Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Rough Start: This Oldsmobile Omega Is Nice Enough That You Won’t Mind Repeating “It’s Not A Nova” Over And Over
When it comes to GM’s platform-sharing and badge-engineering, the normal way things work is that one car shines and the rest are kind of “there”. There are few exceptions. The...
Nothing But A Scratch! This Suzuki Samurai Goes For A Quick Roll In The Grass!
The Suzuki Samurai is an interesting little vehicle. It is like a scaled-down Jeep CJ in many ways, and that’s not by accident: the Suzuki Jimny was intentionally built by Suzuki to be a...
Unhinged: What Is It About Driving A Car That Is Older Than You Are That Is Great?
Ever since I yanked the engine out of my Imperial, the average age of the vehicles I have driven is roughly ten years old. That isn’t a bad deal at all…my Chrysler, my wife’s truck,...
What Can Possibly Make A Volkswagen New Beetle Cool? A Nitrous-Huffing Big Block Is A Good Start!
As someone who isn’t a fan of the original Volkswagen Beetle, you can only imagine my reaction when VW unveiled the New Beetle back in 1997. Every teenage girl knew one vehicle that year, and...
Ford Performance Will Not Provide A Factory Effort In V8 Supercar Racing, Says Boss
(Lead photo: Greg Simpson) Watching the downward trend in Australia’s automotive scene has been one bitter pill to swallow, and we are hearing news that isn’t making things any better: As...
Classic YouTube: The Baddest Chevrolet Astro We Know Of Is A Tug-Of-War Machine!
In stock form, the best you could ask for when it came to the Chevrolet Astro line would be a 4.3L V6 powered, all wheel driver that was good for 190 horsepower on a good day. That’s not too...
Hey, Honey, Watch This! Bringing The Wife Along During An Aussie Burnout Competition!
Guys, a tip for you: if you have your wife or girlfriend in the car, you really might want to think about what you are doing before you decide that now would be the perfect time to show off your...
eBay Find: When Is A 1978 Chevrolet Impala Worth $27 Grand? When It Packs A ZZ3 Crate Engine And Is Restoration Clean!
I’ve told stories before about a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice coupe that I owned when I was a teenager, but I rarely, if ever, speak about the 1978 Chevrolet Impala coupe that came before it....
Rough Start: Want A Cop Car For Under $5,000 That Isn’t A Crown Vic? How About A Plymouth Volare A38?
Cop cars have a special allure all to themselves. They are part family sedan, part muscle car, have to be ready to be a demolition derby car and be able to take the kinds of abuse that design...
Scrapple, The NAIAS Platter! Here’s The Rundown On All Of The “Other” Rides In Detroit!
(Lead Photo: Fox-2 Detroit) The North American International Auto Show is over, and sadly it wasn’t quite the throwdown special that we got to see last year. Buick did serve up a beautiful...
Take A Balls-Out Ride In A Lamborghini Aventador SV On The Isle Of Man’s Mountain Road!
The Isle of Man conjures up images of motorcycles flying on narrow streets during the Isle of Man TT races, but a fun fact about the island: outside of certain specific areas like towns, choke points...
Quick Blast: A Collection Of The Stranger Funny Cars Of The Seventies!
When you think of the funny car bodies of the 1970s, what comes to mind? Split-bumper Camaros and big-body Mustangs? Vegas and Monzas against Mustang IIs? Arrows and Mitsubishi-made Dodge Challengers...
Unhinged: Paint Fumes, Cement Fumes, And All Of The Good Memories Of Putting Together Model Car Kits
How many of you are into model car kits? The first model car I put together was a Revell Snap-Tite 1976 Corvette Stingray with my dad. Red body, red interior, fully chromed Vector wheels, and all of...
The Brits Are Back: Bentley Will Be Running Continental GT3s At The 12 Hours Of Bathurst!
Every time we see the Bentley Continental GT3 race cars, we smile…mostly because we still can’t believe that we are seeing a racing version of a two-and-a-half-ton über-luxury barge not...