THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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BANGshift.com Would Like To Wish All Of You A Happy And Safe Independence Day! We Hope You Enjoy The Celebration This 4th of July!

On behalf of myself, all our great BANGshift.com contributors, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. Happy Birthday to the United...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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The State of American Performance: Corvette ZR1X vs. Mustang GTD vs. Lucid Sapphire vs. Czinger 21C on the Road and the Track.

Horsepower has never been easier to make, more readily available, or more usable than it is in 2026. And while car prices have climbed, and I certainly can’t afford any of these machines here,...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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The Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – Vic Edelbrock Sr. The Man Who Built An Entire Industry. Hot Rod Parts For Everyone!

The latest inductee into the Engine Builder Hall of Fame is none other than Vic Edelbrock Sr., the man who created an industry, and a brand that may be more recognizable than any other in the...

RECORD LEVELS OF PAIN! FINNEGAN BOUGHT A CAR, THE ENGINE WIRING MELTED, AND HE BROKE HIS LEG ON THE ROAD TRIP HOME!

We’re used to hearing fun stories from Mike Finnegan, and all our car friends when it comes to finding and buying classic cars, hot rods, and trucks. But sometimes the other little things that...

Not So Hot Hatch: The 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro Delivers The Grip And Apparently Not Enough Rip

Back in the 1980s when you heard about an Audi Quattro you knew that there was a high percentage chance of fun if you got to ride in it. Those cars were ground breakers in bringing the idea of all...

Fun With Cars & Car People at the Track: OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series visits Sebring International Raceway

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) A full moon glided over a clear Florida sky, making way for a warm sunrise and the start of the 11th season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series....

The New Season of FASTER with Newbern and Cotten Is On! And Here’s Some Fun Behind the Scenes Action From The Boys!

It’s time for a new season of Faster: with Newbern and Cotten and we’re super excited. If you haven’t been watching the show, you need to catch up because these two goofballs are...

Pinstriping 101 – Hot Hues Urethane Pinstriping Paint: Hot Rod Jen Gives Us A Guide To Get Started.

We’ve featured some of Hot Rod Jen’s work here on BANGshift lately and appreciate her cool videos that show how to pinstripe, her work flow, and her process for practicing and perfecting designs....

Who Makes The Best Hand Cleaner? We’ve All Got Favorites, But Which One Works Best? GoJo, Snap On, ZEP And 8 Others Tested To Find Out!

When I was growing up in my grandpa’s auto shop, there were two things I remembered about washing up. One was that he had a Tupperware shaker of dry abrasive hand soap that you shook out and...

Holding Up? These Guys Stick A 180,000 Mile 1989 Shelby CSX On The Dyno To Check Its Power Levels

As things age they tend to slow down, right? Athletes lose a step of performance, cars give up some of their horsepower through wear, and things just generally soften up. But do thy always? These...

This McCulloch Promotional Film From 1961 Is Awesome And Stars The Late Don Knotts!

Everything about this video is awesome. From the sound of the angry McCulloch racing engines, the goofy coolness of Don Knotts, the race footage shown, and the fact that it was made to help McCulloch...

Turbo Weirdo: The 1985 Pontiac Sunbird Turbo Was One Of The Seemingly Rogue PerFormance Cars of GM’s 1980s

The saddest thing about the 1980s and GM was that the things that had made them a global colossus and were seen as their greatest strengths just 20 years before turned into giant negatives for the...

Video Perfection: Take A Look At A Screaming Formula 5000 Car From 1970 – Open Wheel, Small Block Perfection

(Video credit: Clay Simon YouTube Channel) – We have gushed over Formula 5000, we have showed you old Formula 5000 cars on eBay, and we have even showed you old Formula 5000 video with James...

DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Nothin But NEW METAL! – This Makes It A Rust Free 1967 Camaro Right?

Dan is back at it with another Camaro update. He’s run out of parts so other stuff is on order, so he’s deciding on what can go under the hood. When you get a Camaro project, you care a...

Introducing RacePak Dash Displays Available in 6.86″ and 12.3″ size options. Big Digital Screens That Looks Bad Ass!

With the huge success of Holley’s trick digital dashes, and tons of their Racepak customers pressuring them for their own, it was just a matter of time before we’d see a fully...

Video: Let’s Go Jag Hunting Inside An Amazing 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB With Its Screaming V12

Last week we showed you an awesome 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB racing at Goodwood. We talked about a car worth 10s of millions of dollars being beaten on and driven in the way that Enzo Ferrari planned...