Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
The Punkin Pine: This 1950s Allis-Chalmers Film About Logging In Maine During The Winter Is Pretty Wild
This is one of those films that could make you appreciate your job on this Monday. See, unless you are reading this from an arctic outpost of some kind, you don’t have it has hard as the guys...
You’re Welcome, Lohnes: This 1956 GMC Is Brought Back To Life After 26 Years In A Field
You know, it doesn’t seem right that Lohnes doesn’t have a project vehicle. We know, we know…he’s super-busy with his NHRA duties, and we wouldn’t want to take a second...
Vintage Ad Watch: This Compilation Of Five 1985 Ford Truck Ads Rules But Bronco IIs Stil Suck
If there were certain constants in the 1980s, one of them was the fact that when an advertisement for pickup trucks came on TV, you were going to see some thrashing, some abuse, and some fun being...
Ride On The Nose Of A Worked Up Peterbilt Truck At The Wild Canadian Big Rig Drags In Quebec
Since I missed another awesome rendition of the big rig street races up in Quebec, Canada last year and this year is looking bad, I have been trolling through video of the event watching all of the...
The Roto-Wing Plow Was A Man-Eating Snow Mover From The 1930s – What Happened To It?!
As I write this I am nowhere near snow. I’m at the San Francisco airport and it is warm out yet I am still thinking about the white stuff. The invention you will see in action below, called the...
This Guy Scratch Built A Miniature Ford 300ci Inline Six – It Is Amazing And It Sounds Fantastic Running! (Great Video)
So we can all agree that miniature engines are awesome. Lots of times guys built tiny steam engines, tiny V8s, tiny exotic V12s, and all that kind of stuff but not the guy in this video. This dude...
Fascinating Video: Watch The Restoration Of 150+ Year Old Wagon Wheel Hubs – This is Neat!
This is a really neat video because we get to see a couple of the things we really love. We get to see old parts saved, we get to see the saving done by a guy with immense knowledge and talent, and...
Rub Some Dirt On It: Tractor Pull Carnage Compilation For The Win!
When you test the ability of your equipment at it’s maximum performance perimeters, you will find that when things go wrong, they go extremely wrong. There is no such thing as a minor...
Double-Down: Formula Offroad From Akranes, Double Backflip Included!
At first sight, Icelandic Formula Offroad has all of form and regulation of a mosh pit at an In Flames concert. Screaming V8 engines, paddle tires, and contraptions that look like low Jeeps flying up...
Flowmaster Releases Giant Assortment of Exhaust Products Just For Trucks – Active Mufflers Included!
This is one of the most insanely huge releases of exhaust systems and parts we have ever seen from an established company. Normally we see a system or two come out at a whack but when you scroll...
Ken Block Takes His New Raptor Out For Some Shock Tuning So It Will Jump Better!
Jumping trucks is fun. But it can also be destructive, especially when the suspension on said truck is not setup to absorb the shock of the landing. Take off can be touchy too, but it is the landing...
The Bad Obsession Boys Cummins Swap Their Escargot Car Hauler Project
Cummins swapping a square body or something like that has become sort of common, even if it is a lot of work, but when the Bad Obsession Motorsports boys from England decided they needed to dump...
Rooting Around: Rockbouncers In The Slop And The Steep In Kentucky!
Summertime in the state of Kentucky doesn’t always equate to dry, dusty back roads lined with corn fields. I can promise you that summer storms are capable of dumping inches of rain at a time...
