Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
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...
2018 Houston Autorama Coverage: The Show Cars, Trucks, Racers and More Made This One HUGE
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Traditions are something that people hold near and dear whether we’re talking about automotive traditions or family, or anything else really. Traditions...
2018 Pumpkin Run Nationals Gallery: Wagons, Convertibles, Fords Mopars and Chevys!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I’m told in the track area of the fairgrounds several informal paddocks exist consisting of like vehicles. There’s a Mopar section, Torino Section,...
2018 Pumpkin Run Nationals Photo Coverage: More Great Cars and Parts From This 40 Year Old Event
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So I’m back to attempting some categorizing of photos. For this particular event it seemed to make the most sense because there was so much variety. ...
Video: Here’s What Drag Racing In England Looked Like 40 Years Ago – Snetterton Circuit Action
I’ve always been fascinated with drag racing in places like England and Australia because the populations share the love of speed and internal combustion but as the sport is basically...
Strangely Elegant: This 1940 Ford Flower Car Is Unlike Any Other We Have Ever Seen
If the LeSabre was weird verging on kind of bad, this 1940 Ford flower car is unique verging on amazing. Built by the Eureka Manufacturing Company of Illinois, this thing is so different because it...
Weirdness For Sale: Someone Once Built An Executive Limo Out Of A 1989 LeSabre T-Type And Only Put 1,500 Miles On It
Somehow, Mike Stolfi who is a dedicated BangShifter found this insanely weird car listed for sale and immediately sent us the link. Like him, we believe that the comma is in the wrong place and like...
Sam Foose Has Died At Age 83 – Amazingly Talented Custom Car Builder and Father Of Chip Impacted Industry
Earlier this week, Sam Foose, a very well known and respected custom car builder and the man who raised one of this generation’s true hot rodding super stars, Chip Foose passed away at 83 years...
Bo’s BACK: Bo Butner Announces Full-Time Return To NHRA Pro Stock with KB Racing
A drag racing class that was in need of some good news got some yesterday with the announcement that Bo Butner will be returning to run the full slate of 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series pro...
Rare Air: This Unmolested Chevy 302 Cross-Ram Intake Is An Awesome And Pricey Part
It’s not a stretch to say that the coolest parts that Detroit ever offered in the muscle car era, did not actually come factory installed on their cars. Take the legendary Chevy 302 Cross-Ram....
Cool New Product Video: The Aeromotive Phantom Apex Keeps You Fueled With Jet Siphon Technology
We love the guys and girls at Aeromotive Fuel Systems because not only have they been a part of BangShift since the day we opened the doors a decade ago, they have been innovating every days as well....
Old School Drag Video: Here’s The 1999 IHRA Winternationals From Darlington Dragway!
From top fuel to mountain motor pro stock, this is a show that’ll have you smiling. For many, many years the IHRA opened their season with the Winternationals at Darlington Dragway in South...
Legends Video: The 2018 NHRA SEMA Breakfast Assembled Amato, Prudhomme, Bernstein, and Force – The Stories Flew!
There’s something awesome about getting legendary racers together and letting them yak. At the 2018 NHRA SEMA breakfast, four of the greatest drag racers ever were put on stage and effectively...
