Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
This 1971 Mach One Has Been “Customized”, Probably Needs A Floor And It Could Be Yours!
Well this is different. BangShifter Jerry Zotta sent this link along to us which is advertising a customized 1971 Mustang Mach One. The thing has a flip nose, all sorts of stuff grafted to the body,...
Bonneville Speed Week 2015 Cancelled – Not Enough Salt For Course
SCTA officials have announced the preemptive cancellation of Bonneville Speed Week 2015 today. This is the second year in a row the event has been cancelled in its entirety and one of less than a...
Summer Of Roadster Love: Another Pile Of Great Roadster Photos For You To Comb Through!
Ah yes, the BangShift summer of roadster love continues on rolling right here, right now. We’re back with more photos of cars that really span the roadster gamut from the classic look of the...
Dunkirk Harbor Cruise Coverage: More Photos From The Huge Event In Upstate New York
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – If you have never visited upstate New York you should put it on your list of places to see. There are lots of historical and beautiful things to see up in that part...
Drag Action Photos: Wheels Up And Tire Smoking Action From Thornhill Dragway
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Here is the meat and potatoes of tracks across the country on a weekly basis – the bracket cars. To some that sounds boring, but these folks put on a...
Meltdown Drags Coverage: Our Romp Through the Byron Pits And The Action On The Strip Continues
(Photos by Greg and Jason Rourke) – When we tell you that we’re just getting going with 2015 Meltdown Drags coverage, we are not kidding. Greg and Jason have pumped some 1,000+ photos...
Barnstormin’: A Confirmation Of The Adage That “Fast Is Cool” In Nearly Every Gearhead Language I Can Think Of
I’ve always had the thought that anything that was fast immediately qualified it as being cool. I think I have tried to really live by that here at BangShift over the course of the nearly...
This Big Red 427 Biscayne Is A Study In Restraint And Overkill All At The Same Time – We Want It Bad!
We always think it is cool when someone builds a car that somehow manages to blend a couple of different themes perfectly together. This 1966 Chevy Biscayne is the latest example of that and the car...
This Video Walk Through Of The Secret Ford GT Design Lab Is Pretty Awesome
In terms of raw impact, we’re not sure that anything has matched Ford’s debut of the new GT at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The thing literally stole the show away from virtually every...
Meltdown Drags 2015 Coverage: Here’s A Load Of Photos From The Pits – So Much Win
(Photos by Greg and Jason Rourke) – Greg and Jason Rourke have been at the 2015 Meltdown Drags this weekend and after yesterday’s action gallery from the strip we decided that today...
Craigslist Hilarity: This Ad For A Haunted Pop Up Camper Is Totally Genius And Super Funny
This has been a fine year for hilarious Craigslist ads and they are getting even better. We were tipped off to this amazing piece of comedy by BangShifter Richard Hintze and we thank him for it....
Bureau Of Land Management Recognizes Bonneville Salt Decline – Hints At Short Course Only Speed Week
(Photo credit Salt Lake Tribune) – As the land speed racing world waits on pins and needles for the final announcement from the SCTA-BNI on the fate of the scheduled 2015 Bonneville Speed...
Summer Of Roadster Love: More Photos And This Time We Throw In Some Coupes For Fun
This has been a really fun series to show you on the site and it is by no means done. The fact that we can run hundreds and hundreds of photos featuring some of the neatest roadsters in the country...
