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Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart

Money No Object: This Lingenfelter-Modified 1999 Chevrolet Suburban Packs 9.9L Of Eff-You Power!

Nine-point-nine liters of engine, normally sourced for a marine application, plopped into the most typically 1990s Chevrolet Suburban you’ve ever seen in your life. You know how there are...

Rough Start: This Big-Block Pontiac Wagon Is The One You Want, Trust Us!

It’s official: filling up Angry Grandpa has crested over $50 a tank again. Joy. Not that it’s a surprise…the big gold brick feeds exclusively on 93 octane, so it’s going to...

A Restomodded Dino? V8 Power And Modern Upgrades Work For The Junior Ferrari!

The Dino 246 is one of Ferrari’s crowning achievements. It was one of the first high-production cars, yet it was a V6-powered machine that sported the first electronic ignition by the company,...

Morning Symphony: The Lancia Stratos Zero – Listen To This Angry Little Doorstop Rasp Along!

The styling trend for the early 1970s can be summed up in one word: wedge. Both in production form (Lamborghini Countach, Maserati Merak) and in concept form (AMX/3, Ferrari Modulo), the idea was...

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Hot Malaise Or Late Junior Supercar? This 1974 Mercury Comet GT Is A Tangerine Terror!

The moment I saw the pictures, memories came flooding back. I’ll always have a soft spot for Ford Mavericks but it’s the Mav’s twin, the Mercury Comet, that really hits me with a...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: Why Do People Bother Squirreling Cars Away?

It’s been driven exactly twice, both on private property, into and out of storage. It has never been dealer prepared, nevermind sold…it hasn’t even been titled, just the delivery...

In Memoriam: Bobby Fletcher, The Flame-Throwing, Hard-Charging Dodge-Driving Legend

I got the news Monday morning as I was driving through Central Illinois. Bobby Fletcher, my buddy from Washington who I chose to immortalize in print, had passed on over the Memorial Day weekend at...

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Dyno Video: Watch This Thunderbird Super Coupe Crank Out 805 Horsepower On The Dyno!

Ok, I promise I’ll lay off of the T-bird kink after this one, but I’m running it for a reason. When the MN12 platform debuted in 1989, it didn’t come with a V8 available. Instead,...

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Respect Your Elders: This 528-Inch Hemi ‘Cuda Will Take On All Comers!

That thing got a Hemi? Yeah, sonny, you’re damn right it does, and it’s got a little somethin’-somethin’ for you too. There’s a reason why anything with the name Hemi...

Arms Race, Pt. 2: Will The Viper Make A Comeback?

After a run that honestly was much longer than anybody could’ve predicted, the Dodge Viper came to an end, it’s V-10 snarl to be no more, it’s creation station to become a museum....

Arms Race, Part One: More Of The 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Has Been Shown!

While the general theme of the scene at the moment is a worry over fuel economy and what’s going to happen in the next five to ten years, apparently nobody at Ford’s Mustang group has...

Squarebody Heaven: This 1988 Chevrolet V30 Dually Is Completely Texan!

If you haven’t heard, our bearded leader Chad is in the process of making the move from California to Texas and as such, will be in the area of the country where the pickup truck isn’t...

BangShift Top 11: McTag’s Selections From Gateway Classic Cars’ Nashville Shop!

One day a year I get to act like I’m something important and today is that day. Somehow, between teenage stupidity, the military, heroic amounts of alcohol over the years and many, MANY bad...

Unhinged: Full Of Good Things Or Full Of S#@!…Rate Me Please! Elon Musk Insists!

I am a man who values honesty and loyalty in people. They are two excellent traits to have as a human. Honesty turns into trust, which strengthens the bonds through which individuals relate with one...

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