Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Cruise Coverage: Then Fillmore’s Dairy Hut Cruise – Florence, Kentucky
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Wow, what better way to cap off a great weekend than to accidentally find a cruise-in on your way home. On our return trip from the May ECTA Ohio Mile...
Watch This Driver Lose The Handle On A Brand New C7 Z06 Corvette And Stuff It HARD
As every BangShifter knows, there is not direct link between someone’s ability to afford a car and their ability to operate it properly. How many times have we featured well to do people here...
Aeros and Autos 2015: Cool Cars and Even Neater Airplanes From The Cool Texas Show
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Last week we showed you some half mile land speed racing at the Aeros and Autos show which was held down in Texas. We’re back with more great photography and...
Gasser Action Coverage: Nostalgia AA/Gassers At Their Finest In New London, Virginia – Old Track And Old School Cars
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The Nostalgia AA/Gasser group was back at New London on Sunday of Memorial Day week end. It was a great event with a lot of cars from out of town. In...
Termite Express? This 1960 Chevy Truck Was Rebodied In Wood To Promote A Lumber Yard – Now You Can Buy It!
The use of wood in the construction of car bodies has been common practice for more than 100 years now. The use of wood as the sole material involved in the construction of a car body is far less...
Watching This Jeep’s Body Get Ripped From The Frame Is Both Awesome And Jaw Droppingly Stupid At The Same Time
The first question we have here is why would anyone try to pull a Jeep sunk in silt that is like concrete try to pull a vehicle sideways? Were they just going to flop the Jeep on its side and drag it...
Larry Larson Wins Top Sportsman At NHRA Kansas Nationals In Drag Week S-10 Truck – #1 Qualifier And A Wally!
(Photos by DRD Photos – not from Kansas event) – If we hadn’t seen most of it with our own eyes, we may not have believed it but just minutes ago, Larry Larson drove his now iconic...
VIDEO: The Meaning Of Drag Racing Is One Of The Best One Minute Drag Films You’ll Ever See
BangShifter Nick Coker made a one minute video that uses a smattering of perfectly awesome vintage drag racing clips and a monologue to share what the sport of drag racing means to him and since...
Wild Video: An Aussie Burnout Contest Competitor Launches The Bed Off His Truck And Nearly Flips When The Driveshaft Fails!
We’ve seen guys blow cars up, get into fist fights, crash into barriers, and other stuff at Aussie burnout contests before but we’ve never seen a truck launch its bed off and nearly roll...
Watch This Insane Twin Turbo Saleen S7 Make A (Reported) 2200hp Dyno Pull
This is one of those times where we have to admit that we know nothing about the car you are about to see, we know nothing of the validity of the claims made in the title of the video, and we know...
Watch A Tug Boat Pilot Neatly Deposit Four Loaded Dump Trucks Into A River – Your Bad Day Has NOTHING On This
There are few things worse than a bad day at the office. We’ve all been there and when the dookie is hitting the fan in a place you pretty much don’t want to be in the first place the...
Monster Truckin’ Time Machine: 1980s Monster Truck Action From Oklahoma – Leaf Sprung Grave Digger!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Yet another installment for the series. About half the pictures from this event (2-day) did not come out well enough to bring into the fold....
Big Daddy: This Detroit Diesel 16V-149T Is A 2,000hp Monster And It Could Be Yours
Sure the specs are a little daunting. The engine weighs about 11,000lbs, it takes between 45 and 50 gallons of oil to fill, but you only have to change it every 300 hours or so. This is a Detroit...
