Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Would You Rather? Take Your Pick Between These Two Late 1980s Grand Touring Wannabes!
There is nothing finer than the road trip. Get in the car with just enough luggage to live comfortably for a few days at a time and enough music to enjoy yourself and go. There is even a type of car...
Add Cylinders And Go: Check Out This LS-Based V-12 Engine On The Dyno!
In 1966 the last General Motors-built twelve cylinder engine, the famous 702ci “Twin Six”. Based upon the GMC V6 family of engines, the Twin Six utilized a good amount of parts from the...
Morning Symphony: A Fine Collection Of Skids From Gazzanats – How Long Can You Keep The Rubber Burning?
Have you ever just wanted to stop everything that you were doing and just scream as loud as you possibly can, for as long as you possibly can, in the hopes that once you are done you will feel much...
This Duramax-Powered Chevy Mega Truck Cuts Loose On A Motocross Track!
We’ve been featuring Mega Trucks here for a while now, and to be rather honest…there is something about them that has kind of bothered me. It’s not the lift, not the skinny tires,...
It Might Look Cross-Eyed, But This Wicked Twin-Turbo C4 Corvette Is One Mean Mother!
Looking at this C4 Corvette from the front, the brain of someone who doesn’t immediately notice the twins starts to automatically write jokes. Between the twin turbochargers sitting, for the...
All-Steel, Stock Glass, And 3,000 Horsepower: This Shovel-Nosed Second Gen Camaro Is Dream-Worthy!
I promised no more Mopars for a week, weird or otherwise, and I fully intend to make good on that deal. Even the Internet, which has spent the last week messing with yours truly, has agreed to be a...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Tesla’s Knockout And The U.K.’s New Five-O!
Ah, summer…our busy season and when we aren’t busy, the time of the year where sitting at the desk becomes that much harder. There are races to spectate, announce and participate in,...
Question Of The Day: What’s Been Your Worst “Was That A Cop?!” Moment?
It’s almost a rite of passage. It’s a good day…you’ve got the windows down, the music has been great, and what better way to cap off a wonderful day than by stepping your big...
Take A Ride In A 1991 Acura NSX That Is (Just About) Stock – Tires And Brake Pads Are The Only Replaced Items!
It would be easy enough to say that the Acura NSX was approved by Formula 1 great Aryton Senna, but that isn’t factual. Senna didn’t just approve it, he was instrumental in testing and...
Morning Symphony: A Solid Hour Of Australian Cruising From Gazzanats!
Australia. Land of unique animals, vast empty areas, an entire state where there is effectively no speed limit (as we Yanks understand it, anyways) and some of the most stringent, panic-driven...
This 1980 Dodge Mirada Is Somewhere Between Street-Fighter And Strip-Ready, And Is Proof That eBay Is Evil.
Ok, this is getting out of hand. First, a one-year-only Road Runner. Next, a straight-axle Dart that was so funky and unexpected that I sat there, staring at it, both horrified and intrigued....
To Shock And Protect: The LAPD Will Use 100 BMW i3 EVs In Their Fleet!
Iconic police cars used by the Los Angeles Police Department: Dodge Polara. Plymouth Fury. Dodge Diplomat. Ford Crown Victoria. Chevrolet Caprice. AMC Matador. Dodge Charger. Chevrolet Suburban....
When Legends Unite: Petrolicious Brings You Derek Bell, A Porsche 718, And Targa Floria!
What makes a person, a place, or a thing legendary? The word is thrown around like nothing and loses meaning, but there are truly legendary people, legendary places, and certainly legendary things...
Morning Symphony: Rally Cars Cutting Loose At Monza – Tire Smoke And Turbos Are A Wonderful Thing!
Decry burnouts and stunts that turn tires to vapor as wasteful all you want to…some days, it’s the only sort of thing that will scratch the itch every gearhead I know gets every once in a...