Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, XL New Truck Products, XL Online Find, XL Spotlight, XL Truck News
Little Giant: The Ford Bronco Sport May Be The First Small SUV People Are Happily Paying A Markup For!
Jan 19, 2021Brian Lohnes1
(By Tom Lohnes) – To get a new Ford Bronco Sport right now you’ll need almost $40,000 for a loaded up first edition, which is big bucks for a small vehicle. Actually, make sure to bring up...
This 1999 Camaro Is Fire Road Greatness! Small Lift, Added Fender Clearance, And Mud Tires Make This Thing Too Awesome
Jan 19, 2021Chad Reynolds1
I can’t sit here and deny that this Camaro makes me smile. Partly because this is my least favorite body style of Camaro, so the fact that it has been cut up doesn’t remotely bother me....
The Photos Of A Piston And Rod Assembly Being Pulled From This Ship Engine Are Awesome – Your Big Block’s Got Nothing On This!
Jan 14, 2021Brian Lohnes2
When I got an email from a BangShifter simply known as “Barry in Kentucky” I wasn’t immediately aware that it would contain epic gearhead gold. I get about 3.2 million emails per...
This Killer 1955 Chevy Truck Is Mounted On A 4-Ton 4×4 Military Truck Chassis That Can Haul Anything You Want
Jan 02, 2021Chad Reynolds2
Classic trucks are cool. Military trucks are cool. But when you mix the two together, something magic happens, and this right here is the magic. The seller says it is an eye catcher, and that’s...
This 1978 GMC G-30 Shorty Van Is A Pathfinder Modified 4×4 Beast We Would LOVE To Drive!
Dec 27, 2020Chad Reynolds2
4×4 vans are cool, I don’t care who you are. But they aren’t very common in comparison to your average white plumbers 2-wheel drive van seen all across the country. But even when the...
Dually Suburban For The Win! And It Is A Square Body! My Two Favorite Trucks Rolled Into One
Dec 27, 2020Chad Reynolds3
Square Body Chevrolet and GMC Duallies have enjoyed a HUGE rise in popularity in the past few years and I understand why completely. I mean just look at them. They are some of the best looking dually...
Best of 2020: 1966 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 Car Hauler
Dec 26, 2020Bryan McTaggart5
It’s easy to take a jab or two at Brian Lohnes’ love of big trucks, but his kryptonite, without a doubt, are Mercedes-Benz Unimogs. At least his rationale behind the obsession is...
Best of 2020: 1980 GMC C35 With Holmes 480 Towing Equipment
Dec 25, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
I swear, I’m not doing this on purpose. Teasing Brian with big trucks that we all know he loves dearly sometimes is fun. But I’m pretty sure that over the last couple of months, that...
Incredible: Jack Bally Built A Flying 1/3 Scale B-17 Bomber From Scratch – Video and Info Here!
Dec 24, 2020Brian Lohnes1
(By Scott Liggett) –We at Bangshift.com have such respect for the generation of WWII. Part of that respect includes the machines the men and women used to fight a world war against enemies...
This 1995 Chevy Suburban Is Incredibly Nice – No One Tell Chad Of Its Existence
Dec 14, 2020Brian Lohnes1
As we all know, Chad moved to Texas a couple years back and as we also all know, the guy loves his OBS GM trucks and he totally loves Suburbans. This one rig that Rocco Bastone found may force Chad...
It Is Cummins Powered, But With An F350 Foundation! This Ramcharger Is One Bad Mother.
Dec 12, 2020Chad Reynolds2
This is one bad Ramcharger. I’ve always liked these things, even though I grew up as a Chevy guy, because they remind me of the Blazers. And with Broncos and Blazers always being the talk of...
This Rad 2-ton 1946 Ford Truck Makes One Hell Of A Regular Pickup That Will Scare The Neighbors
Dec 06, 2020Chad Reynolds3
I love the fact that back in the day the differences between “big rigs”, heavy duty trucks, and regular trucks was sometimes not much when talking about the body, but was mostly about the...
Rollin’ Thunder: This 895ci Air-Cooled Former Tank Engine Is Just What Your Vintage Truck Project Needs
Nov 30, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Now this right here is the cure for the common LS swap, right? We know that someone out there has a vintage truck project and that they’re wanting the thing to have about 500hp, sound good, and...
The Good Kind Of Ugly: This 1963 Studebaker Zip Van Is Rusty And Busted But It Is Cool!
Nov 25, 2020Brian Lohnes3
For many BangShift readers, the Studebaker Zip Van may be a kind of automotive revelation. The kind of thing that makes you wonder what the heck you missed back in the day and it’s a little bit...