Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Wait…A What? This Four Door 1978 Cougar Is A Rare Find – Maybe Not A Good Find But Certainly A Rare Find
(By Greg Rourke) – When I (an almost 60 year old gearhead) think of the Mercury Cougar, I think of the first cousin to the Mustang. Dyno Don’s funny cars and Fast Eddie’s Pro...
2018 Pumpkin Run Nationals Photos: More Awesome From The Fall Gathering To End All Fall Gatherings!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I’ve never made it a secret that my first and strongest attraction to cars is the pre-49 stuff. It’s what I grew up around and have always been drawn...
2018 Houston Autorama Photos: Some Of The Baddest Cars In The Lonestar State Right Here!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – There are a few things we know about Texas. They love drag racing, they can BBQ like nobody’s business, and hot damn can they build a hot rod or two! Our...
History In Motion: This 1922 Video Shows The Paris Fire Brigade In Action – Gutsy Frenchmen!
This is an interesting video for many reasons. The first being the fact that it was made about 100 years ago, the second that it shows mechanized fire fighting in that time period, and the third is...
Cool Drag Video: This 1981 Footage From A Track Rental At OCIR Is Awesome!
This is the type of drag racing video that you really have to kind of be a dork to fully enjoy, BUT, anyone that was live in 1981 will appreciate it as well. You are going to watch some shockingly...
More Gearhead History: Another Batch of Vintage Drag Race and High-Po Parts Ads
As we continue to delve deeper into the cavernous BangShift historical archive of old school drag mags and papers the hits just keep on coming. These ads with their hand drawn graphics, simple...
Boat Carnage Compilation: This Collection Of Racing Boat Crashes Is Completely Bonkers
Well, if you have ever contemplated boat racing this video may cure you of that desire. This collection of racing boat crashes is completely bonkers. Right off the bat you will see one that’ll...
Historic Video: Watch The Public Debut And First Run Of Art Arfons’ Cyclops In 1961
Some racers are defined by their creations, some are defined by their success, others are defined by their ability to come up with new ideas and employ them in ways that others haven’t been...
Hot Saw Action! Watch Chainsaws Powered By V8s, Four Bangers, and More In Competition
It’s the part of any lumberjack competition that gearheads love. Its’s a place where creativity and wackiness being supreme, and it is a place where the objective is like any other drag...
The End of Big Muskie: Watch The Largest Piece Of Earth Moving Equipment Ever Get Blown Apart
53,000hp, a bucket that could move 220 cubic yards of material at a time, and a career that saw a singular machine move more Earth than was moved during the entire construction of the Panama Canal....
1980s Video Goodness: Battle Of The Monster Tanks – Loads Of Tracked Monsters We Never Knew About!
Some people may scoff at hardcore monster truck fans but we don’t. While we love looking back at the history of these trucks we don’t have the knowledge and wherewithal to build kick ass...
Question of the Day: What is the First Thing You Can Remember Driving?
Recently we got to thinking about the first thing we can remember driving. For us it was the uber-cool Bigfoot Power Wheels. We patrolled the front and back yard in that thing to no end, wiping out...
Watch The 1980 Drag Racing Documentary Life In The Quick Lane Right Here
We love old drag racing films around here and we know you love them too so that’s why when we found this three part film called “Life in the Quick Lane” which was made in 1980 on...
