It’s Ba-a-a-a-ack! The Hot Rodded Volvo Tractor Is Back, With A Video To Show Ken Block How It’s Really Done
When we first saw footage of this Volvo BM Terrier tractor ripping donuts in the countryside a couple of years ago, we went nuts. Just the fact that someone stuffed a built Volvo turbo motor that, by...
eBay Find: This 1948 Ward LaFrance Heavy Hauler Rig Was The Toughest Stuff On The Road Back Then
When it comes to old trucks, I love stumbling over the stuff that isn’t commonly talked about. Take this 1948 Ward-LaFrance truck for example. This was a severe duty big rig back in the late...
Carnage Video: Watch As This Cummins Dodge Runs Away On The Dyno
Excepting very, very few circumstances, a runaway situation is pretty much a death sentence for a diesel engine. Once the oil starts lighting up in the cylinders it takes air starvation to shut the...
Forget A Bus, This 1976 Ford C600 Needs To Be The New BS Mobile Command Center
Recently converted BangShifter Casey Miller sent us this Craigslist link to a 1976 Ford C600 utility truck that is for sale in Connecticut. He thought it was cool but I saw it and immediately...
2014 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise – More Sweet Trucks From This Massive SoCal Cruise
Yesterday we showed you a load of sweet trucks from the 2014 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise and today we’re throwing more trucks all up in your business because we feel like it. So there....
This 1972 Chevy Beauville Van Exudes Cool, Has Enough Power Tow Be Fun, And Is As Clean As A Whistle
I’m not really a “van guy” per se. I like vans good enough but I rarely ever see one that drives me totally bananas enough to make sure it gets into the blog queue. This is one of...
Trucks! Here’s A Collection Of Sweet Rigs From The 2014 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise
Yesterday we ran a gallery of hot rods and cool cars from the 2014 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise. We have hundreds and hundreds of photos from the event and we’re busting them out with...
The War Of The Big Trucks Continues: Ford Agrees To Test Using SAE Standard And Their Own, And Will Quit Taking Things Out Of The Trucks
The war of words between Ford and everyone else, especially Ram, over truck towing capabilities and ratings continues. Ford is going to test their Super Duty line to the SAE J2807 rating, the one...
One For The Purists: This Chevrolet/Dodge Combination Should Infuriate Both Camps
When I get tagged in a post from fellow BangShifters in Zuckerberg’s World, I know that it’s one of two things: either something I’m interested or, more often than not, something...
This Ramp Truck Started Life As A 1953 American LaFrance Fire Truck – Neat Piece
Color us amazed. We never thought about turning an old fire truck into a ramp truck/hauler before but someone did and they either created this themselves and are incredibly talented or they found...
This Cavalier Trar Raises A Lot Of Questions About Our Favorite Form Of Hilljack Hackery
Trars are a staple here at BangShift and they have been since we threw the switch to fire this thing up nearly six years ago. We like the creativity that goes into one of these things mainly because...
OMG!!! This 1962 Ford Short Bus Could Be The Coolest Bus Motorhome Conversion Ever
Okay, we know this 1962 Ford Short Bus is not “pretty”, but like your mom always told you, it’s what’s on the inside that matters. LOL We know that everyone at the local KOA...
We Want This 1941 Dodge WC 10 Carryall! What Would You Do With It!
When our buddy Jay sent this bad boy in, I started drooling and immediately sent the link over to Brian so he could check it out. This 1941 Dodge WC 10 Carryall is one awesome looking piece, and the...
Using An Air Tanker For The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: STUPID. Yet, Someone Did It…
I read the story, then I had to do a Google hunt to find other stories to make sure this wasn’t a joke. Surely, nobody was dumb enough to commission a freaking air tanker to dump a load of...
