Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Street Truck Feature, XL Truck Feature
3,000 Miles and (Nearly) 30mpg – The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit EcoDiesel Hauls More Than Just The Family
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – When the time was coming and the plans were being formed up for a 3,000 mile family road trip up and down the East Coast by way of mostly two lane roads, there was...
Ford Unveils 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility – Turbo V6 Tank On Wheels
The 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility has been unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show and while the drivetrain is largely unchanged from previous models there are a host of other technological...
This Kelderman Built 2015 Ford F-350 King Ranch Tops The Charts In Size, Capability, And Comfort
(Words by Kasey Sutherland – Photos by DWS Photography) – When you see a truck that catches your eye, sometimes you just have to have it. When Todd Peverill came across a Super Duty on...
“Uh-Oh” Video: Randal Key Launches His Rockcrawler, Camera Operator Requires New Pants
“Location, location, location.” If you are recording anything to do with a vehicle, knowing where to stand makes the difference between you being a hero and a grease spot that once was a...
Guy Drives $75 Dollar Truck To Work For 38 Years, Right Up To The Day He Retires – BangShifty Hero!
As a 20 something year old kid, Minnesota resident Bob Sportel needed a truck to get to work but he had a pretty tight budget. After seeing an old farmer come to his place of employment in a rusty...
Off-Roading Fun: This Early-1950’s Chevy Goes For A Romp In An Off-Roader’s Playground
It has an alcohol-swilling 540ci Chevy with a 12-71 blower under the hood that’s good for 1,300 horsepower. It has 2.5 ton axles front and rear hooked to a tube frame. It has beautiful black...
The Divnick UltruVan was the Prototype for Van-Based Camper Haulers And Insanely Bitchin’
Fifth wheel travel trailers are great, but hauling them with a 1970s-era pickup could be a grind. Modern trucks are filled with luxury amenities, but 1970s pickups were workhorses, not known for...
Red Bull Frozen Rush 2014: We Go Rollin’ With Ricky Johnson In A Pro 2 Truck Through The Snow! Big Fun With The Legend Himself
BangShift has afforded me a bunch of opportunities to do neat things with interesting people but I am not sure anything compared to ripping around in the snow with Ricky Johnson last week as a bit of...
Raminator Breaks Monster Truck Speed Record At Circuit Of The Americas
Monster trucks aren’t just for dirt arenas and this story will prove how much power and grace it takes to move 11,000 pounds with a 565 cubic inch HEMI during an attempt to set the “Fastest...
First Look:The 8Ncredible LSR Tractor By Jack Donohue Motorsports Is Finished – See It Here!
(Photo credit: Jack Donohue Motorsports) – It was just before Bonneville Speed Week 2014 that we first told you about a nearly incomprehensible project. It was the conversion of a classic Ford...
TheThump Truck – A 23,000lb Kenworth That’s About to Run 13s (w/video)
With this Labor Day Weekend’s “theme” around here being working vehicles, we knew we couldn’t pass up another chance to share this insane tire shredding dump truck we have...
1957 Chevy Factory Orrville Crew Cab Conversion – NAPCO 4WD and Power Steering –
Since today is Father’s Day I figured I would dig up this old item about one of the coolest trucks I have ever laid eyes on. This 1957 Chevy Factory Orrville crew cab conversion has NAPCO 4WD...
Shocker Video: A 9-second, 1,500hp DIESEL Ramcharger? What? — Here’s What 80-100 PSI Boost Does For Your Cummins!
(By Jason Sands)- Yup, it’s true, and actually started out as a joke. Owner Harvey Grant initially kidded about how he had the World’s Fastest Diesel Ramcharger (it’s a diesel...
WOW! These Apocalyptic Looking Buses Were Used to Shuttle People Onto A Canadian Glacier For Decades – Tracked Monster Buses!
Sorry if we just made your eyes bug out of your head. That was our initial reaction after getting an email from a Canadian reader who saw yesterday’s cool little tracked VW bus and then sent us...