Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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Tool Testing: Mustard vs Ketchup DeWALT says their 1st Right Angle Die Grinder is 1.5X As Powerful As Milwaukee!

We love tool tests around here, and while we know many of you out there are super loyal to mustard or ketchup, aka DeWalt or Milwaukee, we’re not really that particular. Yes I understand why...

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Extended Highlights From The Circuit Paul Ricard 2026 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS

The GT World Challenge races are going on all over the place, but this past weekend’s Circuit Paul Ricard race in Le Castellet, Var, France. This 6 hour endurance race featured plenty of racing...

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Freiburger Takes Us On A DRIVING TOUR of HISTORIC HOT ROD SPOTS Around Los Angeles! Too Many To Count!

There are tons of historic spots around Southern California that impacted hot rodding, racing, and custom car building over the last 80 years or so, but no matter how many you can think of there are...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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Welcome To The Club: Consumer Reports Pans Tesla Model 3 Over Brakes, Controls

We’d like to take a moment to welcome Tesla to the club…the club of car makers who have been taken behind the woodshed by Consumer Reports over the performance of one of their models...

Show Photo Coverage: 2018 Wings and Wheels Annual Fly-in/Cruise-in Part 2

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More from the Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport festivities.  Figuring out how to parse the photos is a task I do not enjoy as I have stated before.  I...

The Mighty Car Mods RB-swapped Z-Car Is Alive! Check Out The Final Additions Here!

We’ve been watching the work that Mighty Car Mods have been putting into an imported-from-Japan Nissan Fairlady Z (Datsun 240Z to the Americans) and we’ve been impressed with the overall...

Pirelli World Challenge Action Photo Coverage From Virginia International Raceway

(Photos by David Whealon) – Want to know how much of a mad man David Whealon is? On the same weekend the dude was shooting photos at zMax Dragway for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals and then hauling...

Ride On Board Various Cars At The Monaco Historic Grand Prix – THIS Is Cool!

Going vintage sports car racing is not really a budget proposition. Compared to say, running a modern F1 team it is cheap but when you factor in the cost of the car, the cost of a crew, all the...

Awesome Event Photo Coverage: 2018 Wings and Wheels Cruise-In At Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The first Wings and Wheels event at Cynthiana-Harrision County Airport was in April 2013.  I remember this because it was the first event we ever took our...

Fuelie Find: This 1961 Corvette Would Have Been About The Baddest Thing On The Streets When It Was New

We all have our soft spots, right? Mine happens to include 1961/62 fuel injected, four speed, black Corvettes with red interiors. I ran across this car for sale on eBay and had to stop to check it...

Edelbrock Tech Video: Here’s How To Adjust The Pushrod Guide Plates On A Small Block Chevy Head

Knowledge is power, right? Hell knowledge when it comes to engines, makes power so that means we should all try to be as smart about this junk as possible In this case we’re talking about the...

This 1985 Olds Toronado Rides High, Has A 455, and Is Still Front Wheel Drive!

This is an interesting car. It may not be a great car but it sure is an interesting car, right? I mean how can we not look at a 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado that sits like a four wheel drive truck, has...

Buicks Show Off At The Original Parts Group Spring Summer Series Opener!

It’s springtime in Southern California and our awesome BANGshift.com sponsor; Original Parts Group officially kicked off their Spring Summer Car Show Series over the weekend at the OPGI...

Project Binky Is Back! Watch The Boys Take Fabrication On This Little Beast To The Next Level!

Project Binky just does it for me. First off, it is a cool little Mini and who doesn’t like an old school Mini. But then you take the fact that these dudes are using CAD, Cardboard Aided...

Morning Symphony: The BMW M8 GTE Race Car In Testing At Monza

Call me strange if you must, but whenever a manufacturer shows off the racing version before the street car, things don’t seem to bode well for that model. Case in point: the 1995 Dodge...

This Is One Special 1967 Chevelle Project, And You Will Marvel At Some Of The Details

(Words and Photos by Steve Chryssos/Ridetech) This is a special project for a couple of reasons, the most important being that it will belong to Ridetech Owner Sharon Voelkel. We’re all...

This 1972 AAR Gurney Eagle Indy Car Is Spectacular In Every Way And We Want It!

I don’t know what I can say about this car that can’t be seen in the photos. It’s amazing, and I’m not some particularly passionate Indy Car fan. But man this car is awesome....