They’ve Got Kenne-Bell Blown Hemis
Chicago’s “Mr. Norm” Krause has not lost his verve for hopping up Mopars. Back in the 1960s his Grand Spaulding Dodge dealership was a performance leader. Guys nationwide were...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: Basket Case 1978 Turbo Buick
Jul 17, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Craigslist Pick of the Week: Basket Case 1978 Turbo Buick
In 1978 Buick sold a ton of Regals. Nearly 250,000 of them went home from dealers with happy new owners. Of that 250,000, 30,508 were equipped with a turbocharged V6. The tubocharged cars could have...
It’s on Like Donkey Kong: Mayfield Making Wild Accusations After Failing Second Drug Test
Jul 17, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on It’s on Like Donkey Kong: Mayfield Making Wild Accusations After Failing Second Drug Test
After failing a second NASCAR drug test, Jeremy Mayfield is lashing out at everyone who he sees as having done him wrong. This would include, but is not limited to Brian France, NASCAR in general,...
Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: Rear-Engine ’40 Ford
Jul 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: Rear-Engine ’40 Ford
This one certainly shocked us. It’s yet another find from Lead East 2008 and it qualifies very high up on the crazy scale. The Deluxe grille and classic look of the 1939 and 1940 Fords are...
Cash For Clunkers: Ready or Not It’s Here
Jul 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Cash For Clunkers: Ready or Not It’s Here
We’ve moaned and complained about it. We’ve picked it apart and shown it’s fatal flaws, but Cash for Clunkers is here and the manufacturers are getting ready for it. We like the...
Site of the Week: How to Become a Dirt Racing Hero
Jul 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Site of the Week: How to Become a Dirt Racing Hero
This week’s pick is DriveonDirt.com, the homepage for the dirt track driving school of the same name. We’ve always had a secret attraction to the world of dirt oval racing. It’s...
Awesome Coverage From Goodguys Columbus Show by Air Ride
Jul 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome Coverage From Goodguys Columbus Show by Air Ride
Our friends at AirRide are back at it with some awesome photo and video coverage of the recent Goodguys show in Columbus, Ohio. There were more than 6,500 people registered for the mega-show and even...
Carnage of the Week: Massively Destructive Turbine Engine Test
Jul 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Carnage of the Week: Massively Destructive Turbine Engine Test
For this installment of Carnage of the Week we’re entering the world of aviation. This is video of a “blade off test” that simulates what happens when a fan blade breaks off and...
Is the Caprice Coming? Lutz Hedges His Bets; Bloggers Say It Is
Jul 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Is the Caprice Coming? Lutz Hedges His Bets; Bloggers Say It Is
Ever since Bob Lutz intimated that the Pontiac G8 would be saved and sold as a new Chevy Caprice, there has been smiles around all corners of the BangShift.com universe. Rear wheel drive, V8, good...