Offroad

We drove the Citroën 2CV Sahara for the first time for the April 1966 issue of Four Wheeler magazine. The machine was the first of its kind to employ two separate engines, one powering its own pair of driving wheels, making the Sahara 2CV a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Citroën originally built its 2CV as a work View the full article

At a ceremony today celebrating the start of production of the new 2021 F-150 pickup, Ford also confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center will be built alongside the Dearborn Truck Plant at the historic Rouge Center. Once complete, the new facility will add about 300 jobs that View the full article

Day 3 of the Ultimate Adventure started at an elevation of roughly 8,500 feet as the group awoke for our 7:30 a.m. driver’s meeting next to Caruthers Lake. We did our morning thing, ate our eggs and sausage, packed our junk, and hit the trail we had negotiated the day before in the opposite direction. View the full article

We’re finally calling it done. The $500 work truck we picked up well over a year ago has had all manner of work done to it, and the miles we have put on it both on and off road are proof of the quality of work we performed on the truck as well a testament View the full article

When GMC introduced the all-new 2019 Sierra 1500, one of the coolest features was the revolutionary MultiPro tailgate. Available across the lineup, and standard on higher trims, this new gate featured the ability to flip and fold into six (unofficially seven) different configurations to meet the changing needs of pickup owners. A year later, for View the full article

Day 2 of Ultimate Adventure started with our driver’s meeting, followed by our COVID safety officer and paramedic-Crony, Clifton Slay, administering one of our twice-daily temperature checks and other safety considerations. Hey, it’s the poopburger we gotta eat to make this happen. After doing our due diligence. we caravanned out of the hotel parking lot View the full article

The November 2020 issue of Four Wheeler magazine celebrates wheeling in the wide-open backcountry with a cover photo that will take your breath away. The image is of a Ram 2500-based Baja Runner exploring the desert, flanked by stunning, towering mountain peaks. An Offer That Couldn’t Be Refused The Ram 2500 Baja Runner is owned View the full article

There it was, an honest-to-goodness, aluminum L92 engine. Don’t get us wrong, we love every single junkyard 5.3L LM7, but they are usually ratty, greasy, and full of rodent droppings. Yes, you heard us right, mice and rats often leave behind evidence that the engine bay was indeed their playground, especially after an engine has View the full article

When Ford finally unveiled the all-new 2021 Bronco the internet lost its collective mind. The new off-roader paid homage to the classic while providing nearly everything the wheeling public wanted in a dirt-centric SUV. However, rumors still persist that there is to be an even more capable Bronco in the lineup. A Bronco that’s geared View the full article

With the now-traditional, “Welcome to UA Day One” call to open the first morning driver’s meeting, Ultimate Adventure 2020 is officially on! After having our first driver’s meeting of the morning, the group fell in line out of the hotel parking lot and caravanned roughly 30 miles out of Kalispell, Montana, to Blacktail Wild Bill View the full article

We’re almost wrapped up with Project Over/Under and we’re upgrading the charging system for all of our future off-road adventures. View the full article

That’s it! The long-anticipated cat has left the bag. Not only is Ultimate Adventure 2020 a go, but it’s a go in one of the most beautiful parts of the lower 48. We’re kicking off UA2020 in Kalispell, Montana, gateway to Glacier National Park and the home of what seems like every beautiful vista imaginable. View the full article

Here’s an idea: Buy a classic 4×4 sight unseen, travel hundreds of miles to fetch it, modify it on site for trail duty, and then drive it over 2,400 miles home across seven states with 500 of those miles on dirt roads and 100 of them on the trail with the T-case in low range. View the full article

It was just a few months ago that we were reporting on Ford’s new Ford Performance accessory packages for the 2019 and 2020 Ranger. These packs brought with them bigger tires, unique wheels, Fox shocks, and more. Offered in three different levels, these packs range from mild to pretty darn wild. And, at the end View the full article

It’s not officially called the UAJKJ. In fact, when Fred Williams commissioned Hazzard FabWorx to build this double-ended JK Wrangler for Ultimate Adventure 2012, it was called things like the Ultimate Orange Jeep or the Off-Roadster or Wacky Which-Way Wrangler. I’m the one who started calling it the UAJKJ just to sort of hang an View the full article

We were beyond excited for the return of the legendary Land Rover Defender for the 2020 model year. At launch, Land Rover offered the much anticipated four-door Defender 110 model. However, the company had said that a smaller two-door Defender 90 was on the way. Well, we now know what “on the way” meant as View the full article

As we’re nearing completion on our 2003 Chevy Silverado project, we have just a few more items to cover to make the truck function as good as it looks. View the full article

On This Week’s Truck Show Podcast: Kory Willis, owner of Power Performance Enterprises, Inc. (PPEI) Sean Ramáge, owner of Empire Fabrication Kory Willis proves that getting knocked down doesn’t mean you are knocked out. He shares the latest news on his battle with the EPA and how the destruction caused by hurricane Laura might have View the full article

After COVID closed down the majority of the automotive industry for 2020, there hasn’t been many full-fledged shows, events, or organized runs. But like the old United States Postal Service axiom goes, Ultimate Adventure goes on whether rain, sleet, snow, or global pandemic. Internet connections allowing, we’ll be uploading a daily recap of the 2020 View the full article

Suspension Lift of our Project Over/Under & Rebuild with Atlas, EBC, Hellwig, Fuel, & General Tire. View the full article