Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Classic YouTube: Alvin “Tex” Johnston’s Barrel Roll Of The Boeing 367-80 Prototype Over Lake Washington
“There are old pilots, there are bold pilots, but there are no old and bold pilots.” That warning is hammered through to every would-be flyer that ever trains, and parallels a much...
Classic YouTube: The Karl Reindler/Steve Owen Crash At The 2011 Perth Super Sprint at Barbagallo
Anybody who races goes onto the track knowing, in their heads and hearts, that what they are doing is dangerous. There is no denying that fact…many people have died chasing speed, from the...
The Barra/Granada Swap, Part 6: Running, Driving, And On The Dyno
At what point does your enemy become your strongest ally? I’ve made no secret that of all the automobiles ever made, that the one that angers me the most is the Ford Granada/Mercury...
Money No Object: The “Jet-X” 1971 Plymouth GTX
At the beginning of BangShift.com, one of the earliest stories I can remember reading involved this very car. In the Mopar world, Gary and Pam Beineke had made a name for themselves by building the...
Mining For Gold: Fixing Up An Abandoned Project Mustang For Goodies To Harvest Later
Rich at Deboss Garage has Bronco fever. He wants to build one badly, a full-sizer with a late-model mill under the hood, all the bells and whistles, you know…the good stuff. Just two problems....
Behemoth Bogger: Off-Roading A Monster Cadillac Convertible Trar In The Woods
The beastly Coupe de Ville that Jacob Davis has been trying to will into life for some reason or another is alive and somehow is moving under it’s own power. How well? Don’t ask too many...
Unveiled: 2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport
They’ve finally appeared, after years of the faithful praying and begging, after years of seeing the Jeep Wrangler do well, years after putting the original horse down in the name of a more...
2020 ECTA Firecracker Mile: The Winners Of The Street Car Shootout And The Achievers Of The Meet!
Okay…I’ve had time to decompress from my weekend in Arkansas, which came right after my week and a half on the road prior to. I’ve been in touch with Steve and CJ, made sure the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Hope For The 2021 Ford Bronco?
Today’s the day that Ford is set to unveil everything that they have been working on that has the name “Bronco” attached to it. Which, last we checked, was three items: a two-door...
Cheap Jeep Challenge: Flogging Two Junkyard Cherokees For The Fun Of It!
One of the saddest sights you can lay eyes on as a gearhead is the last-chance lot next to a junkyard. You know what I’m talking about: they’ve been driven to death, but are still...
The “WTF?!” Files: 1976 Ford F-100 Custom, With Oldsmobile 455 Heartbeat!
The Ford F-series has been America’s best selling full-size pickup for what feels like for-freaking-ever. Why is that? Because every generation of F-series brought enough to the table to be an...
Morning Symphony: Fairbanks-Morse Engines At Startup
For a company came about as a merger between one unit that made cast-iron plows, heating stoves and scales, and another that made what is easily the most iconic windmill design of all time, the...
Classic YouTube: EVOC Training For The California Highway Patrol – 9C1 Caprices, B4C Camaro and SSP Mustangs!
The only way to become proficient at something is to do it until you master it. Doesn’t matter if it’s learning to play a musical instrument or shooting a machine gun, do it enough times...
Morning Symphony: Mercedes Carlsson SLK 340 – Tease Your Ears With The Sound Of A Judd V8 At Full Fury!
Three-point-four liters. Roughly 208 cubic inches. Just under three horsepower per cubic inch. Yes, this Mercedes SLK is one bad mother, and the noise it makes…that’s the kind of shriek...