Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Off-Roading Fun: This Early-1950’s Chevy Goes For A Romp In An Off-Roader’s Playground
It has an alcohol-swilling 540ci Chevy with a 12-71 blower under the hood that’s good for 1,300 horsepower. It has 2.5 ton axles front and rear hooked to a tube frame. It has beautiful black...
Classic YouTube: Crown Victoria Runs Moab’s “Hell’s Revenge” Trail With No Issues At All
I’m not a winter person. I would rather roast in the desert that freeze in a snowbank by a mile. As I make my way through a damp, cold winter at BangShift MidWest, my mind goes back to the...
Historic Video: Holden Precision Driving Team In HQ Monaros
The Holden Precision Driving Team operated from 1968 to 1999, and after a a couple of years driving Hyundais, as the Holden Stormriders from 2003-2008 and were known for taking performance Holdens...
Question Of The Day: What Was The First Car You Wrecked?
All I remember was an impact, broken glass hitting my face, the car sliding to a stop, the wind knocked out of me. As I gathered my breath, I took a quick survey of my situation: I was sitting in the...
Ebay Find: A Clean Colonnade Buick Century Up For Auction…The Engine Options Are Limitless!
As with any era of GM cars, there are the ones people remember, and the ones that they don’t, and the ’73-’77 Colonnade-era A-bodies are no exception. Chevelle, Laguna, Cutlass/442...
Question Of The Day: What Car Should Get The Rally Treatment?
The response to Brakim Racing’s Lamborghini rally car was a bit mixed overall. It shouldn’t be, considering that using a vehicle in a manner other than directed has always been a favorite...
BangShift Holiday Shopping Guide: Furniture From Vintage Aircraft Parts And Official Pictures, By Boeing!
Ever wonder what happened to all of the older aircraft that have been retired? Sure, there’s plenty of them sitting in dirt lots in southern Arizona, and quite a few of them are on their fourth...
Historical Video: Monster Tanks And Trucks At the 1989 USHRA Anahiem Show
Monster trucks and monster tanks. How much more do you need to read? Considering the limitations that monster trucks had in the 1980s (read: backbreaking suspensions) it only made sense to try and...
This Rally Team Is Competing In A Snow Stage At Night When This Happens…
Snow rallying takes everything that is insane and dangerous and multiplies it by ten due to the lack of traction and all of the fun that frigid temperatures brings to the stage. Snow and ice are not...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Your Emergency “I Forgot Christmas Presents” Store!
It’s late at night. I’m in the old store chatting with four members of the crew I worked with, making inappropriate jokes, generally getting away with murder since there isn’t a...
Rough Start: The Fastest (And Cheapest!) Way Into The Friendly Skies!
Once again, it’s time to break the Rough Start rules, but this time it’s not because the car is worth it, or because we’re shopping abroad. Nope, the target is in Kansas and the...
Playing In The Snow: Diesel Trucks Dance Together In A Snowy Parking Lot
Donuts in the snow…is there anything better in the winter? It doesn’t take effort, or even a lot of power to look like a pro when enough of the white stuff is on the ground. However,...
“Countach” Is Right: A Mountain-Motored Lamborghini Drag Car From Australia
A Lamborghini Countach needs no help when it comes to being an absolutely insane beast. The wedge-bodied super car was a jaw-dropper from the prototype onwards, the car was exceptionally fast, and it...
Craigslist Find: Hey, Fat Man In The Red Coat! This 1974 Cummins-Swapped Dodge Needs To Be In My Driveway Now.
Listen, Kringle. We haven’t seen eye-to-eye since I was fourteen and got a PlayStation and Gran Turismo for Christmas. I spent the last decade not asking for much, so humor me and leave this...