Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Craigslist Find: This 1974 Jeep J20 Wrecker May Be The Only One Ever Built
When it comes to rare tow trucks….and there are such things are rare tow trucks this may be one of the rarest of all. Reader Jerry Johnson sent us this Craigslist find which knocked our socks...
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Has What Your Dad REALLY Wants For Father’s Day!
I may be preaching to the choir here a little bit but I feel qualified, you know, being a dad and all. I love any gifts or cool stuff that is showered upon me on Father’s Day, I really do. The...
Roadtrippin’ – Scott Liggett Shares His Coolest, Weirdest, Rustiest, and Most Interesting Roadside Finds From Life In Nebraska
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – People here on BangShift.com that know me also know that nearly a year ago I left the career of driving around celebs and Richy Rich types in Los Angeles...
Craigslist Find: V-1 SPEEDIE DELIVERY ROCKET JET VAN!….PARTING OUT
More specifically, this is an ad for a van with a turbine engine IN the roof as it was clearly plunked into is final resting place with some force because the roof is all caved in around it and the...
In-Car Gasser Video: Here’s The Moment That Gasser Pilot Steve Crook Learned The Mantra, “Never Lift!”
Thanks to Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian for the tip on this sweet gasser video which was taken during the first round of eliminations at the recently held Gasser Reunion event in Thompson, Ohio. I attended the...
Watch Jim Pace Dominate The Field In A Vintage Can-Am Car During The SVRA Race At Indy Motor Speedway – Incredible Sensation Of Speed
Of all the killer Jim Pace videos we have showed you over the years this may be the first one that truly indicates the amazing characteristics of the vintage McLaren M6B Can Am car that he sometimes...
Hunnert Car Heads-Up 2014 Coverage: Our Last Photo Blast Of Drag Strip Action
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – I think that we can all agree Bob and Greg crushed it in terms of their photo coverage of the 2014 Hunnert Car Heads up nostalgia drag race. The good...
NHRR’s Strongest Field Of Nostalgia Fuelers Ever At Bowling Green This Weekend – Hirata Calls Rear Engine Dragsters “Sissy Cars”
If there is one thing we always wished we could see at the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion it was a lights out Top Fuel show. The racing has always been great but this year promises to be...
ECTA Coverage: The Cool Cars Of The June 2014 Ohio Mile Land Speed Meet
It was an exciting weekend of land speed racing in Wilmington, Ohio just a few days ago as some of the coolest and fastest cars and motorcycles in the country gathered to hammer the throttle with the...
Power Tour 2014 Road Report: American Powertrain’s Adventures On The Trail Of The Ultimate Gearhead Road Trip
(Words and photos by Matt Graves/American Powertrain) – This will be a backwards deal. Normally you build a project car and document the build for an article then you have the payoff. Like...
Car Feature: The Granny Goose II Modified Production 1969 Camaro
*(With our live streaming broadcast of the 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion starting in two days, we have been looking back at some of the coolest cars we’ve featured from the race...
Bitchin’ Or Bogus? Would You Drive This Mash Up Of A Firebird and A Superbird? Tell Us Your Thoughts On The Trans-Bird
(Words by Bryan McTaggart – Photo by interwebs) – The Plymouth Superbird is a car that flat-out cannot be ignored. The nosecone, wing,fender scoops and cartoon graphics, not to mention...
This Vintage Drag Racing Video From Virginia Circa 1964 Has Cool Haulers, Cool Cars, And Great Action – Hubert Platt, Pee Wee Wallace, More!
We’re in a nostalgia drag racing kind of mood this week as we’ll be heading to Bowling Green, Kentucky in the morning to bring you the live streaming action from the 2014 Holley NHRA...
