Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Unhinged: The Wrongness Of Censoring Chevrolet’s Super Sport Models In The Forza Video Games
I caved. I recently retired my trusty Xbox 360 and the only two games I played on it, Grand Theft Auto Five and Forza 4 for a newcomer, an Xbox One and…drumroll, please…Grand Theft Auto...
Hot Rod Garage Remembers A Friend Lost By Finishing Up His Drift RX-7 Project
His name was Mark Lenardon. He was 26, a videographer, editor, director, and drifting enthusiast. He worked with TEN: The Enthusiast Network in the MindOverEye creative content division, and helped...
Early Chrstmas Shopping Ideas: Remote-Control Jet With A Real Afterburner! Scare Everyone With Your Own F-16!
Here’s a thought: You know the scenes in the movie Top Gun, where the F-14 Tomcats light up their twin afterburners, the noise sounds like the air is being ripped apart by a giant dull knife,...
This Stunning 1940 Ford Is Owned By The Real-Life Little Old Lady Out In California! Check Out The Backstory On This Cool Cruiser!
That paint…it’s a mile deep, floats somewhere between copper and cinnamon, and in the early evening sun, is just about perfect. You could ask for better, but good luck finding it and...
Mother Of All Australian Burnouts: This 8,000 Horsepower Holden Monaro Enters The Ring!
The recipe for a successful Australian burnout car is fairly simple: Take one road vehicle, put in enough power and gearing that the rear tires don’t have a prayer, a fan that works well enough...
Top 11: The “Money Is No Object” List – Answering The Favorite Question Of Non-Gearheads Everywhere!
If there is one question I could avoid hearing for the rest of my life, it is “What’s your favorite car?” Without going into the long, drawn-out version of the explanation,...
Fans Of Late-Model Mopar Muscle, Mark Your Calendars – ChallengerFest 7 Is A Go, Complete With An Extra Day Of Racing!
If you have any leaning towards modern horsepower, Mopars, or both, April 8-10 are the days you need to mark down on your calendar. ChallengerFest 7 will be invading Bowling Green, Kentucky for one...
Roadkill! The Guys Buy The Internet Infamous Rear-Engined Mazda Rotary Pickup And Take It To Optima Ultimate Street Car!
About six months ago, Bring A Trailer featured a freak that I couldn’t share with you readers fast enough: a 1974 Mazda REPU (aka Rotary Pickup) that had the magic Dortio engine canned in favor...
Rough Start: It’s Rough, Alright, But People Pay For The Kind Of Patina This 1974 Dodge Charger SE Has!
The Coke-bottle shaped 1971-74 Charger never did quite live up to the reputation that the 1968-70 version had. It had it’s fans, sure…Richard Petty seemed to love his cars…but...
Listen To The Way This De Tomaso Mangusta Carves Up A Hillside In Italy!
De Tomaso’s Mangusta was only the second product to come to production after the company was formed. It succeeded the Ford Cortina-powered Vallelunga, and set the stage for De Tomaso’s...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Buyout, A Solid Lesson In “Waste Not, Want Not”
I find it surprising that almost eighteen months since I left the store, that I still learn details of the counter clerk’s job that I didn’t know existed. Considering how much covering I...
Dare To Be Different: One Mean Nissan 300ZX Running The Strip At The APSA Grand Final!
We have more interesting race cars from the Australian Pro Street Association coming down the pipeline to show you! One of the neat things about Aussie racing is that there really isn’t a big...
Restrained Anger: Watch As The “Rum Runner” Rock Bouncer Does A Chained-Down Four-Wheeled Burnout – This Thing Is Pissed!
The concoction for a successful rock bouncer is pretty much the same: a stout suspension setup hooked up to a roll cage that can take punishment by the ton, with the appropriate large rubber bolted...
