Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Big Truck Feature, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
The Awesome History Of The Black Beetle A Jet Powered High Speed Train That Went 184 MPH In 1966 – WITH VIDEO!
(By Greg Rourke) – High speed rail is and area where the rest of the world has it all over us. All over Europe and Asia trains regularly run at over 180 MPH. In France and Japan there is...
The International Harvester Sightliner Definitely Fits In The WTF? Files, But Visibility Was Great!
(Words by Greg Rourke) From the WTF? files comes a truck International Harvester designated the ACO and ACOF series, better known as the International Harvester Sightliner. First question...
Remembering GMC Crackerbox Trucks – Stubby, Square, and Tough!
(By Greg Rourke) – Yes, more big trucks, more cabovers. GMC called their all new, aluminum tilt cab trucks the F model, but truckers called them the Crackerbox. It’s easy to see why. All...
Dodge Once Made The Coolest Cab Over Trucks In The World – The Story of The L600 and L700 Here
(By Greg Rourke) – We love old trucks here at BangShift, and I love cabovers in particular. Medium duty cabovers are now dominated by offshore produced trucks, but once upon a time we made...
Lohnes’s Two Favorite Cab Over Trucks From SEMA 2015 – One Ford and One Chevy
If you had told the engineers and designers that were making these trucks come to life decades ago that the yeoman equipment they were working on would be considered iconic Americana in the next...
Luxo-Rig! This Kenworth Has One Of The Most Awesome Rolling Apartments We’ve Ever Seen On Its Back
(By Greg Rourke) – We love trucks here at Bangshift. We also love RV’s, and there has been a smattering of custom vans lately. So it’s only natural that we would like all three...
Locomotive Breath: A Look At The Massive And Monstrously Fast Joint Venture Freightliner Truck
What you are seeing here is 228mph. Sure it was at zero when we shot most of the photos and just a couple miles per hour when being pushed to the tech line, but as far as an impressive and an...
Wandering Colossus: This Former Big Foot Truck Went From Major Movie Stardom To The Corner Of A Florida Midway- How?
In today’s world few people likely remember the story of legendary boxer Joe Louis. The man had an incredible career that literally made him an American hero at its peak. Like many boxers he...
Western Star Under Glass? This Truck Has Not Been Waxed In 10 Years, Looks New, And Is Encased In Glass – Seriously
(Photo Credit: Dick Theberge) – Bill Kolias’ truck is so special that he keeps it under glass. Literally. His 2003 Western Star 4900 EX and its matching custom RV trailer are covered in...
A Turbine Powered Fire Truck? You Bet, The Turbo Chief Was In Service For Nearly Two Years!
During late 1950s and into the early 1960s the world was turbine crazy and as propellors gave way to fans, the companies building the compact and powerful engines were looking for all sorts of...
The Welderup International KB Ditch Digger Truck Was A Big Brown Hit At SEMA 2015
I have to admit that I am bad at television. I have not seen an episode of the Welderup rat rot building show on the tube but I have seen their work for years and I have liked most of it. I know many...
Roadside Find: This 1968 FWD Tractioneer Is Being Road Tripped By Its New Owner…Slowly
(Photos and words by Greg Rourke) – You never know what you might find around town. For example, this 1968 FWD Tractioneer plow truck. Never heard of FWD? If you live outside the snow belt, you...
Ford Unveils Newest Generation F-750 With Mighty Ford F-750 Tonka Themed Dump Truck
Ford has rolled out an all new F-650 and F-750 into their medium duty truck lineup and since they’ll be at all the big truck and equipment shows with it this year they needed to do something...
