Category Archive: CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, XL Gallery, XL Spotlight, XL Street Truck Feature, XL Truck Feature
Here’s Our BANGshift Pick Spirit Award Winner From C10 Nationals: He Won A Free Entry To C10’s In The Park!
(Words and Photos by Charles Wickam) With half of BANGshift officially in Texas now, and attending more events, I personally wanted to give the presence a little boost in the public’s eyes. I...
An Explorer That Can Explore – Meet The New Ford Explorer Timberline, A More Off-Road Capable Version Of The Venerable SUV
(By Tom Lohnes) – So, you want an of-roader from Ford and can afford the Ranger Tremor but aren’t quite up to F-150 Raptor status. What do you get? Well Ford has an answer for that and it...
The Ford Lightning Is Coming Back As An Electric Pickup Truck – I Guess We Should Have Seen This Coming
(By Tom Lohnes) – Well folks another Ford F-150 Lightning is coming. The problem with that is that it’s an electric pickup truck. Why Ford, why? Yes, that’s right. The upcoming...
This Classic 1974 GMC Sierra Is Squarebody Greatness! Man The Things We’d Do With This Thing!
Love it, hate it, understand it, or don’t, patina is king. Especially when it is earned like the patina on this awesome 1974 GMC Sierra. There is something about a classic truck that just looks...
$1,000 Build: The Hot Rod F100 Is Coming Together For Stupid Cheap Money!
When you decide to build something on the cheap, and to share the entire experience with the world, it is pretty cool. But when you do so in a way that shows every detail, and every expense,...
Shawn Is Finally Going To Build The 1972 Chevrolet K5, And It Is Getting A Big Block!
Everyone knows that Shawn has a weakness for K5 Blazers, after all he’s had several and still owns a couple. In fact, probably more than we know because he isn’t saying just how many...
Another Kibbetech Project Update! The Jeep JK Prerunner Is Done, The OBS Ford Is Coming Together, And More!
Donuts baby, they are like the universal first road test for any good off roader, just like burnouts are for a hot rod. And since we know Kibbe has an affinity for doing them anyway, it’s a...
No Blower, No Problem: The 475hp 2021 SRT Durango Is An All-Wheel-Drive Family Truckster And Entertainment Center
There’s always been a fun element of difference between the Hellcat and Scat Pack Chargers and Challengers. That same strata has been achieved in the Dodge SUV world as well with the hellcat...
The Jeep Commander Is Coming Back But It May Not Be As Authoritative As Before
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you remember the Jeep Commander from about 15 years ago? Well, it’s coming back, but not as we know it. Based off of the Compass platform, the new Commander will be the...
Extreme E’s First Event Was Full Of Crazy Action, Flips, Crashes, Jumps, And More. And That Was Just In Qualifying!
The folks behind Extreme E certainly got the most out of the Extreme label during their first event in Saudi Arabia. We’re talking awesome and beautiful terrain and some insane action. The...
Crazy Fast: The Hennessey Velociraptor 700 Is The Supercharged 700hp F-250 You’ve Been Wanting
(By Tom Lohnes) – Does your Ford F-250 with the big-block 7.3-liter gas motor feel slow? Do you also have a giant stack of cash just sitting around? If the answer is yes to both, John...
The Raddest Rigs of King of the Hammers: Gambler 500 Benz, Chevy Blazer and Rock Crawlers
I’ve repeatedly told you all just how cool King of the Hammers is, and here is even more proof. Besides all the killer race rigs, there are TONS of killer rigs that regular folks show up in to...
EPIC BUILD: Off-Roading College Student Converts School Bus Into Camper And Toy Hauler Combo For His Jeep
I’m a fan of schoolies, and really like the ones that guys are making into schoolie toy haulers. If you don’t know what a schoolie is, it is a converted school bus rv. Take one cheap and...
Chassis Swapping A Squarebody Crew Cab Onto A Dodge Cummins 4×4 Chassis!
Doing chassis swaps is not necessarily easy to do correctly, and is especially hard on a 2 wheel drive truck, or one that doesn’t have a big tire on it. If the frame of the donor doesn’t...