Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Ebay Find: The 1988 Buick Reatta PPG Pace Car
The Buick Reatta was an Eighties oddball, even by GM’s standards. Essentially it is a shrunken version of the Buick Riviera that was built by hand between 1989 and 1991. Originally planned to...
Unhinged: Dirt, Noise, And Fire, All In The Same Package
Technically, my trip to the NTPA truck pull in Chapel Hill, Tennessee this weekend was my second truck pull, however it is the first one I’ve been to where I’ve actually seen the...
The 1980 Chevy Malibu M-80: Proof That Performance Wasn’t Dead, Just On An Iron Lung
1980 could be considered the low point in the American automotive arena. Horsepower figures were at their lowest, most of the big blocks were dead, with the remaining ones hiding in heavy-duty trucks...
Ebay Find: The Cheap Way To A RWD GM Sedan: A Used Caprice PPV
When the Pontiac G8 died with the brand, it left behind a following that had just formed. The G8 had a V8, six speed and four doors and was very popular. The last time GM had nailed that line was the...
Friday Reason To Go Home Early And Drink: The Smart Car Is Getting Another Season
We’re sure you are reading this and wondering, “What could possibly make you guys want to get loaded after all the good news this week?” Indeed, the Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger have never...
The Ballad of Bobbo, Part 2: Big Blocks And Burnouts For Blocks
(If you haven’t read Part 1 of The Ballad of Bobbo, I suggest you catch up with the craziness! You can read it here.) At some point in 2005, Bobby had gotten his hands on a 440ci big...
Ebay Find: A Real-Life Car From Grand Theft Auto Can Be Yours!
I’ll happily admit that ever since playing Grand Theft Auto III in the early 2000’s that I’m addicted to the game series. Don’t go judging me based upon that. Ever...
Rough Start: Finding A Sea-Green Grand Prix In The Middle Of Iowa
Welcome to Ames, located dead-set in the middle of Iowa. If there’s anything there besides cornfields, I’ve yet to learn about it. And located in the middle of Ames is this gem of a 1977...
Rare Crash-Test Footage Of The Vector W8 Unearthed-And It Did Surprisingly Well!
The Vector W8 is a strange beast. Part Lamborghini insanity, part aviation engineering, part NASCAR, the W8 looked and sounded like something a fourteen-year-old kid would have dreamed up in his math...
Are You Putting Your Teenager Into A Rolling Deathtrap? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Thinks So.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety published a story in the New York Times on July 16, 2014 titled “Teenagers’ Cars Are Older, Smaller, and Less Safe”, where the IIHS had performed a...
You Think Your Day Sucks? Your Jeep Could Be On Fire And Running Away From You.
Everyone has that one day that they wish they could ultimately forget. You know exactly what we mean: you woke up late, pissed off the boss, shredded the documents you actually needed, spilled hot...
Ford Releases Power Figures For 2015 Mustang Lineup: Who Wants a 310 HP Four Cylinder?
Ford has (FINALLY!) released the power figures for the 2015 Mustang lineup. Here’s the numbers: The 2.3L turbo four EcoBoost motor is 310hp/320 ft/lb torque. (Or, for comparison, the same...
Bizarre Crash In Canada: Woman Hits Fisherman With ATV, Knocks Him Into River
This is one for the “one in a million” unlucky file. A 58 year old woman was riding an ATV near Rivers, Manitoba on Saturday, July 12th 2014 when she came across a steep embankment. She...
Tesla Motors Sets Power Delivery Record In June: One Gigawatt Of Power
Tesla Motors has set a record for power delivery via their Supercharger stations. During the month of June, 2014, they served customers recharging their vehicles to the tune of one gigawatt-hour....