A Train Wreck! How DO THEY CLEAN ONE UP?! Watch Them Move These Locomotives On Site! Insane Lifting.

While we were on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple of weeks ago, we passed a train derailment that had happened in the not too distant past. The tracks were repaired, and some of the train wreckage...

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EXCITING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING VIDEO FROM ICELAND’S STANGARHYLUR 2026! COURSE 6 AND ALL THE ROLLOVERS!

It’s time for our final coverage from the 2nd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for...

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Dirt Daily with Fred Williams. His Barn Find 1989 Land Cruiser FJ-62 gets a Dissent Off Road Rear Bumper!

Years and years ago I built a 1987 Toyota FJ-62 for my buddy Sean and I loved it. We painted it, lifted it, improved a bunch of suspension and drivetrain, and then he drove the hell out of it. It was...

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Have They Successfully Turned This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness Part 4!

In Part 3 of the series, this beast went for its first test drive. Now it’s actually being put through its paces! Here’s the Part 4 video in the series, and that means actual testing!...

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The History of Air Suspension Part 1 – From NASCAR to Mini Trucks, Plus Are They Air Springs or Air Bags – Influence and Impact

In the mini truckin’ world, air suspension is king. While static drops and hydraulics certainly suspend a huge portion of the custom trucks you see at shows, the preferred adjustable suspension...

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EPIC FORMULA OFFROAD RACING VIDEO FROM ICELAND’S STANGARHYLUR 2026! COURSE 4 and 5 RACING ACTION

It’s time for the 2nd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for a treat. It’s all big...

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Buy This Turbine Powered, Thrust Driven Jet Ski – Why? Because It Would Make For A Good Story On Your Tombstone

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

(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!

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!

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!

(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)

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?

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?

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!

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!

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!

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...

Check Out This Vintage Footage Of Street Modified Pulling Trucks – Pure 1980s Goodness Here!

Our resident photographer Charles Wickam recently shot at his first tractor pulling event. I wouldn’t have believed that Wickam hadn’t shot one before until he unloaded his excitement for...

This Old M-42 May Not Look Like Much But It Is A Complete Truck That We’d Sure Love To Have At Home!

The M-37 is as iconic, tough, and basic as you can get when thinking about classic military trucks. These things were around and in service for a very long time and in any number of roles for the men...

This Rotating Ramp Truck Seems Like The Best Idea Since Sliced Bread – Great Thinking Here

We’ve got to thank longtime BangShifter Rich Pedraza for sending us the link to this awesome and seemingly overdue towing innovation. What is it? How about a ramp truck equipped with a bed that...