Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Slight Miscalculation There: Ott Tänak’s Big Crash At Rallye Monte Carlo
Any time the words “rally crash” are printed, it’s time to tune in for some sincere carnage. It’s been my personal draw to rally racing, I can’t lie. I grew to...
Just Change One Thing: Mahindra Changes Grille On Roxor; Jeep Still Trying To Shut Them Down
FCA has not has one ounce of love for the Mahindra Roxor ever since it started showing up on American shores. None of that was a shock…the Roxor dates back to when Willys licensed out the...
Money No Object: 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab Diesel – All Stock?!
I didn’t really care much one way or another for a truck until the 1994 Dodge Ram, and I know exactly why I fell for the design as hard as I did. My first genuine heavy-duty vehicle desire was...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Will The Next Useless Option For New Cars Be?
We start today’s Question of the Day with a lesson that doesn’t involve a vehicle you can buy. That vehicle is the General Dynamic Land Systems M1 Abrams battle tank. A development by...
Cleaning For Charity: Deep-Scrubbing This Porsche 944 For Kids
I’ll be up front that I don’t understand the whole “donate your car to charity” deal. It sounds like a way to send your car to the junkyard and somehow feel better about it in...
Rough Start: Forever Underrated, This 1986 Conquest TSi Needs To Be Autocrossing!
Mitsubishi Starions and every version of the Chrysler captive import known as Conquest (it was sold under Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge names at varying points during the 1980s) are one of those cars...
Unhinged: Beware Of The LS-Powered S%*tbox!
Where does the line end for the term “sleeper”? The sleeper is meant to be a hide-in-plain-sight kind of car, the sucker punch out of nowhere that catches the unwary dead, the one that...
Don’t Want To See The Oceano Dunes Closed To OHV Use? You Might Want To Act Now!
In case you were not aware of it, the California Coastal Commission has been actively going after off-highway vehicle use around the Pismo Dunes and the Oceano Dunes, both located northwest of Los...
BangShift Question Of The Day: If They Would Listen, What Would You Tell The Auto CEOs?
If someone showed up at your desk today, tapped you on the shoulder, and told you that you were officially the head honcho of Nissan, what would you do? If it were me, I’d jam my fingers into...
Godzilla Fits: Yes, Someone Has Already Started Cramming Ford’s New 7.3L V8 Into A Fox Body!
445 cubic inches, cam-in-block, 4.22 x 3.976 bore/stroke, iron block, and mains that are designed to hold up for grunt work in the Super Duty trucks. Ford’s “Godzilla” V8 might be...
2020 Liwa Hillclimb at Moreeb Dune: The Sand Beckons The Brave
Going to the Middle East might not be on your bucket list, but for me, I’d go back for a few reasons. I actually kind of liked my time spent over there. I enjoyed the food, met some interesting...
Ruh-Roh: Meet The Rotary Burnout Microvan That Cleetus And Crew Built!
In the grand scheme of things, this might be one of the most unsafe things that Cleetus and his friends have ever done. Keep in mind that we are talking about the guy who’s claim to fame...
Livin’ The Dream: 1972 Ford LTD – Big, Brash And Beautiful
I blame you, BangShift. I don’t think that I would’ve given early 1970s full-size Ford products any more than a passing glance had it not been for you introducing me to a movie I never...
Random Car Review: 1984-88 Ford Sierra XR8
So, here’s a bit of a brain tease for you: It’s a four-door 1980s era Ford product, wearing wheels you might see on an all-wheel-drive Tempo, sporting a bit of the Aero look that Ford was...