More Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

Here’s gallery #2 from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed gallery #1, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by Mike...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Big Progress, Big Video, Engine & Transmission Mounted + Roll Cage Bracing Complete!

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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The TRUTH About Oil Additives Revealed, With Real Test Results From The Motor Oil Geek

There are too many Oil Treatments and Additives to count nowadays, and many of them make claims that are hard to believe. Over the years there have been so many of them and while some have good...

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Aftermarket Gossip: Is a Manual C8 Corvette Actually Happening? TREMEC’s Aftermarket Chief Tells All!

I realize the numbers are small, but there are people out there that would like a C8 Corvette with a clutch pedal. And as a guy who drives a stick shift car most days, I understand the allure. But I...

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First Drive Video: Westen Champlin’s Cummins Swapped Rolls Royce Is Something Special. Absurd, But Special.

I like a good Cummins as much as the next guy, but this is a bit over the top. Of course it won’t surprise you since it is coming from Westen Champlin, but at the same time it is taking the...

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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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Better Breather: We Bolt On More Power And Economy With An Airaid Intake On A 2013 Chevy 3500 HD Gasser

Thirty years ago if you wanted to make your car breathe better you bolted on an open element air cleaner. It certainly changed the way your car sounded and it might have added a couple of horsepower...

ChampTruck Racing Lives! This Video Is A Behind The Scenes Look At The First Race In New Jersey

Well, it is official. Big rig road racing lives in the USA again as the ChampTruck series recently completed their first event at New Jersey Motorsports Park. This video by the guys at Minimizer...

Watching This Jeep’s Body Get Ripped From The Frame Is Both Awesome And Jaw Droppingly Stupid At The Same Time

The first question we have here is why would anyone try to pull a Jeep sunk in silt that is like concrete try to pull a vehicle sideways? Were they just going to flop the Jeep on its side and drag it...

Event Coverage: The Trucks Of Somernites Cruise’s 100th Anniversary Show

Truck-spotting at Somernites? We’ve got some of the haulers here for you to feast your eyes upon. High dollar, budget build, work truck, showpiece, we’ve got it. We are actually kind of...

Watch A Tug Boat Pilot Neatly Deposit Four Loaded Dump Trucks Into A River – Your Bad Day Has NOTHING On This

There are few things worse than a bad day at the office. We’ve all been there and when the dookie is hitting the fan in a place you pretty much don’t want to be in the first place the...

Monster Truckin’ Time Machine: 1980s Monster Truck Action From Oklahoma – Leaf Sprung Grave Digger!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Yet another installment for the series.  About half the pictures from this event (2-day) did not come out well enough to bring into the fold....

Big Daddy: This Detroit Diesel 16V-149T Is A 2,000hp Monster And It Could Be Yours

Sure the specs are a little daunting. The engine weighs about 11,000lbs, it takes between 45 and 50 gallons of oil to fill, but you only have to change it every 300 hours or so. This is a Detroit...

Can This Mud-Bogging Beetle Skim The Water Like The Finns Can? We’ve Got The Video…

We’ve shown videos over the years of the off-roading psychopaths in Finland who seemingly can drive their purpose-built machines over damn near anything, including water. The basic premise is...

NTPA Pinetops 300: More Action Photos From One Of The Coolest Pulls In The USA

(Photos by David Whealon) – The coolest events are the ones that have history and an intimate feel that you just can’t fake. Such is the case with the yearly NTPA Pinetops pull. Held in...

Mercury Racing Releases New OptiMax Diesel Outboard – Spark Fired Diesel V6, Incredibly Interesting Engine

While we’re not usually the types to get excited about outboard boat engines, this one is something to behold. Called the Mercury Racing OptiMax, it is a 175hp, 3.0L V6 diesel engine that was...

NTPA Pulling Action Photos: Flying Dirt, Smoking Tractors, And Crazed Trucks From the NTPA Pinetops 300

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – What does a small quiet downeast North Carolina town of Pinetops (pop. 1360) do for excitement after the hosting the best Christmas parade east of...

Watch This Passenger Get Way More Than He Bargained For During A Ride Along At A Snow Hill Climb – He Was OK

Mock me if you will, but there is no more terrifying thing than to be a passenger in a car someone else is driving at speed. Every gearhead in the world wants wheel in his or her hands and when you...

This 1962 Jeep Pickup Made Us Weak In The Knees And The Price Tag Completely Knocked Us Out

Before we go into the details that may turn your opinion, just admire how freaking awesome this 1962 Jeep truck is. From the paint to the interior and our favorite, those white steel wheels, it is...

This 1953 Chevy Wrecker Is A Runner, A Driver, And An Old School Worker You Can Own

Hey, a wrecker on BangShift? We never do stuff like this! Ok, we probably do stuff like this too much but can you blame us? This 1953 Chevy tow truck is really cool and it is something you can hop...