Vice Grip Garage Annual Father Son Trip! ATTEMPTING 3,000 Miles In A VINTAGE BIG BLOCK RV! Cooking, Fishing, Museums and more!

A couple of weeks ago we shared the video of Derek picking up this machine and getting it ready to drive 850 miles home. Seemed like a pretty stout trip in an unknown RV, but that was nothing when...

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Freiburger Takes Us On A DRIVING TOUR of HISTORIC HOT ROD SPOTS Around Los Angeles! Too Many To Count!

There are tons of historic spots around Southern California that impacted hot rodding, racing, and custom car building over the last 80 years or so, but no matter how many you can think of there are...

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Holley Swap Essentials: Holley’s Complete LS & LT Swap Kits for GM Cars & Trucks Make Installs A Sure Thing

It’s never been easier to LS or LT swap something, and there are a ton of companies making parts. Engine mounts, gotta be 100 companies making them. Headers, probably 100 as well. Brackets,...

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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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BangShift Holiday Shopping Guide: Furniture From Vintage Aircraft Parts And Official Pictures, By Boeing!

Ever wonder what happened to all of the older aircraft that have been retired? Sure, there’s plenty of them sitting in dirt lots in southern Arizona, and quite a few of them are on their fourth...

This 1960 Chevy Wagon Has An Exhaust Stack, A Cummins Diesel Engine, And Not A Lick Of Paint – We Love It

McTaggart thought he was pretty tough stuff he found and posted the Cummins swapped Chevy truck the other day. In an effort to keep the man in his place, I offer you this 1960 Chevy wagon which has...

Historical Video: Monster Tanks And Trucks At the 1989 USHRA Anahiem Show

Monster trucks and monster tanks. How much more do you need to read? Considering the limitations that monster trucks had in the 1980s (read: backbreaking suspensions) it only made sense to try and...

Combining Elements Of A 5-Ton Army Truck, An Air Cooled V12 Turbo Diesel, And A Snow Plow Gets You This Creation And It Rules

BangShifter Gene Stauffer has been around since before this place was even called BangShift. He’s a great guy who shares many of my own proclivities when it comes to trucks and tractors....

Video: Here’s What It Was Like To Ride Along With Ricky Johnson In A Torc Pro 2 Truck Through The Snow And Slop In Maine

A couple days ago I told about about my experience riding along with Ricky Johnson in a Torc Pro 2WD off road truck during a preview day for the upcoming Red Bull Frozen Rush event at Sunday River...

Playing In The Snow: Diesel Trucks Dance Together In A Snowy Parking Lot

Donuts in the snow…is there anything better in the winter? It doesn’t take effort, or even a lot of power to look like a pro when enough of the white stuff is on the ground. However,...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Identify This Monster Cylinder Head We Spotted At PRI

We hope you have not gotten too deep into the egg nog this weekend because we’ve got a little quiz for you in the form of this monster cylinder head that we spotted at the Serdi booth at PRI...

The Oshkosh Multi-Mission Recovery System Is A 10-Wheel Drive Wrecker That Is The Most Capable And Awesome In The World

When big, heavy vehicles are damaged on the field of battle, trucks capable of recovering them are necessary. Because wars don’t tend to happen in the best or most friendly driving...

Craigslist Find: Hey, Fat Man In The Red Coat! This 1974 Cummins-Swapped Dodge Needs To Be In My Driveway Now.

Listen, Kringle. We haven’t seen eye-to-eye since I was fourteen and got a PlayStation and Gran Turismo for Christmas. I spent the last decade not asking for much, so humor me and leave this...

Epic Photo: An Old Tank in Mid-Flight – Help Us With the Back Story!

Talk about a mesmerizing photo! We stumbled upon this frame while working on something else and immediately became enthralled. How could we not? The sight of an old tank in full on launch mode with a...

This Little Polaris Ranger 6×6 Is An Impressive Little Rock Crawler Until It Bites Off A Little More Than It Can Chew

The UTV and side by side market is massive these days. What were once bought by guys to haul hay bales around their farm and hustle around fairgrounds are now invading the world of hardcore off road...

Greatest Go Kart Ever? This Mini-Freightliner Has A Box Trailer, 5hp, And The Ability To Make You The Hero Parent Of All Time if You Buy It (W/Video)

After about an hour of failed debate with my wife, I have determined that someone else will have to buy the coolest thing on eBay right now. This mini-Freightliner is powered by a 5hp engine, has a...

The Divnick UltruVan was the Prototype for Van-Based Camper Haulers And Insanely Bitchin’

Fifth wheel travel trailers are great, but hauling them with a 1970s-era pickup could be a grind. Modern trucks are filled with luxury amenities, but 1970s pickups were workhorses, not known for...

There’s a 1963 Cadillac Station Wagon With A Vista Roof For Sale On eBay Right Now – If The Fat Guy In Red Knows What’s Good For Him….

That thing will be sitting wherever I am sitting on Christmas morning because if not, I’ll send a strongly worded letter to his supervisor. I’ll use words like darn and heck and...