Category Archive: BangShift XL, eBay Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
Shield Your Eyes, Lohnes: This 1968 Dodge D200 Stakebed Is A Big-Block Workhorse!
Lohnes and I don’t quite see eye-to-eye when it comes to trucks. We’re close in the fact that we want our trucks to be useful and practical for work above creature comforts, but from...
Yeah, We’re Jealous: Watch As The Hooniverse Guys Test Out That Georgia Dealership’s Ford “Lightning”
The flash-fire of fandom that woke right up when the words “Ford Lightning” were put to press was actually pretty interesting to watch from our end. The truck, which is now appearing in...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are You Cool With Dealerships Building What The OEMs Won’t?
See that 2017 Ford F-150 regular cab right there? Yeah…with the side pipes, one-off wheels, and a badge that dates back about fifteen years or so? It’s not the work of some dreaming...
Too Clean: This 1976 Jeep Cherokee Is Pure SUV – Four-Wheel-Drive And Three Pedals!
If you could use a time machine to show the designers at Kaiser-Jeep, GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC and International just what the sport-utility vehicles of the 1960s and early 1970s would become, would...
This 1978 Dodge Power Wagon Is MINT! Rubber Floors, Four-Speed, And Desert Kept!
Once again, my mind has wandered to a purposeful old truck that is everything you need and nothing more. Maybe it was driving a rented Hyundai that pushed me over the edge, or maybe it was finding...
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...
