Category Archive: BangShift XL, Craigslist Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS, XL Online Find

Rough Start: Hit The Trails With A Prepared 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Crawler!

Part of the fun of the Rough Start series is trying to work practicality into a project vehicle hunt. It has to be useful, because for a $5,000 budget, chances are good that this is going to be the...

So Long, V8 Utes, Hello, SuperUtes. Holden And Ford Utes Get Replaced With Four-Door Diesel Trucks For 2018

Brian’s article on the state of Supercar racing in Australia paints a dark picture, and that’s no shock: how do you support a home-grown racing series when the home teams were pretty much...

Could Jeep Go Chinese? Great Wall Has Expressed Interest In Acquiring The Brand

Surprisingly enough, I have experiences with Great Wall automobiles. Many of the non-military contractor vehicles available during my stays in Iraq were Great Wall Deer pickup trucks (read: rebadged...

Unhinged: This Ford Explorer-Meets-Jeep Build We Found At Woodward Is Awesome!

It’s been almost four months since the picked carcass that was the Rollover Explorer made it’s way to Causey’s Auto Parts in Bowling Green, and even though we asked nicely to be a...

Love The Looks Of A ’57 Chevy But Want Utility? How About The Bel-Kota?

In 1957, if you wanted to go haul a bunch of lumber home in the back of your Chevrolet, nobody was going to stop you. I’m willing to bet that in 1967, you’d still be OK, since the Chevy...

Rotate The Earth: Ram 3500 HD Now Swinging 930 Foot-Pounds Of Torque!

Heavy duty work trucks are serious business. Not just because of what they are or what they do, but because they sell well based upon their merits…whether the customer truly uses them or not is...

Bigger Than A Tank And Faster Than You: Check Out The “Hoenado” Tahoe As It Flexes It’s Muscles!

You know how sometimes, the story behind the vehicle is more interesting than the vehicle itself? Well, it might be a little bit of a stretch, but the story behind DMD Offroad’s...

Morning Symphony: The Sound Of Going Fast By Any Means Necessary

Sorry, Ford fans, but this bitchin’ bumpside is powered by a Rat…one very, very angry Rat, but a big block Chevy nonetheless. I can already hear the hate comments flowing, so let’s...

Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk: Order Banks Open August 10th, So Get Your Cash Ready!

(Images: FCA North America) At first, it was a joke. Then it was a dream…and now, a Hellcat-powered, all-wheel-drive Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is a reality. And this time tomorrow, the order...

Money No Object: This 1984 Jeep Cherokee Is Too Clean And Blown!

Yeah, I’m into the weird ones. Sue me. Here’s my deal: I’ve seen tons upon tons of Fox bodies and F-cars. But I promise you…it is not everyday where you see a...

Classic YouTube: The Big Red Dodge – Subtlety Can Take A Hike

Every last thing about this 1990s Dodge is perfect. The shade of red that seemed to be painted on everything Mopar advertised for about this time period. The A-12 style scoop that is trying to funnel...

Rough Start: When Was The Last Time You Thought About A Dodge Ramcharger?

The Ford Bronco is coming back. The Chevrolet Blazer’s descendant, the Tahoe, is probably the most popular family ride in my neck of the woods. The Ramcharger has been dead and gone since 1993,...

The Return Of The EcoDiesel: FCA Gets Certification For the Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee

It wasn’t a surprise that once the Volkswagen diesel controversy erupted, that anything with an oil-burner was suddenly under the mother of all microscopes. And it definitely didn’t help...

Familiar, Yet Different: This 1980 Mitsubishi Jeep J58 Is A Real Jeep, We Promise!

Toyota had the Land Cruiser, Nissan had the Patrol, and Mitsubishi had…well, nothing. That’s kind of a bad deal, since both the Cruiser and the Patrol were quickly making a name for...