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Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart

Power Tour Veterans’ Car Show At VFW 1298: The Forum Freaks Get Together!

This was a project half a year in the making and I’m glad to say that I was a part of getting the ball rolling. In January a call was put out via the Power Tour board in the BangShift forums...

The Laid-Back Chill-Fest At NCM Motorsports Park 2018: Starting Off The Power Tour With Road Course Laps!

There are neat machines prowling all over Warren County, Kentucky. A quick drive down any street in Bowling Green is like a mini car show: a kit-car Cobra cruising past the dealerships. A Buick GS...

Close Enough: This 1979 Ford Fairmont Isn’t A Real Durango, But It’s Close Enough

While technically it’s not a production vehicle, the 1981-82 Ford Durango does exist…in the hundreds. As many as 350 of the cut-down Ford Fairmont Futura utes were made by National Coach...

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BangShift Project Files: An Update On The Former CarJunkieTV 1972 Nova

It’s been a couple of years since we checked in on forum member “Proven Guilty” and the 1972 Chevrolet Nova that used to be a part of the CarJunkieTV.com fleet, back before...

The Brougham Bomber: This 1975 Hurst/Olds Is Simply Meant To Be As It Is – Big Blocked And Capable

“Time heals all wounds”. You’ve heard those words, I’m sure. You let the emotions of whatever event simmer down to nothing, then you can take stock in what was important and...

Rescue Update: The “Wild Cherry” Chevy Van Has Come A Long Way In Half A Year!

Right at the tail end of 2017 we learned about a 1975 Chevrolet G10 van known as “Wild Cherry” that had lived one hell of a life. A true 1970s custom build, the Chevy had been built by...

Right-Sized: This 1978 Chevrolet Monza Hatchback Is One Of The Nicest We’ve Seen In A Bit!

Let’s accept a couple of truths: most cars in the 1970s were much bigger than they really needed to be, Detroit hadn’t figured out how to utilize space efficiently, and in a broadly...

Find A Gear And Disappear: Watch This Driver Reverse Off Of A Highway And Down The Road Like Nobody Is Looking!

I’ve said for years that the program that gets people their driver’s licenses needs a major revamp. What you will see in this video simply piles on to the evidence that can be pulled at...

Time To Find A Wrecked Sportbike: This Lifted Lawn Tractor Needs To Be Finished!

It’s the go-kart for an adult: a lawn tractor. The basis is pretty similar: four wheels, rear-drive, simple steering, and usually a small output engine providing just enough power to get the...

Another One Being Revived: This 1977 Dodge D100 Is Being Rescued After Sitting For Over Two Decades!

I told you that I was all about automotive revivals this year! While I’m still plugging away at my own setup (and nursing a wound on my hand, thank you drum brakes), others are going the...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Actually Use A Hands-Free Cruise Control?

Mile after mile does tend to get old when you are just making the trek from Point A to Point B. The playlists of music gets stale, the jokes on the comedy channels start to repeat, and if you...

Grand Theft Tracked Brick: Who In Their Right Mind Runs From The Cops In An M577 Armored Personnel Carrier?!

You have to be a special kind of nuts to take a tracked vehicle from the United States military on a joyride. Every last military vehicle in the inventory is, by most people’s definition,...

Someone In California Really Loves Their K-Cars And Wants You To Love Them, Too!

“The patron saint of automotive lost causes.” That title was bestowed upon me by Lohnes years ago and looking at my track record of vehicles plus the ones I’d love to build, I...

The “WTF?” Files: Is It Weird That We Totally Want A Ford Focus Now?

The jump from the Ford Escort to the Ford Focus wasn’t a big move for Ford. Instead of a curvy, small front-driver nobody cared about until it was time to pay for the fuel, we got a small...