Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Spotlight, XL Videos

Video Bonanza: 1960s and 1970s Vintage Dodge Truck TV Commercials With Don Knotts Action!

We have run lots of ads for 1960s and 1970s Chevy and Ford trucks but admittedly we have been lax in the Chrysler department, so that changes now! Throughout their history, the...

Shop Tips Video: This Awesome Piece From The Guys At QA1 Shares Some Great Quick Tips From Their Shop

We’re hoping that as you are keeping your social distance these days you have gotten the chance to wrench on your stuff and maybe spend more time in your shop on your projects than you had...

Watch A Garden Tractor With A Hot Rodded 300hp VW Diesel Engine Hook To The Sled And Pull!

When the word “Outlaw” gets thrown into any sort of motorsports competition, things always get better. Seriously. World of Outlaws? Bad ass. Outlaw 10.5 racing? Was bad ass. Outlaw Garden...

Morning Symphony: Outlaw 4×4 Pulling Trucks Screaming At The 2019 Southern Showdown

Which came first, the pulling tractor or the pulling truck? I personally am not sure. Either way, you know that it all started with a couple of hayseed farm boys who might have had what Vice Grip...

Construction Fun: Cleetus Gets The Concrete Burnout Pad Poured At The Freedom Factory!

Cleetus has been busy getting the Freedom Factory track ready for the fun he intends to have this year. He’s done electrical work, he’s done plenty of ground work, he’s been busy...

The Dancing Farmers: Dancing JCB Tractors On Display In Wales

As busy of a man that Brian Lohnes usually is, I have to wonder what he’s going through during this whole shutdown deal. He’s working, of course…besides here, he’s been...

Know Your Gearbox: This Walk Around Of A Tremec Magnum Six Speed With American Powertrain Is Great

Knowledge is power and when it comes to selecting large components for your project car, that power is important to have. How do you know what the right transmission is for your project? Well, if you...

Show and Go: This 1986 Pulling Footage Rules Because Of Awesome Trucks, Big Revs, and Showmanship

Now this is some awesome video fun! Let’s take a trip back to 1986 and act like a fly on the wall of this truck pull. The class we are going to watch is the 6,200lb Modified four wheel drive...

QuarantinePiece Theater: This 1967 Massey Ferguson Film Called “The Red Giants” Is Awesome

Previously on QuarantinePiece Theater I have showed you a few classic drag racing films. Today? Today we’re heading into the fields with this killer 1967 Massey Ferguson film called “The...

The 1983 Chevy Blazer Was The Right SUV For The Time And They Sold Like It!

Automotive history is an interesting thing because so often we focus on the failures more than the successes. It’s actually more interested to dissect something that did not work than to go...

The Lear Charger Is The Most Awesome Pre-Historic Jump Pack You Never Knew Existed

William Lear was one of the most incredible minds of the 20th century. He invented the car radio, founded Motorola, created auto-pilot and numerous other aeronautical advances, created the freaking...

That’s Different: Bradley GT 4×4, Courtesy Of Toyota Running Gear

Bradley GTs are a strange beast to me. Like just about every other VW-turned-sports-car kit I’ve seen, they have the looks, but they have the disappointment of the VW air-cooled out back and...

Wanna Know What A Blueprint 540 Makes On Nitrous? With A Roots Blower? With Twin Turbos? With A ProCharger? Watch This.

When Blueprint Engines came out with their power adder series of crate engines we got one of the very first off the assembly line. It was their 400 cubic inch traditional small block featuring forged...

2020 Ram Rebel EcoDiesel: The Ram Brand’s Pickup With Personality Is Even Better With A Diesel

We have been a fan of the Ram Rebel truck since the model came out. Ram has slid us the keys to all of the different machines in the Rebel fold over the course of its existence so far. The V6 truck...