Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The Compilation Video Featuring Locomotives Crashing Into Stuff Is Wild
Trains are interesting for a thousand different reasons but at the end of the day, their immense power is only truly illustrated when you see them run into something. They look all docile just...
The Lewis Winch Has Been Around For 50 Years, Rules, And We Knew Nothing About It – Video
There’s nothing neater than discovering some awesome little mechanical device that we never knew existed before and then falling down the rabbit hole of the internet to learn more about it....
Watch This 427 FE High Riser Crank Out 670hp On The Dyno – This Thing Sounds Grand!
We’ve told you about the 427 FE high riser engine a bunch here at BangShift over the years. One of the meanest versions of the venerable engine, it powered Ford to make race wins on circle...
Amazing Video: Watch The Detailed, Involved, and Super Interesting Process Of Building A Tiny Connecting Rod!
We have long loved videos featuring miniature engines around here. The craftsmanship, the time, the precision, and the creativity that go into them are all great things. Normally great things...
This 1908 Film Shows How A 12-Inch BattleShip Gun Was Manufactured
We’re completely fascinated by old manufacturing films. Previously we had dug up some videos showing locomotives being manufactured and serviced but this deal, the manufacture of a 12-inch gun...
Amazing Video: Here’s How Locomotives Were Overhauled In 12 Days Circa 1938 England
We have showed you lots of cool videos of old locomotives being built but this is the first one we have ever showed you that illustrates the process of a locomotive being overhauled and it is one of...
Watch This Old 27-Liter Rover Meteor Tank Engine Rumble And Roar Away On The Dyno
We’re no geniuses around here but we think we know the formula to coming up with a good engine. Start by basing it off of one of the best engines of all time. Continue to tweaking the design...
Soft Launch: The Return Of The Pontiac GTO In 2004 Was Not Exactly As The Company Planned It
We’re guessing people in Pontiac’s marketing wing cringed when they saw this review of the relaunched Pontiac GTO in 2004. Why? Well, because when a middle of the road outfit like...
Incredible Video: The Most Awesome Raw Pontiac Trans-Am Racing Footage You Have Ever Seen Or Heard!
This is absolutely incredible video that shows Trans-Am racing in its raw, loud, and bad ass form from 1970. Even more awesome than that, it shows a team, a driver, and a moment in time that is...
A Window Into History: This Video From 1966 At New England Dragway Shows Off Two Infamous Funny Cars
This is a cool video for a bunch of reasons. The first is that it was shot at New England Dragway at one of the first “big” events they had at the facility during the short opening...
This 1980s Tamiya Promotional Video Rules: F-150, Sand Scorcher, and Rough Rider
There are some things that I find myself wanting in waves and I am guessing most of you have felt this way, too. Some days you wake up and think, “Today I’m gonna buy X,Y, or Z...
Awesome Engine Rebuild: Bringing A Packard V-12 Back To Life In Big Time Detail
If we started the day with a kind of strange engine in the form of that twin NSU home built project, we continue with one of the best engines ever. This video goes through every step of the...
Here Comes The Boost: Here’s A Review Of The (Then) Newly Turbocharged 1992 K2500 Diesel
When Dodge and Cummins teamed up to start offering the B-series engine in pickup trucks, it was a game changer. Despite the fact that Dodge had the oldest chassis and styling going at that time,...
These 1960s Race Car Classified Ads From The Back Of National Dragster Will Make You Smile AND Cry – Awesome Stuff
I have a pretty decent collection of old drag racing books, magazines, and newspapers. It gets bolstered every now and again by my friend Mike Williams who provides me with “treasures”...