Rough Start: A Rough But Running 1982 Jeep J20 Calls Our Name
May 11, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
We like our trucks useful. They don’t have to be pretty, they don’t have to have all of the power in the world, but they had better be able to start, run, and work everyday. You can...
This 1980 AM General M934 Expansible Van Is What You Need If A Big Military Truck Is Missing In Your Life
May 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
So Lohnes wants to compare apples to oranges by going after a nice, clean SJ Wagoneer with…of all things…an M35A2 Deuce that has been chopped and converted into a bright yellow oversized...
This Tough Truck Ramcharger Makes A Hard Run, But Does It Survive The Knox County Fairgrounds Track?
May 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Tough Truck Ramcharger Makes A Hard Run, But Does It Survive The Knox County Fairgrounds Track?
Tough Truck races are, as far as I’m concerned at least, a Viking funeral for a truck that has worked long and hard, and is at the end of it’s road. Pushing the truck well beyond the...
Buy This Turbine Powered, Thrust Driven Jet Ski – Why? Because It Would Make For A Good Story On Your Tombstone
May 09, 2015Brian Lohnes7
Virtually everything is better with turbines. We say “virtually” because we’re not sure a thrust driven jet ski is actually better than one propelled by the water jet propulsion...
Pulling Action! Wheels Up, Dirt Flying, Awesome Texas Truck and Tractor Pullers Association Photos
May 08, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Pulling Action! Wheels Up, Dirt Flying, Awesome Texas Truck and Tractor Pullers Association Photos
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Charles Wickam was our man on the scene last weekend at the Texas Truck and Tractor Pulling Association event. We showed you some of his images yesterday and...
Managed To Get Your Kenworth Stuck? Call In A Cummins Dodge!
May 08, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
A typical tow rating for a 1990s Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins truck is somewhere between 10,000lbs and 12,000 lbs, depending on such options as four-wheel-drive and axle ratios. Not bad at all. We are...
Need A Sensible Family Ride To Use In The Takeover Of A Small Country? This 1978 Kaiser Jeep Truck Is Your Rig!
May 08, 2015Brian Lohnes8
So my highlighting of the former Governator’s Duramax Wagoneer went over about as well as Pickett’s Charge yesterday and McTaggart came at me today with a better option. Being the mean...
Truck and Tractor Pulling Action Photos From Texas! Gassers, Diesels, Tractors, Work Trucks, More!
May 07, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(PHOTOS BY CHARLES WICKAM) – Talk about a schizophrenic gearhead weekend! Charles Wickam spent one day among some of the most rare, beautiful, and expensive machines in Texas and the next...
McTaggart’s Jeep May Be Faster, But This 1984 Wagoneer Is A Diesel Swapped Cruiser That’s Way More Comfy (Needs Previous Owner Delete)
May 07, 2015Brian Lohnes18
While it is painfully true that the Jeep McTaggart posted today is way more powerful and exponentially faster than the 1984 Wagoneer I am posting here, this blacked out example if far more comfy, it...
Quigley Vans Has Gotten Their Hands On The New Ford Transit – Interested In A Four-Wheel-Drive People Mover?
May 07, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
Chances are good that if you’ve ever seen a lifted four-wheel-drive full-size van, that Quigley Vans have had their hands on the build. They’ve been doing the conversions since 1975 and...
This 1955 Chevy 6400 Ramp Truck Has A Claimed 56,000 Miles And Is All Original – Cool But All That It Claims To Be?
May 06, 2015Brian Lohnes5
I will lead off with the fact that this truck is absolutely spectacular and that I would have it in my driveway no matter if it is a nut and bolt perfect survivor or something else entirely. Feeling...
Repaving The Road With A GMC TopKick 4500 The BangShift Way! Medium Duty Burnout For The Win!
May 06, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
If you’re a fan of the live-action Transformers movies, you’re familiar with Ironhide, a lifted GMC TopKick 4500 with a pickup bed. Considered one of the oldest and most powerful of the...
This 1977 Dodge D700 Ramp Truck Is A Knockout! Big Block Power, Built By Cotton Owens, And For Sale!
May 05, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
It’s a damn good thing I’m broke, because I want this truck like I’ve never wanted one before. This 1977 Dodge D700 Club Cab is a jaw-dropping piece that looks just stunning. Black...
Listen To That Detroit Diesel Sing As The Driver Of This 1948 Diamond T Rows The Gears!
May 05, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
You don’t even have to watch the video to enjoy the noise of the Detroit Diesel 453T singing along in this 1948 Diamond T…the four-cylinder lives up to it’s Detroit Screamer...