Category Archive: BangShift XL, FORD, TRUCKS, XL Videos
Classic YouTube: Another Candidate For The Ultimate Camper Truck – This Tractor-Tired 6×6 Ford!
Dec 05, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
There are days where the whole “bigger is better” mantra starts grating on the nerves. When you are behind the wheel of a 23-year-old Chevy Tahoe, you should not feel like you are in a...
Would You Rather, Pro Commuter Style: Shelby Charger GLHS Or Toyota Supra GT
Nov 29, 2020Bryan McTaggart8
It’s been a minute since we’ve pinned you into a corner and forced you to pick sides, hasn’t it? Well, no better time than the present to force you to pick one of two particular...
The Parting Shift: Ever Heard Someone Beat Through The Gears With A GMC V6?
Nov 13, 2020Bryan McTaggart3
One of the biggest mysteries that came out of my time at “the yard” involved a late 1970s GMC truck. The squarebody was as they usually were in the later 1990s at the time in the Pacific...
Money No Object: 1977 GMC Sierra C35 – Grandpa Fresh
Nov 09, 2020Bryan McTaggart4
He got me. Bait, hook, set and all, he got me. Channing Ivey likes to drop me links to interesting vehicles he finds around Virginia. I haven’t looked at vehicles in Virginia with an urge to...
SEMA360 Preview: Chevrolet’s 1977 K5 Blazer-E With The Electric Connect And Cruise Crate Package
Oct 30, 2020Bryan McTaggart8
On the surface, nothing seems amiss…other than it’s the cleanest 1977 Chevrolet Blazer to exist on planet Earth since about the time Brian was a toddler and my dad was getting some...
Random Car Review: The 1977 Leata Cabalero and Cabalero Pickup, Better Known As Just How Far You Can Go With A Chevette
Oct 28, 2020Bryan McTaggart4
The 1970s was not kind to automobiles, this we’ve covered ad nauseum. Power was down, fluffy interiors and roofs were in, and opera windows got their time to shine. Everything had to be...
Unveiled: 2022 GMC HUMMER EV
Oct 21, 2020Bryan McTaggart12
The Hummer brand died the death of a pariah. Initially welcomed as the swollen, badass Army surplus monster that Arnold Schwarzenegger fell deep in love with, by the time of the 2008 recession...
Classic YouTube: Six, Minus Two, Equals Four Months Of Repairs…
Sep 30, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
The one part of the whole diesel scene I can’t wrap my head around are the figures. Four digit horsepower and torque numbers made by trucks whose intentions were to work and die after so many...
Rough Start: 1977 Dodge Power Wagon Macho
Sep 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: 1977 Dodge Power Wagon Macho
A lot of things might have been going wrong at Chrysler in 1977. Okay, maybe not “might”…working in the upper offices must’ve been like that meme of the dog sitting in the...
Classic YouTube: Autocrossing A Cummins Ram, Because Physics Doesn’t Matter!
Sep 17, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: Autocrossing A Cummins Ram, Because Physics Doesn’t Matter!
Ok, this one is for every diesel-bro I’ve ever met who keeps telling me that their souped up PowerStroke/Cummins/Duramax/whatever is better in the long run than owning a musclecar or a sports...
Unveiled: Grand Wagoneer Concept – Meet FCA’s Toe-Dip Into The Ultra-Luxury SUV Market
Sep 04, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
First and foremost, you must remember that what you are looking at is a concept vehicle. This is not the full-fat production version of what is anticipated to be the 2022 Grand Wagoneer, no matter...
Speedy Delivery! This Chevrolet C10 Flatbed Is Giving Us Really Good Ideas!
Aug 26, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Speedy Delivery! This Chevrolet C10 Flatbed Is Giving Us Really Good Ideas!
Work truck…yeah, I remember my first one. Later 1980s Dodge D-50 Ram 2wd, baby blue, stick shift, dead stock and had only been towed behind somebody’s recreational vehicle prior to the...
Money No Object: HELLWAGON! This 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Is Packing Ma Mopar’s Torque Monster!
Aug 22, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Money No Object: HELLWAGON! This 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Is Packing Ma Mopar’s Torque Monster!
On September 3, 2020, Jeep’s “Grand Wagoneer” nameplate will return as a full-sized luxury sports-utility vehicle, a body-on-frame unit that sits on Ram 1500 bones. We keep seeing...
Unveiled: 2021 Ram 1500 TRX – A Love Letter To The Ford Raptor
Aug 18, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
Subtle? Not in the least. The unveiling videos are a cross between the introduction of a Bond film and the fever dream of a desert rat. FCA’s pre-introduction video was a mashup of clips from...