Nitro Of Another Kind: This Hill Climb Bike Sounds Angry On A Full Load Of The Good Stuff
Jul 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1
Drag racers kind of have the market cornered on nitromethane fueled excitement…or so they think. There are actually more an a few types of motorized fun that used the good fuel but the one that...
BangShifty Video: Watching This Old GMC 7500 Dump Truck Work Is Mesmerizing
Jul 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1
(By Greg Rourke) – I’ve always been infatuated with big trucks and equipment. When I was 5, they were building a road near my grandparents house, and Grandpa knew a guy hauling gravel...
Rough Start: Think About Winter When Looking At This 1984 AMC Eagle Sedan
Jul 26, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
Late July…the heat is on, the grass is tall, the sunburn cream is always a welcome sight, and everybody is complaining about how hot it is, how many bugs there are, and how sweaty they are...
Morning Symphony: The Chevrolet Cobalt We Want To Drive
Jul 25, 2019Bryan McTaggart4
My introduction to the Chevrolet Cobalt was actually a pretty strong argument for the car. While occasionally using an early 2000s Chevrolet Cavalier government-special sedan as a motor pool car (and...
The dedication ceremony at the GM Technical Center in 1956 must’ve been amazing
Jul 25, 2019Craig FitzgeraldComments Off on The dedication ceremony at the GM Technical Center in 1956 must’ve been amazing
Given GM’s current recall woes, its financial trouble and its controversial bailout by the Feds, it’s hard to remember a time when the future looked like it was happening right inside the...
Too Fun, Must Be Outlawed: A Look Back At The Honda ATC200X Three-Wheeler
Jul 25, 2019Bryan McTaggart8
An automotive delinquent just doesn’t happen overnight. They are groomed and slowly brought into the world of loud engines, sideways antics and the fun that can be had. For many kids, an ATV or...
Rough Start: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Pre-Runner – Go Do Something Fun!
Jul 25, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Pre-Runner – Go Do Something Fun!
I’ve driven expensive cars, I’ve driven new cars, I’ve driven some pretty speedy cars. But the best cars I’ve driven tended to be low-buck, broke-ass rides that earned their...
Money No Object: 1961 Pontiac Catalina Safari with 389 Tri-Power
Jul 25, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
“You can sell a young man’s car to an old man, but you can’t sell an old man’s car to a young man.” Semon Knudsen knew exactly what he was doing the moment he took over the reins at Pontiac...
Here’s What It Looks Like When You Squash An Automotive Coil Spring With A Hydraulic Press
Jul 25, 2019Brian Lohnes1
Just when you thought the guy at the Hydraulic Press Channel on YouTube would run out of ideas, he concocts his most genius test of potentially deadly strength yet! In this video you will see a coil...
Watch This Formula Vee Racer Get Caught Up In Someone Else’s Problem And End Up On His Head
Jul 25, 2019Brian Lohnes2
There’s an old racing adage that goes something like, “You can’t win a race on the first lap but you can certainly lose one.” This video stands as 100% factual backup to that...
Spectator Drags At Seekonk – A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That
Jul 25, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Spectator Drags At Seekonk – A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That
We all know that Brian’s one true passion is drag racing. He’s been doing it for years and he’s proven to be absolutely amazing at his craft. Hearing him on the mic is today’s...
The Ultimate Rig For Easter Jeep Safari: An Aussie-Market Jeep CJ-10!
Jul 25, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
The more I deal with Jeep owners, the stranger I tend to find them. They’re as fiercely independent as most of the manufacturers that have owned the name at some point in the history of the...
Video: Louie Force and His Wheelstanding 1953 Kenworth
Jul 25, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Louie Force and His Wheelstanding 1953 Kenworth
“Diesel” Louis Force is the older brother of John Force, and some say he’s the crazier of the pair. Louie has been there next to John for all of this trials and tribulations through...
This Turbocharged LS-Swapped Motorhome Rules – Plus Wild Footage From Cruisin’ Ocean City
Jul 24, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on This Turbocharged LS-Swapped Motorhome Rules – Plus Wild Footage From Cruisin’ Ocean City
Here’s one that should hit most BangShifters right between the eyes! This video captures a bunch of the action at the yearly cluster of horsepower known as Cruising Ocean City. This Maryland...












