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Good Lights on Your Pickup Truck Can Be Key for Safety

Adding the right aftermarket lights to your pickup truck or SUV brings big safety benefits. Winter has finally set its grip firmly around us, marked by shorter days, longer nights, and just plain nasty driving conditions. Good lights on my vehicles play a critical role in how safe I feel while driving after dark. You […]

German Panzerkampfwagen II, SdKfz 121, light tank; Industrial Tractor 100; LaS 100

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Design The Germany Army wanted the PzKpfw II to be a training tank, like the PzKpfw I. It was to be used until the PzKpfw III and PzKpfw IV became available in the late 1930s. In 1932 / July 1934, the Army Weapons Department put out specifications for a 10 ton armored vehicle, that had a 20 mm gun in a fully […]

German Panzerkampfwagen I, SdKfz 101 light tank

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Design The Reichswehr (German Army after World War I) wanted a light tank that would be quickly and cheaply produced that would be primarily used for training. In 1932 the specifications were developed and Daimler-Benz, Henschel, Krupp, MAN, and Rheinmetall were asked to submit designs. It was expected that the PzKpfw III and PzKpfw IV would be the main tanks used, […]

Aussie Classic: 1951-1957 FX & FJ Holden Utes & Vans

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The first generation of the Holden ute and panel van is arguably the most iconic commercial vehicle range in Australian automotive history, despite being based on what was originally an American design. Today these 48 series Holdens are very desirable classic commercial vehicles unique to Australia and reminiscent of the fabulous 1950s when a post-WWII […]

Wacky Concepts From the Tokyo Motorshow

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This page consists of cars that make us love the Tokyo Motorshow! You won’t see these things in any other show in the world. Crazy, boxy, wacky, useful, useless, funny, shiny, happy concepts that show that the automotive industry hasn’t lost it’s humor and imagination: Isuzu Begin Funkybox If you’ve ever wanted to deliver your […]

The Top 10 Best Truck Driving and Trucking Movies

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Love truck-driving films? We do too! That’s why we compiled a list of the best trucker movies of all time. It’s not easy to choose your favorite movies, much less so when movies are about topics you’re passionate about, such as trucking. Nowadays, we have some popular TV shows about trucking like “Truck My Truck […]

David Morris – Owner & driver of the Equalizer Monster Truck

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Interview with the driver of the Equalizer Monster Truck David Morris, in Springfield, Missouri in 1998. Q) How did you get into Monster Truck Racing ? A) I started out on the street with big tires on my pickup truck, which seemed to get bigger & bigger, until it was to big to drive it […]

Andy Hoffman – Owner & driver of the Nitemare Monster Truck

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Interview with the driver of the Dodge Nitemare Monster Truck Andy Hoffman, at shows in Bloomsburg, PA. & Springfield, MO. in 1998. Q) How did you get into Monster Truck Racing? A) “I got into monster truck racing after selling Kirk Dabney engine parts for several years. One Fall he needed a driver and I […]

Jeff Dane – Retired owner & driver of Awesome & King Kong Monster Truck

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Retired Monster Truck owner & driver of Awesome Kong, King Kong, the Undertaker & the Punisher, Jeff Dane, retired from the sport in 1995. Jeff was one of the original Monster Truck builders, who along with people like Fred Shafer, Evert Jasmer & Bob Chandler, started the Monster Truck sport. There are many innovations which […]

Dan Patrick – Owner & driver of the Samson Monster Truck

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Owner & driver of the SAMSON Monster Truck, Dan Patrick, has been involved in motorsports since 1983. He moved into Monster Truck racing in 1988, & his career has seen him driving a number of Monster Trucks, including BIGFOOT. He was heavily involved in building the next generation of Monster Trucks, with BIGFOOT which saw […]

Guy Wood – Owner & driver of the Bulldozer Monster Truck

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Interview with the owner & driver of the Bulldozer Monster Truck, Guy Wood answered some questions, about his Monster Truck career:- Q) How long have you been racing Monster Trucks ? A )”I got started in the business about 10 years ago.” Q) How did it all come about ? A) “I started off just […]