Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Recall Warning: Harbor Freight 3-Ton And 6-Ton Jackstands
Of all of the ways I could potentially come to harm doing what I love, the scenario of being trapped between the earth and at least three thousand pounds of automobile might scare me even worse than...
Forest Sprite: A Plymouth Valiant Tearing Up A Rally Course Is Just Too Cool
Chrysler got their money’s worth out of the A-platform, and then some. First appearing as the 1960 Valiant, the A-body would go on to underpin just about every smaller car Chrysler built...
Morning Symphony: A Compilation Of Spectator Drag Racing From 2019
How badly do you miss racing right about now? I’ll put it like this: after a few weeks of not really driving anywhere, driving our Cruze…that 138-horsepower fuel-sipping thing…felt...
Unhinged: The Dark Side Of Being A Mopar Fan Is Limiting Yourself
Uncle Tony recently put out a video that calls out the problems with being a Mopar fan in modern times. You can watch the video below, I recommend that you do, but I’ll give you the Cliff Notes...
I’ll Give Ya A Dollar: Aussie Politician Offers To Buy Back Holden From GM For A Buck!
General Motors has made it clear that they want the Holden name shuttered by 2021. They have even seemed to have gone out of their way to eliminate the name out of existence. While there’s a...
With Authority: 1977 Ford LTD II With 460 And That Police-Spec Look
It’s very easy to see how Ford was losing market share in the later 1970s…everything looked like the Lincoln Continental! In the rush to chase the sales success of the Chevrolet Monte...
Dwarf Adder: This 1978 Mustang Cobra II Is Small But Threatening
In total, there were three graphic setups for the Mustang II Cobra. The first one can simply be called the “Farrah”…the word “Cobra” runs long the low flank in one...
Bird Bomb: James Wisdom’s Thunderbird Grenades At Bonne Terre
You hate to see it, don’t you? Nice car, sounds beefy, ready to take a rip down the strip, and just when the gettin’ is gettin’ good, there’s one loud report and shrapnel is...
Money No Object: 1969 Mercury Cyclone GT – Plain Vanilla, Please
Poor Mercury…always building slightly plusher Fords, never really getting much credit for it. Outside of the Cougar, which was different enough from the Mustang in it’s first couple of...
Playing With Jaws: Cleetus Gives The Jaws of Life A Testing
You’re hanging upside-down in your car, suspended by the belts. You’re head is fuzzy…did you hit something during the rollover or are you just needing to get your bearings back...
BangShift Question Of The Day: When Was The Last Time You Were Impressed With A Car’s Power?
Of all the times I was shocked with what a vehicle could possibly be, there’s one that stands out over all others. And shocker, it’s not a Camaro, it’s not anything I’ve...
The Skid Factory Take On An Early Toyota MR2 Restoration Project…Begrudgingly, It Seems!
Not too long ago, during a competition for a mid or rear-engined vehicle, Marty from the Mighty Car Mods started working on an SW20-era Toyota MR2 and by the end of it, his absolute disdain for the...
The Half-Dead Hornet Road Trip: The Conclusion? Or The Jail Time?
We’re all about anybody going out, finding some car that was earmarked for death, and bringing it back to life. We love that enthusiasm. It’s probably the biggest and best thing our hobby...
The Grunt: 1986 Chevrolet M1008 CUCV – Working From Day One
In the world according to me, the AM General HMMWV would’ve been a dedicated wartime machine, kitted up as a kind of fast-mover or gun platform vehicle, and would not have become the...