Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Morning Symphony: The Wildest Escort Ever – Cosworth Power, Four-Wheel-Drive And Angry!
In North America, “Ford Escort” brings to mind images of a front-driver with big bumpers that showed up at the turn of the 1980s that, according to everything we were reading, was...
Hellcat Hauler: Tell Me You Wouldn’t Swap A Third-Gen Hemi Into This 1992 Dodge D350!
With Holley unloading the swap kit program for 1972-1993 Dodge trucks, it was a given that I would be foaming at the mouth to try that plan out. Nothing against Angry Grandpa, but in the end...
Classic YouTube: Ryuichi Kiyonari’s Very Wet And Sideways Qualification Lap At Donington In 2008
A racing superbike in dry conditions is already a handful, requiring reflexes that border on supernatural. If the tires don’t grip, if the rider’s balance gets upset, if anything is less...
Random Car Profile: Opel Manta 400i, Opel’s Other Group B Rally Car
In 1979, Opel wanted to get into rallying again. They had attempted a rally program using the Kadett and had failed miserably, and drivers had been complaining about some of the handling...
Morning Symphony: Late May Test And Tune At Ozark Raceway Park
The sights and the sounds of the strip are missed. The only tire smoke I’ve smelled this year is whatever I’ve made in my spare time…I don’t like that. I don’t like...
Dusty But Trusty: Waking Up A 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger That’s Super-Original!
Last year, while we were working the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, Chad and I had a discussion on what was going to replace the Imperial. I was on my “eff that car, gotta go, next...
Buick V6 Build Part 3: Whoops, Missed A Step…Here’s How The Heads Were Dealt With!
Hm…yeah, in hindsight, it was kind of odd to see the build of the Buick L67 V6 go from torn-down block and rod bolts to blower installation. Well, there was a reason for that: somebody...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Cheating Gets You Nowhere!
Okay…it’s not March, we’ve blown through April…oh, crap, is it June already? It’s difficult to tell what day it is when every day for the last three months plays out...
Copart Cadaver: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle That Learned How To Roll Over
My first introduction to what a muscle car was came in 1992. Do you remember the big-ass JCPenny Christmas catalog that had everything from clothes to furniture, board games to appliances in it?...
Rough Start: 1972 Pontiac LeMans – Rough And Ready For A Good Time
During one of many late Friday night film screenings, I was asked which car I’d take as we watched the movie Joe Dirt. Far as I care, there’s three to pick from: The 1967 Plymouth...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Ford/Volkswagen Mash-Up Should Be Made?
The funny thing about this story isn’t that Volkswagen and Ford have come to an agreement for several projects over the next few years. That’s not a surprise. Ford and VW actually have a...
Farm Find Revival Battle: Who Will Get Their Decrepit Dodge Fired Off First?
From past experiences and discussions with Kevin and Luke, it must be said: they all but utterly loathe Chrysler products. Maybe Kevin has a bit of lingering anger over changing a basic starter in a...
Foose vs. the AMC Pacer: How Would He Take Care Of AMC’s Glass Egg?
Picking on the AMC Pacer is almost passé simply because it’s too easy. American Motors really wanted the Pacer to be something special, their rotary-powered hatchback that felt like a big car...
