Category Archive: BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
Extreme Engineering: Take A Ride Across The 120 Year Old, 800ft Tall Gokteik Viaduct Railroad Trestle
Our first reaction upon seeing the Goteik Viaduct train crossing was “no thank you” and then we read more about it and became enamored with its history so we’re kind of wanting to...
Good Sounds: This Video Features The Best Sounding Straight Eight Engines In The World
We always key in on the sounds of engines, right? Whether something is running good or bad, whether we have ever heard one run before, or when we know it is an engine that just makes that sweet noise...
Wild Mechanical History Video: The Best Footage We Have Ever Seen Of The 1960s GE Walking Truck – Neat!
It is huge, slow, seemingly unstable, and ultimately it was a failure…so why are we so obsessed with this footage of the GE Walking Truck experiment from the 1960s. Developed over the span of...
Sales Job: This 1975 Promotional Video For the Lincoln Town Car and Town Coupe Is Awesome
Your salesmen will show you such options as “four wheel power brakes,” and the “extended range fuel tank.” There’s a lot of great stuff in this video but the...
The Hot Rod Hoarder Shares The HIDDEN HISTORY of 411 Dragway – Racing And More From 1969-2014
Tommy Lee Byrd is our dude of dudes when it comes to drag racing history and is an absolute bloodhound when it comes to finding old drag cars and hot rods as well. So check out the video below for a...
Historic Video: Silent Screamer – The Inside Story Of The 1967 STP Turbine Powered Indy Car!
Last year around this time I was at the American Sped Festival in Detroit, surrounded by historic race cars of all different shapes and sizes. Two of them were 1968 turbine cars as fielded by STP....
Larger Than Life: This Video Profile Of Al Teague As Well As The Joint Venture Truck Is Neat Bonneville History
Yeah, we know. Al Teague had nothing to do with the Joint Venture big rig that has been roaring up and down the Bonneville Salt Flats for years. This video was made as a segment for the old Discovery...
This 1963 Chevrolet Film Touting Their Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks Is Great
With Chevrolet’s relatively recent return into the medium truck segment beginning to gain some steam, we thought it was a fun exercise to go historical video hunting and find some stuff from...
33 Year Trip: Check Out Hallsville Drag Strip Action From 1989 – Sportsman Fun!
This is a fun way to kick off a week, right? We’re taking you 30-years into the past, back to the 1989 drag racing season at Hallsville Drag Strip in Texas. The track no longer exists but...
High Stakes 100: The Story Of The World’s Fastest Outboard Powered Boat Circa 1958
The story of Mercury Marine is largely dominated by the larger than life man who founded the company, Carl Kiekhaefer. Known for being one of the most powerful early forces in NASCAR racing, his...
Vintage Film: This 1950s Gulf Oil Short Gives A Glimpse Into How Small Wells Filled The Pipeline
When we think of oil wells today we think of massive platforms in the ocean or huge complexes on the ground. Back about 70 years ago, though, this was a totally different story. There were loads of...
This Footage Makes Us Want To Run Out And Buy An Allis-Chalmers Terra Tiger! Amphibious 6×6 Fun
Many of you out there are familiar with the Allis Chalmers brand of tractors that were staples (and in many cases still are) on farms across America. As loyal as car people are, we’d argue that...
Dreary Days: This Review of The 1982 Plymouth Reliant Is Pretty Depressing From Top To Bottom
From the tone of John Davis’ voice to the weather the car was being driven in, to the actual car itself, this MotorWeek review of the 1982 Plymouth Reliant wagon is just a depressing look at...
