Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
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...
In Memoriam: Dallas Jones, Owner Of Beech Bend Raceway
We are saddened to report that Dallas Jones, the longtime owner and manager of Beech Bend Raceway Park, has passed on. He was 82 years old. On many a weekend throughout the year, we find ourselves...
Rough Start: This 1974 El Camino Just Needs Some Paint And Polishing
Finding Rough Start candidate vehicles is still a difficult task. How do you find a vehicle that is used, more or less running and driving, that is interesting and can be cool with little to no work...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Regrets Of The Next Morning
Frank Sinatra once said, “Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the Bible says, ‘Love your enemy’.” I can get behind that. Prior to my questionable decision to serve the...
