Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The Day The Bridge Fell Down: Amazing Footage From The Tacoma Narrows Bridge – An Engineering Failure For The Ages
Of all the forces in the world one would blame for twisting what was the world’s 3rd longest suspension bridge into a pretzel and causing its collapse, wind would likely not be one of the but...
Superboss! Watch Tyrone Malone Mangle Tires In This Bandag Promotional Film From 40 Years Ago
Tyrone Malone was one heck of a self-promoting machine and a guy who made his living in some interesting ways. The former trucker is most famous for his fleet of hot rod big rigs that he ran under...
Flyin’ Film: This 1960s Promotional Piece For The Piper Cherokee Is Awesome – Personal Aviation Was Booming!
As the US economy boomed in the 1960s, loads of new markets and opportunities opened up for people and companies. The personal aviation industry, like other places in the transportation segment of...
This Three Wide Locomotive Drag Race From Finland Is Way Cooler Than You Are Expecting
If you are a big time steam freak or someone who is into locomotives and have known about hi-jinx like this for years, forgive us. We never knew that locomotives were drag raced! In this video (which...
The Big Little: This Compilation Of Miniature V-Twin Engines Of Different Shape and Size Running Is Awesome
We have long loved miniature engines here at BangShift. These creations are the result of talented minds who can also translate their engineering ideas into tangible objects and most of these things...
Watch (And Hear!) Junior Johnson Rip Around The Famed Ascot Park Dirt Track In California In His 427 Powered Galaxie Back In ’64/65
Redline 7000 was a stock car movie that was released in 1965 to national audiences and while it wasn’t exactly the smash hit of the year, it did OK and it is still a great watch today if you...
Listening To This Aluminum Block 6V53TT Detroit Diesel Turn 3,275 RPM Is Nearly Religious
Many of you out there may not know that there were aluminum block versions of Detroit Diesels produced over the course of time. These aluminum block based engines were (as we understand) primarily...
Engine Building Video: How Babbit Bearings Are Poured And Some Legit Tricks In How To Build A Model A Four Banger
A short while back we showed you the Hagerty Redline Rebuild video that was focused around the reconstruction of a Model A Ford four cylinder. This was initially an engine that was built literally at...
Old Monster Truck Perfection Video: Some Of The Most Famous Trucks Of ’87 Sled Pulling
I was seven years old and completely wrapped up in the madness that was the 1980s monster truck scene when this video was made. The funny thing is, the stuff still captivates me today. It takes me...
Dead Engines Tell No Lies: This MAHLE Motorsport Video Analyzes A Circlip Failure In Great Depth
Blowing up an engine is never good. There are literally hundreds of possible failure points in an engine that range from component failures to operator error, or in the case of the pistons shown in...
Hip To Be Square: This 1977 Chevy Promotional Film For The K5 Blazer Has It All, Even The Blazer Chalet!
We kind of wish we had a backyard full of late 1970s K5 Blazers. Why? Because we’d be freaking billionaires. The money that these trucks are commanding now is just insane but hey, people are...
Restoration Video: Seeing The Process of Bringing A Vertical Steam Engine Back Is Mesmerizing
Now this is what we call a payoff! A few weeks ago we showed you the first part of a Hand Tool Restoration project involving a small upright steam engine restoration. That part was mostly getting the...
Fun History: This Preview Road Test Of The New 1994 Ford Mustang Is A Fun Look Back
It is interesting to watch this MotorWeek preview road test of the new 1994 Ford Mustang with the hindsight we are able to glance at it with now, right? Things were fresh looking, engines were...
