Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
BangShift Question Of The Day: You Get Your Hands On A 1974 Capri…What Do You Do With It?
On one hand, I’ve been fascinated with what the world over knows as the Ford Capri, the car that was a captive import for Lincoln-Mercury dealerships for the 1970s. They’re smaller, a...
From Rust To Righetous: Street Machine’s Rustoleum Valiant Wagon Project Kicks Off!
True car people need very little reason to take on a project. Bringing a neat old machine back to life is always a pursuit worthy of effort, but when a company is willing to back one of the bigger...
Classic YouTube: John Force’s Mild Roast At Indy In 1990
John Force is a mixture of attitude, sheer iron will, and a mouth that doesn’t understand what a leash is all about, embedded into a die-hard racer who has no trepidation about burying his foot...
Alright, Who Did It? Who Asked The Madman To Build A Tank?
When you look upon the creations that have been made at the hands of Colin Furze, it’s a miracle that he isn’t imprisoned in an asylum somewhere in the Midlands, given everything...
Morning Symphony: 1977 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Ford took control of Aston Martin in 1991 and for the next sixteen years cranked out Astons like the company had never before managed to do. When you’re hand-building cars on hand tools, small...
Rough Start: 1926 Ford Model T Roadster With A Rotary…What?
Buckley, Washington is an interesting little place that’s nestled right at the edge of the Cascades in Western Washington. Some of my stepfather’s family lived around the area, and the...
King Of The Hammers Shootout 2020: Scrambling For Traction On Idle Issues
Rockcrawling and rock bouncing in the dark in the middle of the desert…sounds like a good time, doesn’t it? King of the Hammers is an event that I need to check off of my bucket list....
Salt In The Wound: This 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo SS Hurts McT’s Soul!
Currently, it seems that everybody I know and their mother has made a pilgrimage to South Georgia Motorsports Park to be present for Lights Out 11. Chad and Lyle and Team Bigun are all present to get...
Morning Symphony: A Cheap Pit Bike Crossed With A Honda CRF450 Just Rips!
For most of my riding days, the bike of choice was a 1982 Yamaha YZ-80. Seems like a small bike for a kid in his early teens, right? I didn’t think so. The YZ had more than enough power to get...
Historical Footage: Promoting The Durability Of Pre-War Dodge Trucks
Some of the best conversations I’ve ever had came from my great-grandfather as we drove around Colorado. During this time period, I’m about 16-17 years old, he’s about 81-82 years...
Flying Brick! This Beater Volvo Has Hacked Fenders, Nitrous, Upgraded Wheels And Tires, And A “Baja Bar”. That Makes It Invincible, Right?
If you have never had the joy of romping an old car for what it’s worth, you are seriously missing out. I’m sure I’ll catch all sorts of hell for saying so, but you will be...
Drifty Dozen: The Finale Of The 2020 Drift Week At The Hoonigan Burnyard
To this day, we still see a ton of negativity regarding drifting. I’m not here to change anybody’s mind, but there is no way that I’m going to ignore anything that involves a ton of...
Rough Start: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice – Something Seems A Touch Off
We kick GM quite often for missing the mark or some vehicles, or their habit of getting a product right just to summarily execute the model when things are finally going good. From the last Pontiac...
