Category Archive: XL Spotlight, XL Videos
This Rock Crawling, Track Equipped, Rig Can Rock Crawl Under Water!
Aug 05, 2017Chad Reynolds3
Anything amphibious is cool. Lets face it, we all grew up wanting a hovercraft or one of those 6 wheel golf cart/go cart looking things that also floated, or anything else that could drive in both...
This 1942 Power Wagon Wrecker Is Fantastic – Not Much Of A Wrecker Perhaps But It’ll Pull!
Aug 03, 2017Brian Lohnes2
Well if I was ever looking for a vehicle that ticked off multiple boxes of my favorite things, this 1942 Power Wagon wrecker could certainly be it. The truck is an interesting study because it...
This 1937 Film About Preventing Forest Fires Is A Thinly Veiled Chevrolet Propaganda Film And It Is Pretty Fun To Watch
Aug 03, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on This 1937 Film About Preventing Forest Fires Is A Thinly Veiled Chevrolet Propaganda Film And It Is Pretty Fun To Watch
We have showed you some pretty crafty old school Chevrolet propaganda videos over the years but this piece here from 1937 may take the cake. The film is set up to let the viewer believe that...
A $5,000 To Win Barbie Jeep Race Is Like The US Nationals Of Painful Wreckage – Rednecks With Paychecks
Jul 31, 2017Brian Lohnes1
In all forms of racing, when prize money is offered the stakes get raised. This may be even doubly true in the cutthroat world of downhill Barbie Jeep competition where the goal of the exercise is to...
You’re Driving 90 Horses: This Late 1940s Driver Safety Video Made By AT&T Is Spectacular
Jul 30, 2017Brian Lohnes4
This is a true gem for anyone who appreciates old stuff. The name of this film is, “You’re driving 90 horses” and it was made by AT&T about 60 years ago to promote safe driving...
Watch This 600hp Kenworth Grunt A Mobile Crane Up A Steep Hill – Wheels Up Action!
Jul 29, 2017Brian Lohnes1
While this truck may not win an award for the tallest or highest wheelie, it may win the award for the highest stakes and most strain involved! In looking online we found cranes that look similar to...
Weirdest Tow Truck Video Ever: Watch A Motorcycle Get Speared Into The Back Of An Acura – What?!
Jul 29, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Sometimes we find videos and even by the time we are done watching them we still have no idea what the hell is going on. That’s the case with the video we have for you below which was shot on...
This 1935 Chevrolet Film Safe Roads Features Loads Of Cool Cars AND Locomotives!
Jul 27, 2017Brian Lohnes2
This is one awesome video. Featuring cool cars and a LOAD of cool locomotives it is basically a driver’s ed film before such a thing really existed. There’s an old timer who was a train...
Video: Flight Without A Fin Tells The Tale Of A 1964 B-52 Test That Went From Bad To Epic
Jul 26, 2017Brian Lohnes1
I have an admiration for pilots. I really do. As a guy that spends a lot of time on airplanes, my life is in their hands a couple times a week on average. Military and test pilots seem to fall into a...
Morning Symphony: The Violence Of An Italian Tractor Pull – Radial Engines FTW!
Jul 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: The Violence Of An Italian Tractor Pull – Radial Engines FTW!
Most racing setups work across the world. Touring cars, drag racing, off-roading…there might be subtle differences based upon geography, but they are universal applications that are pretty...
Whoopsie Doodle Video: Watch This Massive Cargo Ship Wipe Out A Bunch Of Small Boats At A Marina
Jul 23, 2017Brian Lohnes4
In my years as a contributing member of society working in management for a couple of large companies that relied heavily on trucks, I have gotten a few bad calls. Calls about property damage or bad...
Watch Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Play The World’s Biggest Game Of Jenga
Jul 23, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Play The World’s Biggest Game Of Jenga
It is a fair assumption to say that while not everyone reading this has played Jenga before, most everyone should know what the game is. Played with a bunch of little wooden blocks, the players take...
Ford And Chevrolet Trade Barbs and Blows In These 1987 Commercials – Gold!
Jul 21, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Ford And Chevrolet Trade Barbs and Blows In These 1987 Commercials – Gold!
(By Jason Mazzotta) – Rivalries are a part of everyone’s life; Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees in the MLB, Auburn vs. Alabama in college football, North Carolina vs. Duke in college...
Watch The Old “Float Your Monster Truck Down The River Trick” End As Badly As It Usually Does – Swearing At No Extra Charge
Jul 18, 2017Brian Lohnes4
Those four big tires you see peeking above the surface of a mucky little watering hole at some undisclosed location are attached to a pretty bitchin’ truck which became a pretty...