Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Two Thing: Check Out The Build Of This Two Cylinder Engine From A Pair Of One Lungers!
The other day we showed you basically the pinnacle of American engine building with a look inside the shop of Sandy Wilkins and the build of a secretive and complex variant of the RY45 V8. Today we...
Classic Tractor Video: In 1973 White Hired USAC To Run A Showdown Between Tractor Brands – This Is Awesome
When it comes to brand loyalty, farmers and tractor owners tend to make the average pickup driver look like a wet noodle. Many farming families have stuck with the same brand of machine for...
Watch This SB2 Headed Small Block Turn 10,000 RPM and Crank Out 950 Naturally Aspirated Horsepower
The SB2 Chevy small block may be old news in NASCAR but it has a thriving second life on the drag strip with more and more of them being employed by racers running in classes like Competition...
Hemi History: This Debut Video Featuring The Red Ram Hemi Is Awesome
It was an engine that would change the face of American hot rodding, but like all new engines debuted by a manufacturer, it was at first a mechanical ox, yoked to factory metal. Like all new stuff...
Engine Magic: Watch This Video About Bringing A Buick Stage II IndyCar engine Back to Life On The Dyno!
This is one of the neatest engine videos we have seen in a long, long time. Why? It is all about bringing a Buick Stage II IndyCar engine back to life on the dyno…in Australia. The engine was...
This 1966 Pontiac Dealer Promo Film Called Pontiac: The Wide Open World Of Youth Is Great!
If 1964 blew the lid off of the fact that kids had money to spend on cars, the ensuing years were where manufacturers made their direct play to the youth market in the country. From pony cars to...
Watch And Listen To A 527ci Stroker FE Engine Scream Out 811hp On The Dyno
Barry Rabotnik’s name is no stranger to the pages of BangShift. He’s one of the best known engine building specialists for Ford’s vaunted FE family of engines in the country and...
Ride Along With a Three Engine, 5000hp Pulling Tractor!
Pressing play on the video after the jump will probably put you in a place that you’ve never been before. That place is sitting virtually on top of three blown Hemi engines making a combined...
The Bad Old Days: This Look At The 1989 Cadillac STS Will Leave You Wondering How They Survived
In the interest of full-disclosure here I have to say that when I was younger, I kind of fell in love with the 1990s era Cadillac STS and DTS models. They were the cars that Cadillac had always built...
This Is Awesome: This 1972 Chevrolet Truck vs Ford Truck Film Is Wacky, Destructive, and Perfect
There’s nothing like an old school comparison film, especially when that comparison film is complete propaganda full of insane tests and information that borders on the meaningless. In the case...
Video: Cruising in an old English Steam Truck
We’re fascinated by old English steam trucks. The mere thought of what is basically a road-going locomotive is almost too much to handle. This video shows a guy firing up and driving one of...
Tuff Skins: This Video Compilation Of Hard Hits and Great Drives In Tuff Truck Racing Is Awesome
There’s something awesome about Tuff Truck racing at the fair, right? Between the cobbled up trucks, cars that have no business even trying, and the attitude of drivers seeking momentary glory,...
Stick Shift Zen Video: Ripping An SM420 In A 1966 C30 With Inliner Power – Slow Fun
My buddy Dana was the first guy to get his license in our circle of friends and the first set of wheels he had was a Dodge K-car that had been passed down from his sister. Passed down is kind of a...
Vintage Hugeness Video: Watch An Evolutionary History Of RG LeTourneau Built Wheel Dozers
You’ve got to really be a freak like I am to get cranked up over a video like this but to me, vintage footage that shows off equipment like RG LeTourneau built wheel dozers is well worth...