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 Laid-Back Chill-Fest At NCM Motorsports Park 2018: Starting Off The Power Tour With Road Course Laps!

There are neat machines prowling all over Warren County, Kentucky. A quick drive down any street in Bowling Green is like a mini car show: a kit-car Cobra cruising past the dealerships. A Buick GS...

Watch Jim Pace Hammer A Brutally Fast McLaren M8 Can-Am Car Around Road Atlanta – Awesome!

Of all the iconic cars and names that emerged from the awesome era of Can-Am road racing the McLaren name and the M8 car may stand atop the heap. The McLaren M8 was run in various versions from its...

Check Out This Video Of A 1990 Vintage F1 Car Being Dyno Tested – Revs For Days!

Remember the era when F1 cars turned the kinds of RPM that you were scared to mention out loud? While today’s cars are faster and more capable, packed with technology akin to that of a vehicle...

The Brougham Bomber: This 1975 Hurst/Olds Is Simply Meant To Be As It Is – Big Blocked And Capable

“Time heals all wounds”. You’ve heard those words, I’m sure. You let the emotions of whatever event simmer down to nothing, then you can take stock in what was important and...

Right-Sized: This 1978 Chevrolet Monza Hatchback Is One Of The Nicest We’ve Seen In A Bit!

Let’s accept a couple of truths: most cars in the 1970s were much bigger than they really needed to be, Detroit hadn’t figured out how to utilize space efficiently, and in a broadly...

Watch This BMW S85 V10 Crank Out 720 Naturally Aspirated Horsepower On The Dyno!

When we think of stroker engines it is always big and small block V8s, right? Whether we are talking about the 383 Chevy, the 347 small block Ford, the 514ci big block blue oval jam, or the 500ci...

Want To Put A Beefed 4L80E In Your Ford, Mopar, Or BOP GM Product? TCI Has Your Handled With The 4x Four Speed!

TCI’s 4x Four-Speed is a 4L80E based performance automatic that has been a staple of many GM performance builds over the last few years. The good news that that TCI recognized that keeping all...

Money No Object: This 1973 De Tomaso Pantera GTS Is The Original Blue-Collar V8 Exotic!

It is kind of weird to see just how parallel the De Tomaso Pantera and the Lamborghini Countach were in their evolution. Both debuted in the early 1970s with a clean wedge shape and by the end of the...

The Other Shelby Mustang: Shelby American Introduces The 2018 Super Snake

Ford makes a GT350 and soon, a GT500 variation and yes, they are referred to as Shelby Mustangs. But Shelby American, the company that dates back to the chicken farmer’s first go-’round...

Better Hurry: There Is A Rarely Seen In The States Mk2 Ford Escort For Sale – A Little Hot Rod With A Cutting Brake

Yeah, this thing makes me sad. Not because I dislike all the stuff the owner is done, because I know someone other than me will own it. I actually had a couple of bucks tucked away for a project and...

It Means “Box Skyline”: Get A Closer Look At The Nissan Skyline GT-R “Hakosuka”

The transition of a car from just another run of the mill machine into a legend takes time. There are no instant legends. None. Not even the mid-2000’s Ford GT…it is an awesome bit of...

The Cleanest Stock 1974 AMC Hornet We Have Ever Seen Is For Sale And It Is Less Than $4,000

How in the hell does this car live in Michigan for more than 40 years and look like THIS?! You are seeing the same thing we are. The cleanest stock 1974 AMC Hornet we’ve ever gawked at and a...

Second-Gen Violence In The Making: This 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Is Beastly!

I might be off by a year or two from the personal pinnacle, but the second-gen Chevrolet Camaro is my first automotive love for a reason: excellent handling, shapely body, great proportions, and when...

DOH! Here’s What Happens When The Main Caps Do Not Get Torqued In Your Freshly Built Engine

So we have all been there. Whether it was that little mistake on the first problem of the high school math test that threw off the rest of your answers or perhaps that little mistake with too many...