The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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Full Race Coverage From The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix: 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Full Race | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

Just one week after the famed Indy 500, the IndyCar Series was back at it for another weekend of racing. This time it was at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, which couldn’t be more different...

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Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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This 1959 Bristol Ace Is NOT A Shelby Cobra and That May Actually Make It Cooler

Any car guy worth his weight in salt knows that the car that became the vaunted Shelby Cobra began life as a Bristol Ace. This relatively unknown little sports car was not much of a big seller in the...

We Stole The Hooker Blackheart 2016 Camaro And Are Driving It To LS Fest Right Now! Join Us!

As if participating in the FM3 Road Trip for the past 6 days wasn’t enough road tripping, we’ve decided to hijack the Hooker Blackheart 2016 Camaro and drive it home to the west coast!...

Not A Ford 429 Fan? Buy This 1965 Cadillac Calais And Get You Some Cadillac 429 Power!

What’s that? You are not a fan of the Ford 429? Well we don’t really understand all that but we do know that there is another option for you out there in the land of the 429 and that is...

Welcome To The Deep End: Randy Kirkley’s 2008 Challenger SRT-8 Wing Car Is A Commitment To Going All-In

Opinions on a late-model Dodge Challenger that has been transformed into a retro-modern take on a Mopar Wing Car are going to vary wildly, from love to hate, with very little middle room. On one...

FM3 Cars And Cones at NCM Motorsports Park – Halfway Through The Road Trip!

Chad, Daphne, and a whole lot of their friends are currently on the FM3 Cars and Cones Road Trip, and are making their way from autocross to autocross along a winding route of picturesque drives and...

FM3 Road Trip: Cars And Cones FREE LIVE Streaming Coverage, Presented by RIDETECH Continues April 27th!

That’s right folks, BANGshift’s own Chad and Daphne Reynolds will be cruising the country this week with some of the coolest hot rodders and parts manufacturers in the biz. We’ll...

Leaving On His Own Terms: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Will Make 2017 His Last Season As A Driver

It’s official: at the end of 2017, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will retire as a NASCAR driver. The announcement, made yesterday, comes on the heels of losing half a year’s worth of races...

Viva Las Vegas 2017 The Finale! A Final Blast Of Images From The Event – From Race Cars To Step Vans

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re not sure we have ever had a gallery of photos from an event that featured race cars and step vans in the same collection but this one does. That...

New Product Shop Test: The MYCHANIC Rechargeable MEK LED Drop Light

I’m in love with this light. It’s one of 7 lights that the folks at MYCHANIC offer, and I was fully prepared to think it was just another average rechargeable shop light. It is not. In...

Sparks, Slides, And Crashing The Chicane – The Rechberg Hillclimb Looked Like A Riot!

There are two ways to view the distinctly European setup of a hillclimb event. There is the version that has more to do with a group of classic roadsters and is equally about conversation and tea as...

Viva Las Vegas 2017: What Happens At A Car Show In Vegas DOES NOT Stay In Vegas

(Photos by Wes Allison) – If that lead photo does not make you smile, you are in the wrong place. That’s hot rodding right there! Sure the engine probably does not make humongous power...

Morning Symphony: This Dallara P217 Howls Around Monza…But Will Dallara’s First Road Car Do The Same?

Since 1972, the Italian chassis manufacturer Dallara has been a force to be reckoned with in the racing community. There are many locations to look if you want to see what Dallara can do: Formula...

Combine A 1996 Lincoln And A 1942 Packard And What Do You Get? A Result As Bad As You’d Think

Someone, somewhere woke up one morning and decided that what the world needed was a car which combined the utter crummy nature of a 1996 Lincoln with the giant rounded backside of a 1942 Packard. You...

Viva Las Vegas 2017 Coverage: More Fresh, Never Before Published Photos Of The Show

(Photos by Wes Allison) – One of the neat things about our Viva Las Vegas 2017 coverage is that you are kind of getting a walk though automotive design history with every group of photos. The...