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Cool It, Pal! Frostbite Expands Aluminum Radiator Lineup – New Applications for Chevy Trucks, Toyota, Dodge, Jeep, More!
While we’ve officially rounded the “unofficial” summer bend with the passing of Labor Day, your hot rod, truck, or project vehicle needs a good cooling system no matter the outside...
Fire In The Hole: Check Out How To Start A Field Marshall Tractor Using A Twelve-Gauge Shotgun Shell!
Starting an engine…not so hard, is it? Hit the key and go. You learned that when you started to drive, or if you were “lucky” enough to have a riding mower when you were growing up...
Morning Symphony: Diesel V8s That Sound Better Than Gasoline V8s
I’ll admit, when I first saw the title of this video, that I was beyond suspicious. I don’t usually equate a diesel engine with a soundtrack I’d call “enticing”....
The 1957 Chevy Trucks on the Alcan Run – An Absolutely AWESOME 1950’s Chevrolet Promotional Film
Some videos are just timelessly cool, like this one. The nearly four minute promotional video for the 1957 Chevy truck lineup is great on all levels. From the trucks that are showcased to the booming...
Mid West Pre Runner Fun In Michigan! Sand Dunes And Motocross Track High Flying Action In Full Size Trucks!
When James from Terra Crew decided he needed some mid-west Prerunner love he decided he was heading to Michigan for some fun in the dirt, on a motocross style track featuring big table top jumps and...
Eastern European Off-Roading At It’s Finest: A Trabant Trar!
The lowly Trabant 601, the car that took three people to assemble: one to cut, one to fold, and one to paste. These two-stroke-powered little beasts were the most popular car in East Germany, but...
Watch Some High Flying, Bone Jarring, Gnarly Looking Tuff Truck Racing At Dennis Anderson’s Off Road Park
Clearly Dennis Anderson’s largest contribution to society is the Grave Digger monster truck but a growing second is the off-road park that he opened up a couple of years ago and has been...
One Step Beyond Radical Overkill: The Hennessey Mammoth 6×6, Complete With Hellephant Power
In 1996, Dodge showed off the T-Rex 6×6, a six-wheel-drive beast with an 8.0L V10. Back before Daimler entered the scene and shut the party down, Chrysler was on a roll with turning concept cars...
Rough Start: Going For The Freak Show In A V8-Swapped Honda Civic Wagon
At four in the morning yesterday, I was standing at my front door watching the show as heavy winds and driving rain battered BangShift Mid-West. In the morning, the ground was so saturated that my...
Watch The Blue Blazes Pulling Tractor Go Out In A Blaze Of Glory – Photo Sequence And Video…The Carnage Is Incredible
This is the story of one of the sport of tractor pullings’ most legendary-and exciting-competitors, Mike Wilhite. The video and photos that go along with this tale are a few years old but...
It’s All About The Flow: This Short And Sweet Lesson On Priority Main Oiling From Dart Is Great
When we hear certain terms in the gearhead world we generally understand them but maybe a bit more clarity and education is always welcome, right? One of the big ones that gets thrown around a lot is...
The Slog: Bashing And Creeping Through The Pipeline From Hell Mud Bog
Thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Laura, which proceeded to turn the better part of Western Kentucky into utter swampland, mud is now a part of the daily routine and will be until things dry out....
Classic YouTube: Texas A&M Testing A New Truck-Resistant Barrier. Make No Mistake, It Works.
In a past life before BangShift, back when I was visiting locations that would require an up-front payment that even Bill Gates himself would choke to write out onto a check, we had a major problem:...
Lumbering Beast: Taking A 1957 Autocar On A Long-Overdue Drive
Autocar is one of the oldest names in automotive manufacturing…122 years old, in fact. They made a wide range of cars early on, but after World War II the company pretty much stuck their focus...