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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Start Right Here: David Whealon Was On Hand And Brought Us All The Good Stuff!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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More I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Coverage: This Show Is Like No Other Indoor Car Show And We’ve Got All The Drag Racing Showcase Photos!

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got plenty more left! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out too. And as...

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More Small Town Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Race Cars, And More From The Weekend of Wheels In Grand Island Nebraska

We’ve got another gallery to share from the Weekend of Wheels show in Grand Island Nebraska, thanks to Scott Liggett. Scott’s got more photos coming, so stay tuned, and if you missed any...

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World’s Quickest Car: Corvette ZR1X vs Sapphire vs “Fast” Cars — Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race Replay

So you think the new ZR1 is fast, but know the ZR1X is an absolute beast? We’ve all been hearing all about what they are both capable of doing, and it is nothing short of amazing. For decades...

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Video Car Feature: Check Out Bill’s Ironworks Speed And Kustom Built, LT4 Powered, Pro Touring 1966 Chevelle.

We’ve featured several Ironworks Speed and Kustom built cars here at BANGshift over the last couple of years, and with good reason. Roger and the crew at Ironworks Speed and Kustom have been...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible Would Make An Awesome Power Tour Cruiser

I’m a fan of convertible muscle cars. I grew up in a family with a couple of convertibles and always loved them. I have fond memories of riding in my mom’s daily driver 1969 Riverside...

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Vintage Video: A 1987 Drag Documentary Looks At Kenny Bernstein And The Budweiser Crew – Neat Stuff!

My first memories of really being a fan of drag racing become clear about the time I was seven. That was 1987, the same year that a German film crew made this short documentary about Kenny Bernstein...

Wild Video: Two Guys Crash A Car At A Polish Rally And A Tree Nearly Skewers Them – Inches From Death!

This is a wild video that we found taken in-car at a Polish rally. It is obviously not recent because the trees are green and the weather seems to indicate that is isn’t winter time. Rally...

Epic Historic Road Racing Video: Footage From The Opening Day At Riverside International Raceway – Ol’ Yeller, Corvettes, Mercedes, Ferraris and More!

This is the coolest silent move that I have ever seen. The footage was taken on the opening day of the now gone Riverside International Raceway in California and it features some of the coolest road...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s The Weirdest/Coolest Thing You’ve Seen At A Swap Meet Lately?

While cruising through the swap meet in Bakersfield, I happened upon the contraption below and it stopped me dead in my tracks. It appears to be a propane draw through carb and turbo setup that is on...

March Meet Bonus Gallery: Sunday Photos From The Pits, Grove Car Show, and Swap Meet!

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside….we’re back with a final blast of photos from the March Meet at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California. While the race didn’t end...

VIDEO: Blown Altered Catches Flight At March Meet 2013. No Really It Gets All 4 Off At The Hit!

When this happened right before our eyes during our LIVE broadcast of the 2013 March Meet at Famoso’s famed Auto Club Famoso Raceway, we couldn’t believe our eyes. It’s not that we...

Sideways, With Rodney Prouty: I Knew What I Wanted Before I Knew What I Wanted…

In this edition of Sideways, Rodney addresses the fact that he knew what he wanted out of his hot rod even before there was a name for it. Just like all of us, he built a car in his mind based on...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: How Important Is Paint To You?

After seeing a lot of cool cars with fantastic paint in the Detroit Autorama gallery earlier today and then the little mini-feature on the 1954 Chevy we say at Famoso, today has been filled with...

Mini-Feature: The Wildest Paint Job We’ve Ever Seen On A Car That Actually Gets Driven

While walking through the grove at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield last Friday during  the rain, BangShifter Randal Burns and I spotted the most amazingly painted 1954 Chevy I have ever seen…and...

Detroit Autorama 2013 – More BangShift Approved Iron From The Autorama!

(Photos by Justin Oney) – So far we’ve showed you galleries from the 2013 Detroit Autorama submitted by BS lens slingers Ken Cox and Dom Damato and now it’s Justin Oney’s time...

Detroit Autorama 2013 – 100% BangShift Approved Cars, Trucks, Funny Cars, and Hot Rods Gallery!

(Photos by Dom Damato- DRD Photos) – We told you that we were going to bring you Detroit Autorama coverage from a bunch of BangShift contributors, so here’s our second collection of...

Roadkill: Freiburger and Finnegan Set Out For Alaska Again In The Ranchero!

Our favorite masters of masochism are at it again! Freiburger and Finnegan have loaded up their “Raunchero” and made tracks for the great white north again. As you may remember, the two...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Event Are You Most Looking Forward To Attending This Year?

After a great weekend of action at the 2013 March Meet, one of the things I was most excited to do is in the books. It’ll be a busy year for us here at BS with event season really starting to...

Power Gallery: Injected Engineering Dyno Day – Hot Cars And HUGE Horsepower!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It’s time to get back in the swing of things, as the car show and drag racing season gets started. Injected Engineering, a performance shop in Kennesaw,...