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Everyone Is Welcome! Join Us For The Classic Instruments Open House And Poker Run July 31st!

Classis Instruments is one of our awesome BANGshift.com Sponsors, and we love what they do. Not only do they make the most bad ass off the shelf and custom gauges anywhere, they do it the...

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Our Next Wave of Goodguys Columbus Photos Starts Here and Now!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We told you the other that that it would be coming, well here it is. Our Next Wave of Goodguys Columbus Photos Starts Here! Mike Brooks is the shooter of these fine...

The Skyline Is Coming To America, As A Ford: No, This Is Not A Sick Joke…Or Maybe It Is

(By Tom Lohnes)- Well folks, it seems the famed Skyline name is finally making it to America, the only problem is that it isn’t the famed sport sedan and coupe that we all know and love. What is...

Lean, Mean, and Green: The Aston Martin Valhalla Is Your Latest 900+ Horsepower, $800,000 Rocket

(By Tom Lohnes) – With the bonkers, V12-powered, $2.5 million Aston Martin Valkyrie sold out, extremely rich Aston Martin enthusiasts everywhere are appalled that they didn’t get a chance to...

Inflation Fighter: MAHLE Motorsport Announces NMRA/NMCA Travel Voucher Program

We love when companies are smart enough, plugged in enough, and understanding of their customers enough to come up with programs that largely benefit everyone involved. It’s not the most common...

Listen Up: Joey Haas and Alex Miladinovich Join The NHRA Insider Podcast And Talk Low Buck Nitro Racing

Joey Haas and Alex Miladinovch join host Brian Lohnes for this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The two independent racers are competing with more guts than wallet and they talk about the...

BANGshift Question Of The Day: Which Tool Would You Rather Have In Your Shop? CNC Plasma Table Or CNC Milling Machine?

Tools, they are almost as exciting and fun as the hot rods and race cars we build with them, and like the list of cars we wish we had there is a long list of tools I wish I had as well. And I know...

Roll Racing Action From The Streets Of Texas During TX2K – The 1320Video Crew Shares It All

When TX2K first started it was absolute debauchery every single night on the streets in south Texas. We’re talking street races, roll races, all kinds of fun and it was crazy. Over the years...

Air To Water Intercoolers: What You Need To Know Before Installing One On Your Ride

Intercoolers are a heat exchanger, just like your radiator, designed to cool the intake charge of an engine after it has gone through the supercharger or turborcharger. There are two kinds, air to...

How To Make Patch Panels You Can’t Buy New: How To Fix That Spot In The Trunk Right Behind The Wheel Tub

With all the restoration parts available today for muscle cars and classics of all kinds, we still sometimes come across damage that can’t easily be fixed with what is available. Or, there...

Watch JR Todd’s Incredible Come Back Run From NHRA Sonoma That We’ll All Be Talking About For Years

It was over. The DHL funny car that JR Todd was driving had smoked the tires on the hit, Jack Beckman was heading down track and that was the end of the story for the “Yella Fellas” of...

Allentown Vintage Drags: Traditional Hot Rods And Motorcycles Racing Heads Up On Gravel!

We give major kudos to Bill Rowe and EJ Kowalski for putting this great idea together and for sticking with it even though 2020 wasn’t kind to race events. If you are into traditional hot rods...

2021 Goodguys Summit Nationals In Columbus: Our Photo Onslaught Continues!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – So we’re back with more images from the incomparable Goodguys Summit Nationals presented by PPG from Columbus, Ohio and we think you will love this installment...

So Long, Stinger: Kia Announces The End Of Production For the Kia Stinger Sports Sedan

(By Tom Lohnes) – After the recently released refresh for the 2022 model year, you would expect the Kia Stinger to complete its lifecycle after a 6-year span in the year 2024. Well, that’s...