Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Rough Start: Hunting In The Big Apple
New York City is one of those places that intimidates the hell out of someone who has never been there. Rough streets, angry people who pride themselves on their resilience through about anything...
Bugatti Veyron Hits 246 mph On Public Road In Idaho. No Lake Or Pelicans In Sight.
Yes, the Bugatti Veyron is stupidly fast. Yes, it does go a bit faster than the 246mph you will see here (the actual number is 267 mph). But usually, when the car is tested, it’s done at one of...
Video: How To Sell The Toyota Hilux Using A Lot Of Japanese Businessmen And A Gorilla
The Toyota Hilux is a world-renowned badass, known for it’s reliability and toughness, the likes of which have been tested over battlefields and damn near everything that Top Gear has ever...
Hellcat, Now In Screaming Passengers Edition-Charger Will Get Mopar’s Newest Mountain Motor!
This was speculated ever since the Hellcat rumors started spreading around, but now that the SAE paperwork for a Hellcat Charger was discovered, it’s confirmed. Charger mules with the nose...
Historical Crash-Test Footage: You Might Not Want To Watch Your Car Hit The Wall
Here’s how this story goes: I occasionally make fun of Brian’s addiction to all things involving large truck. He just nods and smiles. I take it a step further and call him out over the...
Rough Start: This Lincoln Will Be Waiting For You In Mobile
I’ve been to Mobile, Alabama once. I wasn’t supposed to go out of the hotel that night, but I did…walked about a mile, found a nice jazz joint with some killer food and soaked up...
FBI Searches Ford HQ After Employee Bugs A Conference Room. No, Really, It Happened.
This one sounds like it came directly from the Watergate files. A former Ford employee, 43 year old Sharon Leach, had her home raided by the FBI in June. Among items seized were computers, portable...
Meet The Newest BangShift Project, “Angry Grandpa”, And Check Out The First Mod: A Cat-Back Magnaflow System!
After running my 2006 Chrysler 300C at London Dragway in Kentucky, I drove away both very impressed and wanting more. The big barge had turned better times than I was expecting; honestly, instead of...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Dog Days Of Summer And The Unenjoyable Results Of The Heat
With temperatures hovering in the mid-90s, humidity at full steam, and the only relief coming in the form of a thunderstorm, summer is wearing out the locals around here. I, for one, only bitch about...
Ebay Find: This Nasty Corvair Is Ready For A New Owner
When I was a kid, my grandfather had a black early Corvair behind his house. I never quite understood it then…there were Chevrolet bow-ties visible, but the word “Chevrolet”...
Evil Little Sleeper: 728 WHP out of a Camry
Is there a car any less BangShift-y than a mid-1990’s Toyota Camry? These things are all over the place, at best have a 3.0L V6 humming out 185 hp, and are a perfect example of a...
Craigslist Find: This 1970 GMC Astro Is Calling SOMEONE’s Name…
This beauty of a GMC Astro 95 crossed our radar and you-know-who is trying his best to ignore it and instead is burying himself under his tow truck under the premise of “fixing his...
How Insane Do You Have To Be To Convert A Ferrari Into A Ute?
Ferrari owners are…well, kind of fickle about their cars. They tend to be fastidious about the care and maintenance of their vehicles, even if it’s a full-on race car. They would never...
Forget A Lamborghini Or A Ferrari-You Want To Make An Impression, Roll Up In An Indy Car Like A Boss
Reggie Wayne is notable in the NFL for making a statement about the season by what ride he drives in on the first day of the Indianapolis Colts training camp. A few years ago, the wide receiver...