Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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G-body 8.8 Swap: Something Strange is Happening in Our Rear and We Like It – Axle Tech You Can Use!

(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY SCOTT PARKER) – If you didn’t know it already, the bad news about your G-body is that most likely it has one of the worst rear ends GM ever built. Only the Grand...

Looks Can Be Deceiving! This Craigslist 1978 Pinto Wagon Project Looks Like A Mess But Is It Hiding Something Cool?

Looks can be deceiving. When Ron Ward sent me the link for this 1978 Pinto wagon, I saw baby-blue, primer, some bodywork that was best described as “cringeworthy” and wheels I wouldn’t put on a...

The F1 Track That Wasn’t: How Korea Wound Up With The Race Track And How It’s Started A Racing Culture

(Lead Photo: New York Times) In October 2010 the Korea International Circuit hosted it’s first F1 race. The course had been built with the promise that it would be on the F1 circuit, that...

This Street Legal 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie Tribute Stock Car Is Absolutely Awesome From The Paint On Down

Normally when we talk about street legal tribute funny cars we’re actually talking about street cars that wear a period paint job or have a look close to something that would have been found on...

Freiburger Builds Up Hot Rod Garage’s Late-Model Mustang Into A Budget Autocrosser!

If there is one car in my recent history that is near and dear to my heart, it’s the 2005 Ford Mustang GT that I traded in for the Angry Grandpa Chrysler a couple of years ago. The Mustang was...

Would You Lay Out $2,500 For This (Claimed) Original Camaro Cowl Air Cleaner?

Of all the muscle car stuff that I am interested in, rare parts are pretty close to the top of the list. Not necessarily because I know everything about them, where they came from, who invented them,...

Teaser Video: The RideTech 48 Hour Corvette Is Following In Its Famous Older Brother’s Footsteps

March 10, 11, 12 from 8am until midnight each day, you’ll watch a team of experienced wrenches, industry experts, and escaped mental patients take a pretty decent little Corvette down to the...

Another Competitor Enters The Ring: The Aston Martin Vulcan Has Arrived To Do Battle In The Track-Only Hypercar War

Ferrari FXXK. McLaren P1 GTR. Both of these sociopathically-fast hypercars have one thing in common: they are track-only vehicles. Ferrari pretty much rents the FXXK, much like it did the 599XX, to...

Whoops! How To Free A S197 Mustang From A Muddy Ditch At An Autocross

Mudding and Ford Mustangs don’t normally exist well together, and this video will show you just how strained the relationship actually is. After getting a little too exuberant at an autocross...

Footage of Solaris Motorsports’ EuroV8 Camaro Tearing Around Monza – An Orphaned Race Car Screaming In Anger

Unfortunately, this is a kind of bittersweet video. This Camaro has been over in Italy for quite some time, running in the SuperStars and EuroV8 racing series. Unfortunately, that entire series has...

Apex Video: McLaren’s Official P1 GTR Introduction Video, Complete With The F1 GTR

A few days ago, we told you about the McLaren P1 GTR, the track-only version of the McLaren P1 hybrid supercar. The 986hp beast is the spiritual successor to the McLaren F1 GTR, the de-tuned...

Take A Hot Lap Of The Nurburgring Nordschliefe On Board An Ariel Atom – Blower Whine And Apexes For Days!

Sun, a killer racetrack, a very capable car…is this heaven? Well, one quick look outside dispatches that for us, but for the owner of this Ariel Atom, it most certainly is, because today...

Pro Touring Tuesdays: This 1964 Buick Skylark Is A Family Labor Of Love

“Pro Touring Tuesdays” is all about bring you guys and gals the best of the Pro Touring builds and videos that we uncover while on our endless search for all things Bangshifty. Some are more...

This 1966 Rambler American Defines The Idea Of Something Being Simple And Really Well Done – Do Want!

It is kind of funny how our perception of things changes over time. Take this 1966 Rambler American for example. In 1966 this was about the most plain, boring, and uncool car that a young guy with...