Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Best of 2020: How Lee Iacocca Almost Got A Lamborghini Edition Chrysler Imperial
(Imperial and Daytona renderings: Abimelec Design) It would be unfair to say that Lee Iacocca wasn’t a genius. Over his almost half-century in the auto game, the man had a ton of credits to his...
Best of 2020: WRONG LEVER! A Passenger In A French Military Jet Thought The Eject Handle Was The “Oh, S***” Handle!
What would your reaction be if your friends hooked you up with a ride in a no-joke supersonic fighter jet? We’re not talking an airshow cruise, we’re talking the full suit, the g-lock...
Best of 2020: The Social Distance Bike, Courtesy Of The Mad Inventor
Six feet apart. That’s the current rule, ain’t it? Be six feet apart or you’re going to catch the 21st century plague of the moment. Six feet apart or Brenda there is going to give...
Best of 2020: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress On Takeoff From The Cockpit
I first saw a B-52 mounted on posts on the grounds of the Air Force Academy. 55-0083, a B-52D model in full olive camo color, made for an imposing sight for a mounted aircraft. My grandfather...
Best of 2020: Louvers! Watch As This Model T Trunklid Gets Vented!
One of the cars that pulled family duty back when I was a teenager was a G-body Chevy Malibu station wagon that my guardian couldn’t trade for fast enough. It was a cool...
Best of 2020: 1954 Dual Ghia Firebomb Concept Car
At the start of the 1950s, Chrysler wasn’t really setting anybody’s pants on fire. Still spooked by the flop of the Airflow, the company had decided to just play it safe and subtle, not...
Best of 2020: The 1965 Southern 500 At Darlington Raceway
All too often, we hear a cry for a simpler time, the old days, the way it used to be. Is that really what you want? It’s easy to wax lyrical about what used to be. But that doesn’t mean...
Best of 2020: 1999 Ford Mustang “Boss 351” Development Mule
For years, the knowledge of this 1999 Ford Mustang Cobra has been around. We’ve seen the video…and of course, if you haven’t, hit play on the one further down. But what eluded me...
Best of 2020: The Ripple Rock Explosion – Clearing A Seaway Via 1,270 Tons Of Explosives!
Seeing a problem sticking out of the surface of the water is one thing when you are a mariner. You know there is something in the way, and you know to take the iceberg approach: what’s...
The “WTF?!” Files: 100 MPH With Cops On Your Tail And Your Pit Bull Driving The Car!
Lakewood, Washington is an, *ahem* interesting place to live. Situated just a hair north of Joint-Base Lewis-McChord, Lakewood has the aura of a “military town”…slightly dangerous,...
Best of 2020: The Restoration Of A Mitsubishi Four-Cylinder
Did you build model kits growing up as a kid? Did you ever get that see-through “Visible V8” kit? I begged, I pleaded, and I never saw it. Instead, I held flashlights and fetched...
Best of 2020: 10-Second Drag Karts From The U.K.!
The first go-kart I ever drove might have made five horsepower from a well-worn Briggs and Stratton engine and was more than enough for a chunky little five-year-old from the eyes of an adult, but as...
Best of 2020: 1974’s “Vrooom!”, A Look Back To The Track In 1974!
Being a student of history, you have to rely on tangible evidence from the past in order to bring it to life. Books, manuscripts, stories from reputable individuals who were actually on the scene...
