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...

Read more

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...

Read more

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,...

Read more

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...

Read more

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...

Read more

LIVE CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Racing GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026.

It is endurance racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more 24 hour races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime racing...

Read more

 

2018 Grand National Roadster Show Coverage: Images From The Main Hall At The Show

(Photos by Wes Allison) – The main hall, the big enchilada, the showcase, the home of the big dogs. Yes, this is a large photo gallery from the main hall of the 2018 Grand National Roadster...

2018 Grand National Roadster Show Photo Coverage: Modern Hot Rods, Show Cars, Vintage Drag Cars, More

(Photos by Wes Allison) – If we were going to show you a muscle car gallery today we also wanted to show you more of the variety at the 2018 Grand National Roadster Show. This time...

2018 Grand National Roadster Show Coverage: Magnificent Muscle Cars At The Pomona Fairplex

(Photos by Wes Allison) – While the title of the event pretty much tells what the main focus of the 2018 Grand National Roadster Show is, that doesn’t mean it’s all roadsters. This...

Morning Symphony: Autocrossing In A Twin-Charged Mazda Miata

Supercharging is good. Blower noise and boost when you need it all the time is a good thing. Turbochargers are good, too…using the exhaust to make power instead of power-robbing off of the...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster WINNER: The Martin Special 1931 Ford

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster is a title that only one car per year gets to own, and it also puts you in a very particularly small and important group. This year’s contenders for the...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: The Nickel Roadster

This 1932 Ford Roadster is unique, not for the stance or paint scheme, not for the interior or the drivetrain and suspension, but rather because of the finish on all the metal components normally...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: The Eddie Dye Roadster

The Eddie Dye Roadster is a 1929 Ford that is as old school cool as can be. This car exudes cool and fast and it is one that really appeals to the traditional hot rod crowd. Especially when you see...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: 1927 Ford Custom Concept

Daniel Hostetter’s 1927 Ford Custom Concept car is my favorite AMBR contender. There, I said it. It looks like no other car in the class, and with good reason. It is based on an old magazine...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: Shangri-La 1936 Cadillac

Rick Dore is pretty well known for sexy, swoopy. sensual cars and this year his blue 1936 Cadillac called Shangri-La is all of that and more. The color on this car has been talked about non-stop at...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: Blackstar 1932 Ford Roadster

The Blackstar is another AMBR contender that went with a bit different power plant. In fact very different. Mind you there was a time when the Cadillac Northstar dual overhead cam engine had some...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: Pete Aardema’s 1934 Ford

Pete Aardema’s 1934 Ford is a really nice car. But that’s not what you’ll notice when you first walk up to the display for this thing. What you’ll notice is the fact that...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: Deuce One Ford Roadster

I have to say, this is one of my two favorite cars in the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster competition. There is nothing I would change on this car. and I would drive the wheels off of it...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: .36 Special 1936 Ford Roadster

Chris and Robyn Parmalee are the owners of the .36 Special roadster, and Chris is the one who built and painted it. This year’s field of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster contenders...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender: The Stinger 1932 Ford

Sean Black’s Stinger 1932 Ford is a pretty bitchin ride. There are plenty of reasons to like it and plenty of ways that it checks all the boxes on how to do a great roadster. It’s also...