Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Dreamtime For Lohnes: Rtech’s Custom Trucks Visit Jay Leno!
We’ve seen both of the trucks you will see here at SEMA. Both of these trucks gathered a ton of attention, both of these trucks stand tall and broad, both of these trucks were the perfect...
Morning Symphony: Mopars Making The Donuts
Okay, this pretty much qualifies as a gift to myself, but every now and then you can justify that course of action. Gratuitous Chrysler-powered donut making machines tearing up a purpose-designated...
Mecum Auctions Harrisburg Gallery: Here’s The Black Friday Sale We’re Interested In!
(Photos: Joe Grippo) It’s a thing I developed in Arizona and have carried with me since: the love of roaming the auction fields. Getting a bunch of desirable cars together in one place? I...
BangShift’s Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Bad Choice Of Words, There, Hero.
Let’s set this scene up for you properly: it’s a front brake job. Rotors, pads, bearings, the whole nine yards. It’s a healthy bit of work to knock on on a nice, crisp December day...
Morning Symphony: Cultural Sharing With A Camaro
I don’t know where in the world exactly this was filmed at. Someone with more experience with European countries will have to help me out here. But I feel like I’ve seen this location...
Think GM Was The Only One Playing With Fuel Injection In The 1950s? Get Caught Up On Chrysler’s Electrojector Fin Cars!
In the late 1950s, manufacturers were going manic with new offerings. Fins and chrome abundant were the actual least of the offerings. Power windows, power seats, air conditioning systems that would...
Fresh From The Farm: This 1964 Flatbed Ford Gets Prodded Back Into Life!
As Kevin beds in for another lovely Iowa winter, he’s been hard at work getting the videos of his adventures and revivals of 2019 put together for viewing. He was busy this year, between that...
BangShift Question Of The Day: FCA + PSA, Good Or Bad?
Earlier this week Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA agreed to a $50 billion, 50/50 merger of their businesses. The new company will be based out of The Netherlands, and so far at least, there...
Iron Fist, Leather Glove: Meet The 10-Second Lincoln Continental Mark III
In the late 1960s, if you wanted to prove that you were king of the neighborhood, you had one of two options: Cadillac or Lincoln. You either had a Continental Mark III or an Eldorado. Other than...
Classic YouTube: A Japanese Take On Land Speed Racing
Land speed racing is a drug. One hit is more than enough to excite. Two hits and you’re just about done. Any more and you’ll end up an addict, craving more and more speed. And either you...
BangShift Tune-Up: “Wolf Totem” by The Hu featuring Jacoby from Papa Roach (2018)
Music is a world language. Words might not interchange, but the beat of the drum, the roll of the bassline and the highs and lows translate through culture. You can take any particular genre of music...
In Memoriam: Robert G. “Junior” Johnson
The moonlight at midnight is a haunting glow. Colors turn to shades of black, blue and silver. What would be a mild thicket of trees becomes a wall. Normally, the only noises to be heard are the...
Money No Object: 1974 Ford F-250 – Classic Strength In Steel
If I’m limited to just one Ford vehicle, ever, it won’t be a Mustang that I choose. It’ll be a dentside Ford truck. I’ve always said that you can’t go wrong with any...
Crack Open The 3G Hemi Program With Parts And Pieces From Holley!
The LS engine has a support system that is absolutely unreal in scope and size. The Coyote engine does too. But what about Ma Mopar’s third-generation Hemi, the one that has been a staple in...