This 1953 Chevy Wrecker Is A Runner, A Driver, And An Old School Worker You Can Own
May 18, 2015Brian Lohnes1
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...
See What It Took For Robby Gordon To Get Ready For The Dakar Rally 2015
May 17, 2015Chad Reynolds1
We’re huge fans of the Dakar Rally around here, and I started watching back in the day when the entire thing was first televised here in the United States. I remember drooling over the Kamaz...
Doing It Wrong Video: How Not to Crane a Boat Into the Water
May 16, 2015Brian Lohnes2
We’ve often thought that being a crane operator would be a pretty kick ass gig. Commanding such a powerful piece of machinery and completing tough jobs that require skill and a steady hand...
Punjabi Tractor Pulling Delivers Again: YOU Make The Call – How Does This Video End?
May 15, 2015Brian Lohnes3
Ok if you have gotten this far, the image on the video player below kind of telegraphs my punch but look, Punjabi tractor pulling is probably the highest stakes motorsport on Earth. How is that...
Ohio Mile Coverage: Trucks And ONLY Trucks From The First Meet Of The 2015 ECTA Season
May 14, 2015Brian Lohnes6
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Trucks…?!!! What the…. Well, here’s proof they can haul more than hay. Each one of these is unique in its own way and I suppose that’s my...
The Range Rover SVR Is A Snotty Muscle SUV That Will Take Flight And Drift – This Is How You Review A Car!
May 12, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Range Rover SVR Is A Snotty Muscle SUV That Will Take Flight And Drift – This Is How You Review A Car!
Range Rovers fit into two normal groups for us: the ones that are the take-no-prisoners British off-roaders we know and love from Camel Trophy and other such events, and the sport-utility of choice...
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...










