A Freak And A Failure: The Sad Story Of The Coolest Tractor Ever Made, The Minneapolis Moline UDLX Comfortractor
A car, a tractor, and an epic fail. All three things describe this motorized freak, the ’38 Minneapolis Moline UDLX Comfortractor. In a twist of irony it is one of the most valuable collector...
Craigslist Find: 1964 REO Golden Comet Single-Axle, For The Truck Lover
The carved pumpkins have long gone, and the leftovers are slowly being consumed from the Thanksgiving feast. Now it’s time to focus on Christmas presents, regardless of how much earlier the...
Ass Over Tea Kettle Video: Watch Two Guys Wreck Hard At The World Championship Roto-Tiller Races – Hilarious and Painful Looking!
So let’s start by telling you that there is such a thing as the World Championship Roto-Tiller Races and those races are held in the bustling metropolis of Emerson, Arkansas. There are classes...
No THIS Is The Truck You Should Be Buying This Black Friday – 1961 Ford F100 Freaky Weirdo Swap
Chad’s opinion on the “Tonka” themed truck is honest but completely wrong. THIS is the truck you should be buying today on Black Friday. Why? The workmanship is super well done and...
If Only Toys R Us Had This Kind Of Tonka Truck On Sale For Black Friday – Big, Big Chevy K5 Blazer!
The old saying that the only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys, is completely true. When we were kids, we always played with Hot Wheels cars, trucks, tractors, and machines....
eBay Find: This 1957 Chevy Panel Truck With NAPCO 4WD Is Big, Rare, Slow, And Tough As Nails
I have to begin with a sincere apology because I am not sure who sent me the link to this truck. The last week has been flat out nutso and there has been stuff flying every which direction, including...
Craigslist Find: Be Your Own Conductor With This Handbuilt Willys-Powered Train Set!
In all fairness, hot rodding derived from two earlier forms of mechanical focus: aircraft and railroads. We often cover a lot of the aircraft side of the house (supercharging, belly tanker LSR cars,...
Holy Flying Lorry…Mike Ryan and Lotus F1 Gain A World Record By Launching A Truck Over Their Expensive Racecar
Vacation is over, and as I type this I’m watching the sun set over the regional jets parked at Washington-Dulles as I endure a six-hour layover. Not exactly my idea of fun, so the first thing I...
Amazing – Smokey Yunick’s 1978 Luv Truck Is For Sale On Craigslist – It Even Has Experimental Tires On it!
BangShift tipster BigDad gets all the credit on this incredible Craigslist find. What is it? How about the personal shop truck of Smokey Yunick! That’s right, the “Best Damned Garage In...
GRAVELRAMA 2014 COVERAGE: Pea Gravel And Jeeps Fly At The Big Eliminator Hill – Action Photos Galore
(PHOTOS BY DOUG GREGORY) – One of the cool things about our BangShift army of contributors is that they have it as bad as the rest of us do. Doug Gregory has filed photos from drag strips, car...
Motorized Freak of the Week: The 1934 McQuay Norris Streamliner
Mechanically, this week’s oddity is nothing more than a V8-powered 1934 Ford. Stylistically, however, this thing looks as though it just came from outer space. This Motorized Freak is the 1934...
Event Coverage: Red Bull Air Races At The Texas Motor Speedway – Hot Rods Of The Skies!
(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BRAD KLAASSEN) – Most folks make their annual trip to Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth, Texas, to take in their favorite oval track races of the year, but for this...
Watch This 3.6L 2-Stroke Evinrude V8 Powered Sand Rail Make The Most Ear Splitting Sounds Ever On The Dyno
If you have ever wondered what it would sound like if you stuck a 3.6L 2-stroke Evinrude V8 that was formerly powering an outboard boat motor into the back of a sand rail with open headers and ran it...
