Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
You Know You Want This: 1/2 Scale Plymouth Superbird
How cool is this? This 1/2 scale Plymouth Superbird is something Brian, Chad and I Lohnes’ kids would love. The body is a fiberglass piece and it’s powered by a 8hp Briggs and Stratton...
Now The Hog You Ride Can Smell Like The Tastier Part Of The Hog You Eat: Bacon-Powered Motorcycle
There are many smells that come from a typical motorcycle: oil, chain lube, exhaust. Let’s not talk about the biker themselves. What could possibly make a motorcycle run better and smell...
And Now, A Little Japanese Craziness: Drifting Kei Truck And Nose-Standing Kei Van!
ExtremeDrivingTV is, near as best as I can tell, a YouTube channel that showcases Japanese drift culture. I watched a couple of episodes, just to make sure I would like it. There is always and...
You Want Close Racing? Here’s Your Close Racing…How About Two-Thousandths Close?
2/1000ths of a second…it doesn’t get any better than this one, folks. During the 2014 Real World Street Nationals in Orlando, Florida, these two Mustangs, the New Edge being driven by Tim...
Burnout Fail Or Win? Watch This Camaro Give It A Shot And Judge For Yourself!
Seems innocuous enough, right? A early 3rd gen Camaro, looking a touch ratty but sounding like it’s housing a fairly healthy small block, rolls up to the blocks at a burnout contest in Yankton,...
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sells at Monterey for over $38 Million Dollars
The 1962 Ferrari GTO, considered the ultimate Ferrari to own, crossed the auction block at Monterey for $38,115,000 before premiums. Add to that a buyer’s premium of 20%, and you have a final...
Dodge Is Back In Trans-Am Racing! First Pictures Of The SRT Challenger TA2 Class Racer
Not content to let the Internet and everyone else take in the Hellcat Charger (especially just after the Hellcat Challenger news was finally slowing down), Dodge sent out another clip sure to raise...
Historical Video: Development of the Chrysler K-Car
With Chrysler riding high on the Hellcat, Charger, Challenger, and 300C, it might be easy to lose sight of just how many times over the last forty years they have approached dying off. Bad designs,...
Throwback Thursday: McTaggart’s First Automotive Photo Shoot….On The Wrong Side Of The Lens
(Photos by French) Throwback Thursday has permeated my Facebook for a while now. While it can be irritating when a family member puts up a picture of you without warning, sometimes it’s pretty...
Creating The Vision: A Look Into The Mind Of An “Automotive Manipulator”
(All images courtesy of theophiluschin.com) Ever look at a car and start to critique it, pick it apart, and dream up what you would do to it? Turn a sedan into a coupe, a car into a truck, a nip...
Rough Start: Idaho Has More Than Potatoes To Offer, And This G-Body Cutlass Is Proof
I’ve driven through Twin Falls, Idaho many a time on trips when I was living in Washington. It’s beautiful scenery, and I had seen numerous trucks that were right up my alley, so I...
2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat Revealed: Four doors And Faster Than The Hellcat Challenger!
Dodge Charger Hellcat. A 707hp family sedan. Nobody ever thought they would be able to say that. Twenty years ago, 260hp was enough to raise eyes and loosen wallets for a fast four-door. It’s...
Caption This: In Seriously Deep….Mud. Guys, Can I Get Some Help Out Here?
I’m sure there’s a good story to this, there usually is. This poor LMTV (Light Medium Tactical Vehicle) has decided it’s had enough of wherever it’s at and is attempting to...
More News On Payload Ratings: GM Goes For The Mea Culpa, Ford Doesn’t Budge
The saga of payload capacity in the Class 3 truck market continues to be filled with drama. To bring you up to speed, this all started out with Ford and Ram taking shots at each other over who had...