Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Street Truck Feature, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
This 1977 Dodge StreetVan Will Make Everyone Want A Custom Van Again.
Nov 13, 2021Chad Reynolds3
I’ve been a Van Fan for a long time, and the 1970’s style custom vans are certainly on the list of what I think is cool. This 1977 Dodge Van is owned by Mark Coates, and he’s pretty...
Big Red Video: This 1964 Film Tells the Story Of Ford’s Futuristic, Turbine Powered, Roadworthy Big Rig
Nov 12, 2021Brian Lohnes1
We should have stopped being surprised about what pops up on the internet about 25,000 blog items ago but we just cannot believe this keeps happening. What you are about see this a film about Big Red...
Testing Different Jacks With A Massive Hydraulic Press Is Absolutely Awesome
Nov 11, 2021Brian Lohnes1
Many times we have run videos from the Hydraulic Press channel that highlight weird of funny stuff. This one is actually really informative and awesome because what our hero does in it is test...
Why Be Normal? This Video Features Weird, Cool, Different, and Just Plain Odd Stuff Hooked To The Pulling Sled!
Nov 10, 2021Brian Lohnes3
As we all know, variety is the spice of life and the same goes for racing and automotive competition. In this case we are talking about truck and tractor pulling and how sometimes the oddball junk...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: It Might Be The Ultimate Rock Crawler But Will People Want To Kill For Cutting Up An FJ45?
Nov 09, 2021Chad Reynolds3
If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is an iconic off-roader. Like a Jeep CJ, it’s a short wheelbase little utility ride that can be built into anything. The FJ60 on...
Cool Video: Fabricating Headers For The Wild Banks Engineering SEMA Truck Build
Nov 08, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Video: Fabricating Headers For The Wild Banks Engineering SEMA Truck Build
You know when Gale Banks throws the combined efforts of his company into creating a truck to display their skills and ability at the SEMA Show, great things are afoot. As it turns out, this truck was...
This Mini Pinzgauer 6×6 Project Is A Cool Way To End Up With A Side By Side Nobody Else Will Have
Nov 07, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This Mini Pinzgauer 6×6 Project Is A Cool Way To End Up With A Side By Side Nobody Else Will Have
With side by side UTVs being all the rage in recent years, whether for fun or utility, there is no shortage of options for whatever you are looking for. But what if you want something that is truly...
Cutting Vent Window Glass With An Angle Grinder: The General Gets New Vent Windows
Nov 06, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cutting Vent Window Glass With An Angle Grinder: The General Gets New Vent Windows
Cutting glass isn’t a complicated task when you are talking about flat glass for a hot rod, custom, or truck, but that doesn’t mean you can’t screw it up or be intimidated by it. In...
Grinder TV Road Trips To C10’s In The Park For Chevrolet Truck Greatness
Nov 04, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Grinder TV Road Trips To C10’s In The Park For Chevrolet Truck Greatness
C10’s in the park is one of the must attend truck events in the country, and yet it has a very limited number of entries due to its small venue. That just makes it an awesome and exclusive...
Watch An Austrian Blacksmith Use A Drop Hammer Built Hundreds Of Years Ago
Nov 04, 2021Brian Lohnes1
Old tools are a fascination for practically anyone who loves working on stuff. Old tools have an aura because they are direct extensions of the humans that used them. Whether we are talking about the...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: 9-Gears, No Mufflers, An A Detroit Diesel
Nov 04, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on The American Powertrain Parting Shift: 9-Gears, No Mufflers, An A Detroit Diesel
Any video that proclaims glee in breaking local noise ordinances is just fine with us! Here we take a ride in a 1985 GMC Brigadier truck as its owner leaves the local fueling station and cruises it...
Vannin’ Aussie Style: This 1970s Look At The Van Club Culture In Australia Is Awesome
Nov 02, 2021Brian Lohnes3
It’s always wild how similar cultures kind of fall into similar things with very little way to know that each is doing it. In the 1970s, the “vanning” culture in America exploded....
This Crazy Video From The 1920s Shows Caterpillar Tractors Racing In A Way That Will Blow Your Mind
Nov 02, 2021Brian Lohnes2
Before you go rolling your eyes and skipping this video give it a chance. This is completely mental and it is for reasons that you need to see to understand. We have no idea about the background of...
Saving History: This Restoration Of A 250-Year Old Colonial-Era Hammer Is Awesome
Nov 01, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on Saving History: This Restoration Of A 250-Year Old Colonial-Era Hammer Is Awesome
What are restorations but preservations of history, right? We like watching them for various reasons. In the arena of machinery we like them because we get to see the inner guts of different things...






