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Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart

Florida Driver Jumps His Tahoe At An Opening Bridge While Messing With His GPS System

First it was the radio controls. Then it was driving while eating. Then phones. Then the really stupid stuff like reading the newspaper. Driving distracted is simply dangerous, because you are not...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: Goodbye, Brave Little Toaster, Pininfarina News and Uber Busted!

Where has this week gone? Seriously…somebody tell me, I haven’t really been out of my room this week. I got one day in of house shopping in, then I got sick and I’ve been at home...

Ryan Milliken’s Duramax-Powered 1941 Willys Is A Serious Piece – Meet The Batmobile!

“In testing” my left foot…we first saw the evil black Willys at the TS Performance Diesel Drags earlier this year, and if they are still tuning and tweaking that car, we’re...

Two Beautiful 1964 Chevrolet Impalas And The Owner Who Restored Them From The Ground Up

When you roam a car show, look at the vehicles not for their beauty, or their power, but instead, next time, look at them and wonder what kind of stories they could tell. Automobiles have been such...

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This Ferrari’s Wreck At Road America Shows Off Both The Strength And Weaknesses Of The Catch Fence

Once a race car has gained sufficient altitude to make it to the catch fence, nothing good will come out of what happens next. Literally, the best-case scenario in these kinds of situations starts at...

KABOOM! This ‘Cuda’s Transmission Explosion Ventilated Just About Everything In The Car

(Photos: Jeff McDowell via Quad City Drag Racers) Yes, that’s a shrapnel hole in the door of this Plymouth ‘Cuda, one of many after the TorqueFlite let go in dramatic fashion. While we...

Check Out This Footage Of The Big Rig Class At The NHDRA Drags At Texas Motorplex

With the popularity of diesel racing, it is not surprising one bit that running a semi tractor down the strip has happened. What is surprising is how rare it is in the United States. In Canada, they...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: “Oh, Back Again, I See?” – The Joys Of The Parts Bomber

The overall goal of the parts store interaction goes like this: Customer comes in with a need, counter clerk helps with said need, customer has a pleasant day afterwards. That means that the first...

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NCM Motorsports Park Battling Noise Complaints – Racing Will Continue Unabated As Track Looks For Solutions

Bad news out of Bowling Green as the Bowling Green Daily News is reporting that the NCM Motorsports Park racetrack has received a notice from the City-County Planning Commission that is effectively...

Good News, Canadians! The Mercedes Benz Unimog Is Coming Back! (Sorry, Lohnes, Not In The U.S.A. Yet)

One of the most capable workhorse vehicles ever designed is slated to make a return to the Great White North’s market soon, and workers across Canada are celebrating. The Mercedes Benz Unimog...

Aussie Test And Tune Footage From Heathcote Park Raceway – Rotarys, Sixes, Eights, And Even A Lambo!

We love seeing all sorts of cars mixing it up on the same playing surface, no matter the racing, and a test and tune night at the dragstrip is guaranteed to bring out many different players. We see...

Caption This: The Maserati Quattroporte “Jackson Pollock” Edition

Accidents can happen at anywhere and anytime…that is why securing cargo inside of a vehicle is so important. While most people think of cargo in a truck bed (something our own Charles Wickam...

FCA To Ramp Up Production Of Hellcat V8s To Meet Demand – And Possibly For An Upcoming Jeep?

Well, if this isn’t good news, then I just don’t know what is. In an interview with Automotive News, Dodge/SRT CEO Tim Kuniskis admitted that the company is going to ramp up production...

Ebay Find: A Rear-Engined 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – Sorry, Kids, We’re Going To Wally World By Ourselves!

The beauty of owning a station wagon lies in the cargo area In the back. It is quite useful for carrying all sorts of cargo: Lumber, groceries, brats who sit in the rearward-facing seats and flip off...