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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American Powertrain Announces ProFit Transmission Systems For 1967-1979 Ford F-100 Trucks

It ain’t just about C10s anymore, kids! It is not news to anyone that classic half ton trucks of all varieties have become some of the hottest things in the world of hot rodding. Guys are...

Rough Start: Will This 5.0 Ford Ranger Be Your Hot-Rod Hauler?

Small truck, V8. It’s a wonderful combination. What’s better is when the factory more-or-less offers up a do-it-yourself conversion kit to make that dream come true! When Ford started...

Usually I Say To Each His Own With Regards To Car Builds. Today Is Not One Of Those Days.

WTF PEOPLE!!! Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. This is hideous. In every way. Thanks to our pal Rocco Bastone, who sent this one in, we all get to suffer and look at it together....

Conduire Énervé: The Drifting Charger Is Back For A Full Video In An Old Factory!

It takes solid stones to take on an icon like a 1960s Dodge Charger and go your own way with it. This is a car that Hollywood movie makers fantasize about when they lay their heads down to sleep at...

Not Quite The Holiday Road: Caravan Racing In Britain Is Pure Mayhem!

It’s not like regular short-track amateur racing is dangerous enough. Everybody is looking out for Number One and only Number One, and everybody else can either pack it up and go home or...

Duramax Fifth-Gen Camaro! – Also, The Story Of The Cummins Charger – HERE!

Engine swaps are a thing that has become so commonplace in hot rodding that you really have to do something amazing to blow people away. It just so happens that Minnesota’s Nathan Mueller is...

Wild Weirdo: This 1978 Draper Motor Cars Kentera Is The First One Of A Handful Ever Made

For some reason the 1970s and early 1980s were the time where so many people tried to launch either short or large run sports cars into the market. Some were scratch built but most were modified...

2018 All-Ford Nationals At Carlisle: Our Last Gallery Of Photos Is All About Cool Ford Stuff!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – We recently spent a few days wondering around 2018 Ford Nationals at the Carlisle Pennsylvania Fairgrounds. 3000 plus cars and Ford trucks packed the place...

A Real 1990s Throwback: This 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Is A Mix Of Cruiser, Sport Truck And G-Machine

Yesterday Lohnes showed off a 1960 Edsel that had been converted into a sedan delivery…or a Ford that had been converted into an Edsel…or some kind of Ford product held together by at...

Wait ‘Til You Drive It: This 1985 Ford LTD Isn’t The Family Wagon You Remember!

It’s almost a punchline, how obsessed I can be over non-traditional models that are built to high degrees. I’ll accept every level of hell I’m going to catch for that trait, but...

Watch Rod Millen Attack The 2002 Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb In His Insane Pikes Peak Celica

Rod Millen is one of the baddest engineers and wheelmen who has ever strapped into a race car. The dude has won in all kinds of different equipment. In different formats, on different continents, and...

This 1966 Video Shows A Weird Form Of Stock Car Racing At Brands Hatch In England – A Yank Wins!

While America may have invented “stock car racing” the product has gone global over the decades with each area of the world and even separate countries putting their own spin on the...

The Most 1990s Car In The World Is For Sale On eBay Right Now – A 1960 Edsel Sedan Delivery?!

It was motorcycle land speed racer Brendan Malone who tipped us off to what he called the most 1980s wagon on Earth. We think this one has an early 1990s vibe happening but either way, it is looking...

Looking To Buy An Awesome Datsun 510? Boy Do We Have one For You! This Thing Rules

(By Greg Rourke) – My first car was a 1969 Datsun 510. Actually, it was titled as a 1969, but it had a bunch of 1968 parts. I found that out when I ordered a taillight lens from the dealer and...