Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Truck News
The Blitz Fogger Was The Most Well Intentioned But Horrendous Idea Ever Created For Garden Tractors – How’s That DDT Taste?
There’s an old saying that goes something like, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”. Consider the story of the Blitz Fogger as one of those “good...
This 1956 Film Shows How Ford Tractors Built Levittown, PA and Virtually Every Attachment Possible
If you have been reading BangShift for any time you know that I love nothing more when modern history and mechanical stuff collide and that is exactly what we have here in a pretty extraordinary...
We Are Trying To Talk Ourselves Out Of Buying This Dually. What Would You Do With It?
I want a crew cab dually. Preferably a square body, but I would do a round body as well. I’ve got no money, so it really just matters on what the deal is. Which is why this ugly beast caught my...
This 1973 Cadillac Has Been Made Into The Caddy El-Mino: Get Your Boss Hogg On With This Sucker!
When we saw this posted up on Craigslist here locally we figured it had to be some movie prop, and wondered which one it was for. It turns out that is not the case, although it would make the perfect...
Truckin’ Perfection! This 1958 Chevy Apache Has NAPCO Four Wheel Drive And The Perfect Look
If you take all of the elements we love in old Chevy trucks and stick them together you’d get something that looks eerily similar to this 1958 Apache that is equipped with NAPCO four wheel...
Mud Bog Action Photos: Fastest of the Fast Challenge At The Lee County Mud Motorsports Park
(Words by David Whealon/ Photos by David Whealon and Laini Pound) In recent years the mud racing world’s spotlight has been shined on the tricked out awesomeness of Mega trucks which are purpose...
Restrained Anger: Watch As The “Rum Runner” Rock Bouncer Does A Chained-Down Four-Wheeled Burnout – This Thing Is Pissed!
The concoction for a successful rock bouncer is pretty much the same: a stout suspension setup hooked up to a roll cage that can take punishment by the ton, with the appropriate large rubber bolted...
Jay Leno Gets To Roll Around In A Lamborghini LM002 – Italy’s Rambo Lambo That Catered To The Stars Instead Of The Military
Lamborghini’s LM002 was born out of several failed attempts to bring a vehicle to the military to replace the venerable Jeep-based vehicles. Think about that for a moment: Not GM. Not Ford....
Top 11: Trail Rigs For Winter Wheeling! The Weather Outside Sucks, But The Fun Doesn’t Have To Stop!
Unless you’re in the South, Texas or the Southwest, you are quickly getting to the point where the fast street toy is just about done for the year. Northern guys are putting away their prized...
This 1961 Ford COE Enclosed Car Hauler Could Be Awesome!
Yesterday Brian posted a little tiny car hauler that he said was useless. This one here is NOT useless, or at least it won’t be once you have it all done. This 1961 Ford COE started life as a...
This Giant Lifted Suburban Is So Impractical, But I Want It Anyway!
Sometimes there are cars or trucks that you see that your brain is completely clear on being of no real use to you or most anyone else. But why is it that even though your brain knows there is no...
This 1978 Jeep Takes Me Right Back To Reading 1980s Four Wheel Drive Magazines – LOVE!
It has to be the shined up Super Swampers. That’s gotta be it. Listen, I love this Jeep. I know you hardcore off-road guys (I’m looking at you SBG) hate it and scoff at stuff like this...
1969 BMC: The Coolest; Most Useless Car Hauler In America And It Is For Sale!
Useful and cool are things thatch exist in parallel with each other. Something cool does not have to be useful and something useful does not necessarily have to be cool. Case in point, a modern car...
It’s The Start Of The SCORE Baja 1000 Baby! Mexico Is THE Place To Be Right Now. Here’s Why!
When I tell you I am in a funk because I didn’t get to go to the Baja 1000 this year, I’m not kidding. Yesterday afternoon, around 2 pm, I actually asked Daphne if her passport was really...