Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Awesome Historic Video: Road Racing on the Streets of Pontiac Michigan in 1975
In 1974 and again in 1975 the streets of downtown Pontiac, Michigan were turned into a road course that hosted a couple large scale road racing events. These were “outlaw” events in the...
Amazing Video: This 1960 United States Air Force Review Has Footage Of The X-15, Kittinger’s Jump, and So Much More
This 1960 film made by the US Air Force is a review of all the stuff that they had going on that year. It is astonishing and incredible to see everything that was happening. From the X-15...
Attainable Fantasy Car: This Review Of The 1994 SLP Firebird Firehawk Reminds Us How Awesome It Was
Gearheads are worrywarts, generally speaking. Every time something changes with one of our favorite cars we assume the worst. This is doubly true when it comes to performance models like the Mustang,...
Pontiac In 1971: This Compilation Of Pontiac Promotional Videos From The 1971 Model Year Is Awesome
We have showed a ton of cool manufacturer promotional films over the years. We have also told you about the training films that the companies would make and still make to train their sales people but...
The Heavy Iron: This 1969 John Deere 860 Elevating Scraper Promotional Film Is Awesome
It has been too long since we’d talked heavy equipment here on BangShift. Today we’re fixing that with this killer John Deere promotional film for their 860 elevating scraper that was...
Oops! This Collection Of Old School Wild Rides, Carnage, and Funny Moments In Pulling Is Great
Back in the day, kids, there were these things called magazines and one of them, “Petersen’s 4-Wheel and Off Road” always had a back page called, “Whoops!” and there...
Return To Le Mans: This 1967 Ford Video Recounts Their Second Conquering Of The World’s Greatest Endurance Race
It was not simply enough for Ford to come and win Le Mans once. The first time was sweet but additional wins would continue to pile drive the point home that the company was serious about racing,...
Quirk-Master: This Profile Of The Subaru XT Sports Coupe Is A Fun Look Back At A 1980s Oddball From Japan
There is no such thing as a regional car brand in the year of 2022 but if there was, Subaru may be it. The company sells a wildly disproportionate number of their cars in the New England region but...
Own A Buick Grand National? OPGI Is The Place For Your Restoration Parts Needs – Check Out These Videos
There were few cooler cars produced in the 1980s than the Buick Grand National. For a run of about a half decade these things were highly sought after by buyers, highly feared by Mustang owners, and...
Nitro Powered Hill Climb Video: Some Of The Best Riders In The World Get After It And Make It Up A Hellacious Grade
No, this is not one of those videos where everyone fails. This is a video that shows some of the best nitro powered hill climb action we have ever seen on a hill that can only be described as...
Neat Video: This 1930s Footage Of A Ruth Dredging and Trenching Machine In Action Is A Cool Look Into The Gearhead Past
There are few neater things than being able to look back into the history of machines through old video. For instance, in this case we get to watch a Ruth Dredging and Trenching Machine in action...
Meet The Completely Insane City Slicker Pulling Tractor – Triple Turbo Allison (W/Video)
(Photos from Sascha Mecking collection) – Stuck in no one’s rut – That’s what it says on the side of the amazing, weird, interesting, and completely unique City Slicker that...
Olds Gutless Supreme: This Review Of The 1988 Cutlass Shows A Good Car With One Massive Flaw
While the Oldsmobiles of the late 1980s and into the 1990s made awesome looking drag cars (and still do!) they didn’t exactly come out of the gate flying in 1988, especially the Cutlass. Sales...
