Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Autobiography Of A Jeep Is A 1943 Film About How The Jeep Came To Be As Told By The Jeep!
This is must view BangShifty video. A 1943 film called Autobiography of a Jeep is a telling of the Jeep story with the twist being that the whole thing is narrated by the Jeep itself. It is at times...
Ram it! Edelbrock Offering Cross Ram LS3 Intake Manifold – Dramatic Looks, Killer Performance
One of the things that has made an impact in the world of hot rodding since the V8 has been around are cross ram intake manifolds. Whether we’re talking a pair of barely offset four barrels...
Insane Video: Watch A Demo Derby Truck Shoot Its Driveshaft Into The Grandstands! No One Killed, Somehow
That speck hovering above the grandstand in the rear of the above image is the flying driveshaft which was launched out of a demolition derby truck that had been pushed over on its side. The shaft...
Crazy Video: Watch A Nitro Funny Car Make A Half Track Burnout, Drive Back Up The Return Road And Make A Run! WOW!
(By Jason Mazzotta) – Saturday night match race shows may not be as prominent as they once were but this flashback to 1993 is the true definition of showmanship during a nitro match race....
Da Grump and Landy Match Racing Circa 1975 – Dry Hops, Rosin, THE WORKS!
This is the coolest drag racing video we’ve seen in a long ass time. Filmed at the long dead Boundary Bay Raceway in British Columbia, Canada it features Dick Landy and Grumpy Jenkins match...
Woah Baby! Watch This Driver Make A Top End Save When The Motor Kicks A Freeze Plug Out!
This video was made in the car of driver Rich Yale who competes in the Wild Street 8.50 index class. He was making a qualifying pass with frequent BangShifty guest celebrity Jon Sandahl in the other...
Heady Business: We Take You Inside The Edelbrock Foundries Where Their Products Are Made In The USA
(Words by Stephen Kim – Photos by Manufacturer) – Horsepower: 2,500. Cubic inches: 430. Boost pressure: 45 psi. Cylinder pressure: Absolutely ridiculous. Running 6.80s at nearly 210 mph,...
American Powertrain Tuesday Shift: Steve Clukey Pulls Lenco Levers and Adjusts the Rear View At 140mph
We’ve run some cool video of New England racer Steve “The Stickman” Clukey before. He runs a small block (340 based motor) Duster that he bought new way back in the day. The car has...
More Great Gearheads Ads From the 1964 NY International Auto Show – Fantastic History!
Yesterday I ran a group of really neat old ads from the official program of the 1964 New York International Auto Show. That was the first of many items you’ll see on the BangShift blog of these...
Cool Build Video: How To Turn A 1984 Peterbilt 359 Into A Rat Rod – Large Scale Hot Rodding!
While certainly not to the level of a “trend” or “movement” yet, we’re seeing more and more tired old big rigs turned into hot rods or rat rod type creations. Some of...
Oh, The Rolls Royce Burnouts Are Cute – This Video Of A Nitro Funny Car At Goodwood Beats All!
There have been some notable drag machines that have taken on the Goodwood hill over the years but none of them did what Jason Phelps did. Phelps took his Gladiator Ford Mustang nitro burner and laid...
Pulling Action Gallery: KTPA Tractors and Competitors From The Scott County Kentucky Fair
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Threatening skies once again for pulling events at the Scott County Park, but the event staff managed to hook nearly every competitor before the rains put...
This Video Of Mildly Botched Aircraft Carrier Landings From 1944 Is Awesome – Everyone Is OK!
To me, landing an airplane on an aircraft carrier is one of the most impressive feats a human being can perform. Hell, landing a plane on solid ground is one of them as well but when you add in the...
Watch This AWD Buggy Get Ripped Through The Gears At Full Throttle Multiple Times
This is definitely one of the more interesting chassis dyno stories we have ever run for the simple fact that we rarely get to see a vehicle get jammed through the gears on the chassis dyno in both...