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Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart

Dyno Fail: This Hemi Ram Shoots It’s Driveshaft Out Like A Cannon Shot

The driveshaft is truly an underrated part of a vehicle. The amount of stress that one puts up with day to day under basic driving is a engineering marvel. A driveshaft in a heavy vehicle, such as...

Close Call Video: A Semi Hauling Doubles Loses Control On Black Ice Right Behind This Guy And He Films It All Without Panicking

When you hear screeching tires and see a semi-truck losing control behind you, what would you do? Would you stand on the gas and get out of the way? Would you make peace with yourself and wait until...

Would You Let Some Girl Drive Your 500 Horsepower Nova? This Guy Did…

I’m sure you’ve seen videos on YouTube of guys getting a hot lady into the passenger seat of a powerhouse car for the sheer entertainment factor of scaring the living hell out of her....

Some Deals From The 2015 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction – At Least A Few Cars Weren’t Priced Through The Stratosphere!

Barrett-Jackson equals stupid money. We’ve known this combination for years, yet somehow we still pay attention to the train wreck of “more money than brains” in the desert as cars...

Blog War: This Vintage Tonka Mighty Wrecker Looks An Awful Lot Like Someone’s Project Vehicle…

How the hell do you argue against a vintage, all-steel Tonka toy? It’s impossible. I still have my all-steel Mighty Dump Truck I’ve had since…hell, since Regan was president,...

Rough Start: It’s All Go, No Show With This Cadillac-Powered Citation X-11 [with Video!]

The Chevrolet Citation was supposed to be a good move to counter the fuel crisis: GM’s solid attempt at a small front-driver looked promising when they hit the market in 1979, and it’s...

Blog War: No Hard Work Required With This Caddy-Powered 1953 Chevrolet Flatbed

Brian took a safe swing today with the Ford wrecker. Does it tick all of the right check marks? Of course, and it’s in decent shape to boot. While I struggle to understand how someone who...

Event Coverage: Part Two Of The Nashville Auto Fest: More Cars, And Some Good Items For Sale

Walking around the Nashville Auto Fest is exactly what someone who has cabin fever needs. In addition to the rolling eye candy, plenty of vendors were on-hand with plenty of parts available, from...

Event Coverage: Part One Of The 2015 Nashville Auto Fest – Kicking Off The New Year With Cars And A Swapmeet!

The Nashville Auto Fest is a neat combination of a swap meet and an indoor car show wrapped up into one package. Held at the Nashville Expo Center (formerly known as the Tennessee State Fairgrounds),...

How Far We’ve Come: The 1988 Review Of The Saleen And ASC/McLaren Mustang

The current base Ford Mustang is a 300hp V6. The GT packs in 435 horsepower. And now we have the Shelby GT350 and GT350R, that has one of the snottiest factory exhaust notes heard since the...

Can A 1990s Hyundai Be Cool If It’s Burning The Rear Tires? This LS-powered Excel Just Might Win You Over

Yesterday we got to see the Dodge Dart that the guys rented for their time in Florida attempt to do a burnout, and all we got was a sound that made me wonder if someone was scaring a puppy and just...

Blog War: The First Strike Is Delivered By A B-1…This Restomodded 1949 Dodge B-1

Just because the Wagon War wound down doesn’t mean that I agreed to a ceasefire. Watching Lohnes slide the pocket ace that was that L72 Kingswood drag wagon was like pouring jet fuel on a tire...

BangShift Tune Up: “The Best Things” By Filter (1999)

It’s a Monday morning and it’s time to get motivated. Yours truly is either running around the garage trying to get things accomplished on the car while the weather is tolerable, or is...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys…Complete Chaos In Under Five Minutes

Normally, when things got “interesting” inside the store, it was on a “one-at-a-time” basis. I didn’t deal with everything at once, I can’t. First I’ll deal with the two co-workers who...

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