Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
This 1979 GMC 3500 Cheyenne Pickup Truck Wrecker Has A Big Block, A Four Speed, and A Holmes 440 In The Bed
One of the vehicles I remember most around down growing up was an early 1980s Ford F-350 pickup truck with a wrecker setup in the bed. It belonged to a small service station and it got worked to...
Venezuelan Government Seizes GM Plant And All Assets – GM Ceases Operations In Venezuela
If you are any sort of follower of world events you know that things In Venezuela have not been good for a long time but recently they have been on a rapid decline even from those crummy levels. The...
Crazy Video: This Peterbilt Dragged A Maxima At Least Four Miles Up A Mountain Pass!
If you have ever driven over the Cajon Pass in California you know that it is a winding, climbing slog of a drive to get over if you are in anything underpowered. Even if you are in something with...
Combine A 1996 Lincoln And A 1942 Packard And What Do You Get? A Result As Bad As You’d Think
Someone, somewhere woke up one morning and decided that what the world needed was a car which combined the utter crummy nature of a 1996 Lincoln with the giant rounded backside of a 1942 Packard. You...
Viva Las Vegas 2017 Coverage: More Fresh, Never Before Published Photos Of The Show
(Photos by Wes Allison) – One of the neat things about our Viva Las Vegas 2017 coverage is that you are kind of getting a walk though automotive design history with every group of photos. The...
1320Video Footage Of The Crazy Boogeyman Crash At No Prep Mayhem Is Nuts – On-Board Go Pros
Here’s the latest footage we have seen featuring the crazy Boogeyman wreck at the No Prep Mayhem race last weekend. Kyle and the team from 1320Video captured this angle and it is stunning any...
Put Your Lungs on The Dyno: Right2Breathe® to Offer Free Asthma Screenings during NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Our drag racin’ pal Joe Morrison who spearheads the efforts of the Right2Breathe organization sent us a note about the fact that Right2Breathe will be offering a “lung dyno” at the...
Day of Wagon Infamy eBay Find: This 1957 Chevy Shorty Wagon Is Done Right But So Wrong
First the Caprice and now this 1957 Chevy Shorty Wagon. This truly is the day of wagon infamy on BangShift. After a weeks long hot streak of coolness we run the ship around on these two pieces....
Viva Las Vegas 2017: More Great Coverage From The Huge Show
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Isn’t it kind of weird how we’re all interested in different aspects or styles in the hot rodding world? Viva Las Vegas had this phenomenon on full...
The Baja Ranchero Is The Coolest Truck Build You’ve Never Heard Of – Until Now
When Allen Repashy reached out to us and said that we should take a look at the Baja Ranchero project he is neck deep into, it looked interesting enough. When we actually got in there and looked at...
OneOf A Kind? Thank The Heavens – This 1984 Caprice Wagon Is Stunning Thing
BangShifter Chris Yocum gets the full blame for tipping us off to this completely mental creation that’s currently for sale! This 1984 Caprice wagon is a stunning thing. We only say that...
$10,000 On The Line And Too Close To Call: The Big Tire Final At No Prep Mayhem Was Awesome!
(Video credit: Urban Hillbilly Action Video) – While the headline news stories that came out of the race last weekend at Kansas International Dragway were about crashes, the big tire final at...
The Super Snoopy Corvette of The Late Todd Rumpke Is For Sale – Has Won OUSCI, One Of Meanest Pro Touring ‘Vettes Ever
(Photos from Danny Popp FB listing) – The late Todd Rumpke was one heck of a guy and there was no more amazing display of his impact on the pro touring community than when he became ill. The...
Viva Las Vegas 2017: More Slammed, Chopped, Straight Axle, Shiny, Rusty, and Cool Cars
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We told you that we had enough Viva Las Vegas 2017 photos to carry us for a whole week and we were not kidding you! This time we’re back with another load of...