Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Would You Rather, The Longroof Chevy Edition: LSA Malibu Or 454 Kingswood?
Some things will never change. The bills will arrive, the taxes will come due, the sun will set in the west at the end of each and every day. And I will be surfing all sorts of ads, looking at all...
Money No Object: 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury, Dressed In Black
We have a soft spot in our hearts for full-size muscle machines that are about the performance. For those who lived through those years, it might not have been as big a deal, but for someone young...
Deep Detail: Scrubbing The Rough Out Of A Garage-Stored Olds Toronado
I can’t say it enough: I can’t stand seeing a car just sitting. Not in a museum, not in a barn, not in a garage, not in a field. Why is that? There are horror stories about the vehicles I...
Silent Killer: The Palatov D2EV’s Rip Up Pikes Peak In 2019
Whether you are on or completely off of the fence when it comes to electric vehicles, fast is fast regardless of how it happens. Take my word…I understand the potential of EV performance, but...
How Dead Is The Savoy? And What Will Re-Power Christine’s Lazy Sibling?
Well…apparently a 1958 Plymouth will not magically fix itself when you stand in front of it and slowly whisper, “Okay…show me.” For Dylan McCool, that sucks, because instead...
Money No Object: 1999 Dodge “Ramcharger XL” 2500 Cummins?!
I don’t care how much of a fan you are of GM or Ford or Toyota trucks…the truck of the 1990s was, without a doubt, the 1994-2002 Dodge Ram. When it debuted, it dropped like a bomb. After...
Pro Personal Luxury: This 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J Creates Envy
The “personal luxury coupe” that became prevalent in the 1970s sought to do two things. One, it was a way to extend out the price range of an intermediate coupe by allowing an...
Sand Skipper: Junkyard Digs Takes The Cadillac/Bronco Trar Out To The Silver Lake Sand Dunes
It took me a minute to figure out what Junkyard Digs’ latest field find reminded me of. I couldn’t picture the Bronco that it used to be, and I certainly couldn’t picture a...
The Sequel: Dragging A Derelict 1958 Plymouth Back To The Land Of The Living
We’ve seen this movie before. Boy finds used, abused and pretty much abandoned 1958 Plymouth wasting away. Boy decides that the Plymouth is one of the most beautiful things he’s seen,...
The Charger: Lock And Load The Parts Cannon For Maximum Effect
I made the conscious decision to not treat this 1976 Charger the same as every other project car that I’ve owned over the past three decades. Any change from the way the car was when I first...
More Aggression Needed: Proof That The Thunderbird And Cougar Needed More Engine
By all accounts, the MN-12 Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar were duds overall. We aren’t calling them bad cars…they are comfortable, they will eat up miles well, and they are one of...
I Now Pronounce You Bronco And Cadillac: Junkyard Digs’ First Trar Revival!
Both Chad and I don’t have the greatest relationships with 1980s era Cadillacs. The short, sweet story? We both understand that for all the fluff and gingerbread, Cadillacs were one part...
Classic YouTube: Road & Track’s 1995 Fastest Cars In America Competition
When you are a twelve-year-old gearhead in the making, all that matters is speed. It doesn’t matter how it’s made, it doesn’t matter how it gets to the ground. Vmax speed is the...
