Legends: Interview With Baja Royalty, Malcolm Smith, Winner Of The 1st Baja 1000
In 1967 Malcolm Smith heard about a race that would run all the way down the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, and was just crazy enough to think it was a great idea. If that was the only great thing he ever...
The Stuff Of Nightmares: Up Close And Personal With A BNSF Rotary Snowblower
After seeing the few feet of snow that Lohnes and everybody else in New England has had the misfortune of dealing recently, I couldn’t help but think of how else besides a Honda three-wheeler...
Ebay Find: A Cummins-Powered 1949 Dodge Rat-Rod That Would Make A Killer Shop Truck!
This one is bound to create some opinions. I’m not sure where to even go with this…I don’t want to call this 1949 Dodge a rat-rod because that implies that it’s near-useless...
Off-Road Playground: Watch This Jeep Get Twisted Up In Rocks And Logs!
First of all, where is there an obstacle course set up at a fair-like event? Rides for the kids, funnel cakes and off-roading? Yes, please. We don’t know exactly where this is located, though a...
The Wheels On The Bus…Yeah, The Wheels On The Bus Fell Off – Rough Ride For Arizona Kids
(Photo by Joe Botticelli/USA Today) – Some school kids in Arizona recently had the bumpiest ride ever on the way to school when their bus spit the rear axle out from under it at a traffic...
The Pickle Is The Most Bizarre Trar Ever Built: 1940s Power Wagon Mashed With 1970s Datsun – Beyond Freakish
Usually Trars are kind of amusing and fun but the one is flat out creepy. The combo of a 1940s Dodge Power Wagon and a 1970s Datsun is strange enough but when you see how it was done, what else was...
This 1964 Chevy Stageway Suburban Has Seven Doors, Yellowstone History, And Less Than 10,000 Miles On It
We have showed you many Stageway creations over the years here at BangShift. Heck, there was one on display at the Grand National Roadster Show in the form of a Nova wagon that had like 100 doors and...
Cincinnati Cavalcade Of Customs 2015: The Coolest Trucks, Vans, Buses, Rock Crawlers, Mud Boggers, And More
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Now we’re not sure just how ‘useful’ the ‘Oversized’ rock bouncer is, but we are certain it can move a lot of earth to a new resting spot. I...
Ever Wondered If A Big Rig Tow Truck Could Beat A Small Tug Boat In A Pull Off? Here’s Your Answer (Video)
Calling the boat in this video a “tug boat” may be generous but I’m not really up on the maritime terminology these days so forgive me. Either way it is a working boat of some sort...
Some Genius Dropped A 1968 Charger Body Onto A Durango Chassis And Made A General Lee Trar For The Ages
BangShifter Brad Werkheiser sent us the tip on this pile of greatness that’s currently for sale on eBay. What you are looking at is a 1968 Charger body that has been installed on a Dodge...
This 1937 Studebaker Bus Is Incredibly Rare And Has Near Unlimited Hot Rodding Potential
Chances are that you have never seen a 1937 Studebaker school bus. According to the seller this is one of four ever built and the last one that remains in existence. Frankly we think that it is...
Ebay Find: A 1974 AMC Gremlin Turned Into A Trar! Freak, Or Freakin’ Awesome?
AMC and four-wheel drive cars went hand-in-hand long before Subaru made a big deal out of it. Cars like the Eagle wagon and the Spirit SX/4 were truly ahead of their time. But before that, there...
This 1969 Dodge D300 Open Road Camper Is So Cool We’re Nearly Speechless!
I actually fear for what will happen to Chad when he sees this blog item. The guy is going to make some weird gasping noises, clutch his chest, maybe swallow his beard, and just go down like a ton of...
