NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Fabrication Marathon! Winch Mount, Bumper & Race Prep Madness In The Shop

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Let’s Talk ENGINES, PROJECT CARS, CHiPS TV, and More With David Freiburger!

David Freiburger’s Socials and YouTube channel have grown dramatically since the Motor Trend Studios that he and Finnegan were working for shut down and he went out on his own. It’s been...

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Viva Las Vegas 2026 Rockabilly Car Show Video – Hot Rods, Pinup Girls & Live Bands Take Over Las Vegas!

Viva Las Vegas is one of THE premier rockabilly car shows and get togethers in the country. Taking over the Orleans Hotel and Casino every April, this show is in its 30th year! When I still lived in...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Go Ahead, Call The Cops: This 1979 Buick Station Wagon Trar Is Ugly And Awesome!

It’s a rolling middle finger. That’s all this 1979 Buick Electra station wagon trar is, a rolling middle finger. It’s not like a nice wagon was turned into a trar…we’d...

This 1977 Oshkosh Is A 300hp Truck That Hauls Around A 450hp Snowblower

While we have not had a ton of snow around BangShift eastern world HQ in Massachusetts, there’s nothing better than being prepared, right? In this case we have found a truck that’s so...

Hip To Be Square: This 1970 Dodge 1000 is Very Rare, Very Cool, and Not Very Round

(By Greg Rourke) – I admit it, I get a stiffy for big trucks. No, not the seen-one-ya-seen-’em-all Volvos and Freightshakers one sees hauling who knows what down the super slab. I like...

Be Ready For Anything With This 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air Trar – Just Fix The Brakes First!

Trars…we are fascinated by them here. Some versions more than others, admittedly, but on the grand scheme of things, we tend to appreciate a car that has been repurposed into a four-wheel-drive...

The 2018 Holley LS Fest West Registration Is Open! Do You Want To Be Part Of The Fun In Las Vegas?

Enough moping about the cold weather, it’s time to start gearing up for the fun that is to be had in 2018, and one of the events that many should be looking forward to is Holley’s LS Fest...

Morning Symphony: This Bumpside Ford Going Mudding Sounds Like Happiness To Our Ears!

Ah, mud. More often than not it’s our enemy, but if you’re into getting dirty off-road, there’s nothing else like it. Stand on the throttle all you want…so long as...

RacingJunk Find: This 6×6 Western Star Pulling Truck Is The Greatest Vehicle For Sale On The Internet

It weighs 32,000lbs. It has an engine that measures out at 1,150ci, it has six wheel drive, it has an Allison transmission that could survive a direct nuclear hit, and it has a presence like few...

Big Rig, Meet Train: Watch As This Brandt-Peterbilt Power Unit Crates Around Railcars!

For years, my dad was a long-haul trucker. We picked him up from the truck, we drove him to the truck, and in-between, the eighteen-wheeler Kenworth that he piloted pretty much dictated every last...

These VW Camper Vans Were Resurrected From Their Graves In Wyoming After Being Forgotten

I love campers and camper vans, and I’m also a big fan of VW vans, so when I saw this story about VW Camper Vans that had apparently been all but forgotten in Wyoming I had to check it out....

Wanting Your Own Square-Body Crew Cab Dually Of Your Very Own? This 454-Powered 1986 Model Is For Sale For Reasonable Cash!

One of the bigger deals of last year was Chad’s hunt for a square-body GM crew cab dually pickup. The Bearded One had a very particular shopping list: must be two-wheel-drive, big block...

Peterbilt Produces Its 1,000,000th Truck – Huge Milestone For Legacy Trucking Brand

Peterbilt has been one of the premier names in the world of Class 8 trucking across North American since the company’s founding in 1939. Through the ups and the downs in the economy, through...

Ultra4 Rigs Meet Hillclimbing! Who Wins? We All Do! (Just Kidding…The Hill Wins!)

Ultra4 racers are the kind of rigs that you see at King Of The Hammers. They are brutal units that have to survive the worst that California can throw at them, and range from UTV runners to the...

Cooler Heads: Is This Guy Selling A Head Assembly From A Wright R-1820 Engine Off Of A B17 Bomber?

WWII was a war largely fought with piston engines. Trucks, tanks, Jeeps, airplanes, ships, and tractors all used pistons in the first fully mechanized war the world had ever seen. The advancements...

The Swiss Army Knife Of Custom Machines Is Up For Auction – The 2009 Dobbertin HydroCar Can Be Yours!

Rick Dobbertin’s 1965 Chevy II and 1985 Pontiac J-2000 are well-known and appreciated within the automotive community for what they were at the time: builds that were further advanced than...