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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Cars and Coffee: Muscle, Exotica, Hot Rods, An Awesome Mix Of Cool Cars

Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Down here in the south, the car show season is already beginning again. Cars and Coffee this February in Plano, TX had a huge turnout. The first really good...

This Concept Ferrari F1 Is Meant To Do One Thing Only: Aggravate Formula One Into Action

Bernie Ecclestone isn’t a man who takes criticism. As the dictator leadership behind Formula One, he has pretty much implemented a “my way or the highway” approach to how teams...

OK, Now You’re Just Showing Off: BMW’s Self-Drifting Car Versus A Real Drifter

Autonomous technology has been making leaps within the last year or two, and we’ve seen the results when the car is allowed to run to the limits of it’s grip (think the RS7 that Audi sent...

In-Car And External Footage of Ott Tänak and Raigo Molder’s Crash Into A Lake At Rally Guanajuato México

This is the kind of footage that underscores the dangers of rally. Driver Ott Tänak and co-driver Raigo Molder were running on a dirt road next to a reservoir on a stage in the Rally Guanajuato...

Your Morning Wake-Up: A Pantera GTS Screaming Around Franciacorta!

The De Tomaso Pantera is the mid-engine supercar that three out of four American manufacturers were trying to build in the early 1970s. Chevrolet had always been toying with the idea of a mid-engined...

Project Possum Update! The Hotchkis Front and Rear Suspension Gets Installed and Buttoned Up

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Over the last week, we have been ironing out the final touches with the Hotchkis’ Total Vehicle System. All we had left were new leaf springs, shocks and...

This Is The Coolest Dune Buggy/Racer We Have Ever Seen – Slot Mags, Chaparral Engine, Killer Looks

Here’s a public admission I may get pilloried for but I am not much of a dune buggy person. I mean, I like them enough and they have cool nostalgia value and all but probably because I am a New...

Road Trip! The Grippo Boys Visit Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop, OCC, and The Saratoga Museum – Winter Fun!

(Words and photos by Joe/Dan Grippo) – What is your first though when someone says road trip in early February? If you are from the snowed-in northeast region your first thought might be, how...

Classic YouTube: Watch Randy Mamola Go For The Ride Of His Life As He Highsides At The 1985 San Marino Grand Prix Misano

Highsiding a motorcycle is the closest thing motorsports has that’s comparable to bull riding: the rear wheel gets loose, the bike starts to slide, then suddenly traction is regained and the...

Copart Cadaver: This 1973 Dodge Challenger Was Pristine Before Being Meeting An Immovable Object

I really like 1973 Challengers. I’d actually argue that styling-wise they represent the best of the E-body lineup. That’s they way it always is at the end of a run though, right? Subtle...

Kurt Busch Saga: Busch Will Not Face Domestic Violence Charges – What Does This Mean For His Career?

Another chapter in the Kurt Busch domestic violence case has come to a close, as ESPN is reporting that the Delaware Attorney General’s office has announced that the suspended NASCAR driver...

Is The Italian GP Done? All Signs Seem To Say “Yes” After 2016 As Monza Tries To Salvage The Series

Racing at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza has been going on for over ninety years, but it appears that might be changing soon. Certain signs are indicating trouble for not only Monza, but racing in...

Ouch! Is This The Most Epic Camaro Crash Ever? You Decide

(Photos by D. Troy Turner) These photos are awesome, and we can’t thank Troy from Outlaw Photography enough for sending them to us. This could be the most epic Camaro crash ever. While at King...

Chrysler Warns People About Doing Business With Their Dealers…Wait, What?! Weirdness In Hellcat Land

Ok things are getting strange in the land of the Hellcat. There are two things happening, both seemingly independent of themselves which point to what may be a larger issue. The thing that we saw...