Category Archive: Craigslist Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS
Rough Start: $500 Will Net You A Decent 1991 Jeep Cherokee…If You Can Exorcise A Demonic Car Alarm
We like Jeep XJs around here. They are a good, simple and honest 4×4 SUV that wasn’t about bells and whistles. They are all about utility, function and durability. They won’t win...
Pennzoil’s Drifting Yellow Hellcat Challenger Is Back And Fully WFO In The Prequel To The “Airlift Drift” Ad
Earlier this year Pennzoil returned to our radar in a big way with their “Airlift Drift” advertisement that involved a bright yellow Dodge Challenger Hellcat being driven sideways at...
Hang In The Hot Rod Garage With Tony As He Performs An Autopsy On His Demon’s Freshly-Siezed 340!
A little while ago, Hot Rod Garage’s Tony Angelo got a swift kick in the kiddies when the 340 in his Dodge Demon went full-stop during a cam break-in and all but locked up. Instead of bringing...
Question Of The Day: The Dodge Challenger GT-AWD – Would It Sell Or Is It Simply A Beautiful Gearhead One-Off?
This was the car I was gunning to see at SEMA. Not so much the high-dollar builds, not so much the parade of metal outside of the convention center that would leave me constantly desiring...
Rumor Mill: Jeep Red Rock To Make It To Production? Yes And No…They Are Making Some, But You Better Get In Line Now…
One of the more interesting vehicles in Mopar’s display at SEMA was the Jeep Wrangler Red Rock concept. Sitting on 35″ tires and looking for all intents and purposes like an...
Rough Start: Take On Your Own Cheap Truck Challenge With This 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee!
Watching the Cheap Truck Challenge video inspired me: how hard would it be to find a useable 4×4 that is trail capable yet could possibly be used in an everyday manner in line with the ideals of...
SEMA 2015: A Quick Look At Some Of The Highlights! From Upcoming Project Builds To Cool New Products, We’re Shooting It All!
BangShift is on the ground here at the Convention Center in Las Vegas and we three are running around, taking in everything that SEMA 2015 has to offer. There is a LOT to digest, and we will be...
Classic YouTube: This 1951 Dodge Truck Sales Film Pits the “Job-Rated” Trucks Against Whatever Ford Offers!
Trucks nowadays are overloaded luxury barges in the fine tradition of land yachts, boulevard-crushing station wagons, and the megalithic sports-utility vehicles…they are big, powerful,...
Less Is More With This 1955 Chrysler Windsor Nassau – Clean Looks And A V8 Go Miles With This Beauty!
Brian and Chad can tell you pretty much any detail you want to know about pretty much any car you could ever want to know about. Me, on the other hand…well, I’m learning, and that is due...
This Cummins-Powered Dodge Ram 50 Sand Dragger Is A Freaking Beast!
Question: What sits like an altered, has paddles like a dune runner, a boosted-to-kill Cummins underneath the hood, and started life as a Dodge Ram 50? This absolute stomper of a sand dragger,...
Rough Start: The Cleanest Plymouth Volaré We’ve Seen In A While For $2800, Complete With The Mighty Slant Six!
Ok, “mighty Slant Six” might be a bit of hyperbole, but hear me out. If you’re ballin’ on a budget, the name of the game is durability: it has to last until you are able to...
Check Out Some Of The American Iron That Is Living In Iran – Gearheads Exist Everywhere!
There are parts of our lives that transcend national borders, religious differences, and political motivations. Food, music, laughter, and love all exist outside of these realms, but what about the...
Rumor Mill: Did Marchionne Just Hint At A New Full-Size SUV From Ram?!
(Lead Photo: Agustin Jiminez/Four Wheeler) FCA hasn’t had a full sized SUV in the U.S. market since 1993, when the D-series-based Dodge Ramcharger was axed, and hasn’t had one, period,...
