Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Grand Pile: Pole Barn Garage Does Their Best To Make This ’76 Grand Prix Roadworthy!
There is no doubt that there is a stark difference in styling trends between the Musclecar Era and the Brougham Epoch that followed. 1960s cars were straight, crisp, purposeful. Early 1970s cars...
Green Giant: Dylan McCool and McTaggart Revive A Crusty Cordoba!
First and foremost: neither Dylan McCool nor myself plan on keeping this car alive. In fact, as I was driving down to his house to meet this Deep Sherwood Green tank, I was having flashbacks to a car...
Retrospect: Craig Breedlove’s Infamous 1964 Crash At Bonneville – No Steering, No Chutes!
We are saddened to report that Craig Breedlove, one of the most famous names in land-speed racing and a man whose name will forever be synonymous with Bonneville, has passed at the age of 86. ...
Unhinged: Are There ANY New Cars Worth Looking At In 2023? Let’s Find Out!
Forget getting preachy or writing some kind of prose…this is a straightforward question that deserves a straightforward answer. What new 2023 model year vehicle would be worth actually buying...
Another 3/30 Celebration: The Dodge 330, Ma Mopar’s Plain-Jane Sucker Punch!
Elsewhere today, you will find that Brian has put up his engine tribute for 3/30, which features units from Oldsmobile, DeSoto and the Ford 5.4L unit of late. Good selections, for sure, but 3/30...
Uncle WTF: Pole Barn Garage Polishes A Mercury-Shaped Turd
Full disclosure: This 1977 Mercury Marquis is doomed to be a parts donor. The 460 will wind up in a Torino along with a few other choice parts and the rest…who knows. I’m not sure how...
Ruby Red Mist: The Only Completed, Road-Legal TVR Speed 12 Is Going Up For Auction
Why, oh why, would we bother showcasing a supercar going up for auction that is probably going to sell for seven figures? It wasn’t owned by someone of note, so it isn’t like Ken...
Money No Object: Dad’s Old ’69 Caprice Certainly Had Guts, Didn’t It?
Nostalgia might be the strongest force when it comes to all of us who are afflicted with this gearhead sickness. Somewhere along the way, usually early on, there was something about a car that made...
Money No Object: The Nicest 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Left?
7,183 examples of the final year of the RM21-coded Plymouth Road Runner were built for 1975. And man…even as a Mopar guy, 1975 is a bit of a bitter pill to swallow when it comes to the Road...
Another One Done: Chevrolet Announces The End Of Camaro In 2024
It’s not like we didn’t see it coming, but yesterday Chevrolet made it official: the Camaro will be sunset at the end of the 2024 model year. The reasons are well known: GM is leaning...
Unveiled: 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 – The Challenger’s Last Salvo Is A Monster
If Tim Kuniskis and Dodge are to be believed, what you are looking at is the final, bellowing ICE-powered musclecar that is raging against the dying of the light. What do you need to know? That the...
Money No Object: This 1966 Dodge/International Combination Rules All!
I am not the truck guy around here, yet I want this thing in a bad, bad way. Chad will probably see the potential and be on board. But what I’m hoping for is that Lohnes sees this 1966 Dodge...
$500 Vintage Snowmobile Endurance Challenge…Or, Frozen (Bum) Rush!
I’ve driven fast cars and brutal trucks. I’ve flown helicopters and airplanes. I’ve crashed off of dirt bikes more times than I’d like to admit and even ran myself over with a...
Investment Grade? Own The Fast 4 Imperial Today!
Do you know what vetted movie cars go for nowadays? Between the fact that most movie cars get beat on worse than a rental Charger that had the “walk-away” insurance purchased, movie...