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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Buffing a BARN FIND! – Can You Restore Faded Paint on Classic Cars? Here’s How To Bring Barn Find Paint Back To Life!

I’m a huge fan of a good patina on a car, after all it takes decades for the sun and weather to create it. But sometimes you find a car that is still all one color, if a car has been hidden in...

Cool Tech-Demo Video: Why ARP Ultra-Torque Is THE Fastener Assembly To Use On Your Project

When a technically obsessed company spends two years of time, resources, and capital to make a product that increases the efficacy of their already industry leading parts, it’s not time wasted....

Watch This 1969 L71 427 Crank Out 500hp With The Factory Air Cleaner And Exhaust Manifolds On

It is one of those questions that gearheads love to pose to each other. How good were those old engines, anyway? How much did the factory over or under rate them? Did they actually make the...

Historic Video: Silent Screamer – The Inside Story Of The 1967 STP Turbine Powered Indy Car!

Last year around this time I was at the American Sped Festival in Detroit, surrounded by historic race cars of all different shapes and sizes. Two of them were 1968 turbine cars as fielded by STP....

Move Over BMW and Jag Inline Six Engines, Here’s a 370hp Naturally Aspirated OHC Pontiac Six!

Pontiac’s OHC six cylinder was a pet project of John DeLorean in the 1960s when he wanted to introduce a more European driving experience to customers who preferred sprightly handling to brutal...

Video: Upgrade Your Classic Mopar Steering With A New Borgeson Steering Box

When it comes to enjoying a classic muscle car, looking at it is one thing but driving it is where the magic really is. That’s the good news. The bad news is that most really good classic...

Dreary Days: This Review of The 1982 Plymouth Reliant Is Pretty Depressing From Top To Bottom

From the tone of John Davis’ voice to the weather the car was being driven in, to the actual car itself, this MotorWeek review of the 1982 Plymouth Reliant wagon is just a depressing look at...

Hilarious GM Promotional Video From 1966 – How Chevy Bagged On The Red Hot Mustang With Corvairs, Novas, and Chevelles

Chevrolet had to have been kind of panicked. Hey, they sere caught completely with their pants down in 1964 when Ford released the Mustang and created an icon right in front of them. By 1967 they...

Awesome Video: The Story Of British Rally Hero Dave Kedward And His Audi Quattro Group B Beast

This is a spectacular video. The story of a kid who started working in a butcher shop and all the while taught himself how to weld, wrench, and even paint cars during his off-time. Eventually he gets...

Can He Save The Worlds Worst 1957 Chevy? USED and FREE Body Panel Install

Dan is calling this the world’s worst ’57 Chevy because there is nothing on it that isn’t rotten or bent or something. Of course that just means there is plenty to do which means lots of great...

COMPRESSOR MAPS 101!! TURBO COMPRESSOR MAPS MADE EASY! HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. MAP HACKS

If you are confused by AR, wonder how to know which Compressor Map is right for your future turbo combo, or just don’t understand what everyone is talking about and why you care, this is the...

Check Out Holley’s Fuel Pump Buyers Guide For Your EFI Equipped Ride!

Looking for the right fuel pump for your EFI conversion? Fear not, because Holley Performance has so many offerings it is hard to keep up. There isn’t much that Holley’s parts can’t...

This 1976 Film Promoting The IMSA Monza Race Car Is Awesome! 1970s Road Racing Greatness

Let’s get one thing straight before we get going here. The IMSA Monza was an awesome car. With the crazy fender flares and the screaming small block engines that powered them, these cars were a...

New Old Stock: The 1995 Lotus S4S Was A Four Cylinder Screamer That Hung In With Newer Supercars

When it comes to supercars that Lotus Espirit is an interesting one. There were so many variants of the thing built over the years and all of them off of the same basic chassis. Like Colin...