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3rd Annual O’Reilly Grand National Truck Show, Redefining Truckin’
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The 3rd Annual O’Reilly Grand National Truck Show, held at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA on September 26–27, drew over 400 trucks, vans, and SUVs. Presented by Classic...
Prerunner Feature Video: Take A Look Inside Eric Lee’s Morgan Clarke Design F150 Luxury Prerunner Build
We’ve shared some of Morgan Clarke’s builds, and are following the new Willy’s War Wagon project right here at BANGshift as well. If you haven’t been watching that video...
UA2025: LOOK WHO MADE THE CUT for UNREAL ADVENTURE 2025! The People And Rigs That Will Tackle The Coolest Off-Road Roadtrip Of 2025.
Last month we shared the Dirty Dozen that had been selected as the finalists for the 2025 running of the Unreal Adventure, and let you guys make your own personal picks as to who in that Dirty Dozen...
Truck Feature Video: BBT Fabrication’s 1977 C10 Shop Truck Combines Classic Looks, Modern Muscle, And Just The Right Attitude
Plus it does donuts! Yeah, watch the video and you’ll see that this shop truck isn’t some show queen baby that isn’t being driven and used. And for the record, we totally approve. I...
Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen 2025 Announced! More Than A Hundred Applied, These 12 Are The Finalists!
Unreal Adventure is one of the coolest off-road events ever assembled, so there are plenty of folks who want the chance to go on this awesome off-road road trip. While a couple dozen folks attend...
Long Term Review: Better Than Diesel? Is The Ford F-350 with a 7.3L GAS Godzilla Engine Any Good? Here’s The Verdict!
The gas vs diesel truck battle has been a long and contentious one, with nearly all non-commercial applications of the diesel being a waste of money. There, I said it. Diesel tow rigs are a waste of...
Quick Drive: The 2025 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X – Rugged, Sturdy, Simple, A Truck’s Truck
For many years here at BangShift we have heard the cries of, “why can’t anyone just make a simple truck, anymore?” We get it. As it seems almost every pickup truck on the market...
The Fastest Kenworth in Australia – Video From Australia’s Speed Week 2025 At The Remote Outback’s Lake Gairdner
If you are a land speed racer or land speed racing fan, you’ve probably heard of Lake Gairdner in Australia, a huge salt flats out in the middle of nowhere. If not, then here’s the deal....
TIJUANA TO TACOMA PART 3: Will It RUN and DRIVE 1,900+ Miles After 20 YEARS? Alcatraz, PCH, Redwoods and MORE! Part 3/3
Family road trips are what cars used to be about. In the days of our favorite cars and trucks, Americans did road trip family vacations. People don’t do that much anymore. But that’s exactly what...
Is This The Future Of City Dweller Trucks? Jay Leno Says It Has BIG TRUCK ENERGY During An Exclusive First Drive of the Telo MT1 Mini-Truck
So few people use the trucks they own for truck things, that the number might as well be zero. For every one of you reading this pounding your fist on the table and yelling at the screen about how...
Homebuilt RV Feature: This 1956 VW Bus And Airstream Mashup Is Super Rad! Check Out How This Thing Came Together And How It Works!
I love old RVs, whether they are a motorhome, trailer, or camper, and when they are customized or custom built I love them even more. So when I saw this video featuring an RV that was custom built...
We Drive It: The 2025 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail – A Tough-Nosed, Off-Road Owning, 350hp Rig That Impresses
Let’s be straight up to start here. We’ve never really fancied ourselves as Lexus people when it comes to the world of SUVs. Sure they’ve been comfortable, well appointed, well...
6×6 RV Feature: SEE INSIDE THE WORLD’S RAREST MOTORHOME! TAKE A FULL TOUR OF THIS REVCON TRAILBLAZER
I love vintage and weird RVs and travel trailers, and this Revcon right here is no exception. With only 67 of them ever built, this might very well be one of the rarest motorhomes ever built. This...
BangShift Quick Drive: The 2025 Infinity QX80 Autograph – A Rolling Bank Vault That’s Priced Like One
The 2025 Infinity QX80 Autograph is big in every single way. Big in physical size, big in interior luxury, big in horsepower, big in visual impact, and certainly big in price tag. Infinity needs the...