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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Dyno Testing Dual Plane Intake Manifolds: Made in the USA vs Cheap Import Knockoffs – How Do They Compare?

We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy...

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Is This Thing An ABOMINATION or GREATNESS? This Is A Small Block Chevy Powered Ford F100! Installing a HUGE Cam and Engine Refresh With Derek.

I know that some of you are screaming already, but the reality is that it’s not like you can’t replace the Chevy with a Ford in this F100 if you buy it and want to “save” it...

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This 1953 Chevy Budweiser Delivery Truck Could Be An Awesome Resto Project Or Hot Rod Rig

One of the interesting things about vintage medium and heavy duty trucks is that you don’t see a lot of them with original specialty bodies on them. Wreckers, big rigs, and dump trucks all...

Ebay Find: It’s a ’57 Chevy On A 1941 Military Weapons Carrier Chassis, Powered By A Small-Block Chevy – Is This The Most Epic Trar Yet?

If only one of us had the money…this thing would be good as sold. I promise you that. This 1957 Chevy four-door is sitting on the frame of a World War II weapons carrier, most likely a Dodge...

Do Want: This 1938 Chevy Hot Rod Pickup Was Built Right With Some Rough Around The Edges Flair

While it appears that the insane, over the top rat rod thing has lost some of the wind in its sales, there’s no shortage of hot rods that are being built to look weathered and old while...

Watch This Awesome Twin Turbo Rock Buggy Claw Up An Impossible Trail And Backflip At The Very Top!

If you are one of the guys who is still on the fence about turbos and their usefulness on literally every mechanical device that uses an internal combustion engine, maybe the proof of their sweetness...

Go Big AND Get Home With Kelderman – This Video Of Their 8-10″ Lift Working On A Dodge Ram Truck Is Awesome

We live in a world where everything is shrinking, where the materials used to build things are being made thinner, lighter, and less robust, where quality is becoming something that people are having...

Watching This Explorer Crawl Through Box Canyon In Arizona Is Awesome – Off-Road Family Wagons Rule!

First-generation Ford Explorers make killer trail rigs. They’re comfortable, they have room, and since they’re Ranger-based, they can take a ton of off-road parts to become whatever you...

This 1967 Tatra T138 Is The Only Truck For Sale On eBay Right Now With A Massive Air Cooled Diesel V8

In the “stuff that is weird and awesome” department, we have this 1967 Tatra T138 truck that was (and may still be in) built in Czechoslovakia and served in a military capacity over...

Video: This Guy Turned A 1940s Art Deco Style Gas Station Into A Really Awesome House! BangShift Approved Living Quarters

While most of us get by with having a neat piece of automobilia hanging from the wall or maybe a shelf of cool car stuff in our home to signify our love of things that make noise and go vroom-vroom,...

Watch These Professional Hollywood Prop Builders Construct A Batman Tumbler Stroller From Scratch – This Rules!

Creative people are the reason that the world is fun place to live in, right? Thanks to the miracle of the internet, the creativity of people who otherwise would work in the shadows is able to be...

Air Traffic Control Has Cleared You For Takeoff! Truck Jumping Gone Wild.

Extreme Mud Trucks are awesome. Part monster truck, part swamp buggy, all bad ass. These things haul ass, tear it up like none other, and in this case have been cleared for takeoff. We don’t...

This 1935 International Wrecker Is An Incredible Original Survivor Truck – A Working Rig That Has Lived The Good Life!

With more than 40 bids and a current bid (as this was being written) of $13,000, we’re not the only ones in absolute love with this 1935 International wrecker that is currently for sale on...

Craigslist Fun: This Ad For An Old Slide In Camper Will Have You Laughing Like We Are

While this ad isn’t as good as the all time greatest CL listing ever for an MGB, it is still pretty awesome. The item in question is a crusty, tough looking old slide in style camper and the...

This 1972 Chevy C10 Mad Max Truck Is Either Insane Or The Very Definition Of A Hot Rod – You Decide!

BangShifter David Brown saw this wild creation on Craigslist and decided to send us the link. We are glad that he did because we feel like this truck will be a very polarizing creation. In our eyes,...

Monster Truck History Lesson! Check Out These 1980s Monster Truck Photos From An Event You May Have Seen On Video!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Here is another installment of the series showcasing photos I took when my years were much less.  I am going to guess the year was either 1983 or 1984....