Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Rough Start: Trolling Just About Everyone With A 1978 Dodge Challenger
Shortly after moving to Washington State in 1993, my grandfather insisted that I try to get my FCC license so that I could work on getting HAM radio certified. Considering that I had made many...
Chattanooga Cruise-In 2022: Springtime Joy Has Returned To The South!
The last time we were able to enjoy the Chattanooga Cruise-In was 2019, the first year that the event was held at Camp Jordan Park instead of the streets around Coker Tire. Why the change? Because...
Rough Start: Making A Bird Of Prey Out Of A Thunderbird
Call me a downer, but I believe we are seeing the end of the Second Musclecar Era. It was a good run, and as gearheads we should feel blessed that we have so much to choose from for builds. Look at...
No S**t, There I Was: Randy Pobst Gets Candid About His Freedom 500 Race!
I have not met many no-joke household name racers. I’ve met plenty of racing drivers, don’t get me wrong. Many of whom grind it out at tracks whenever they get the chance. But when it...
Sipping Fuel: Will A Lawnmower Carburetor Work On A Small-Block Ford?
The day this video came out, I went to put fuel into my Charger. I quit pumping at $50 worth of 100% 87 octane gasoline and I still have plenty of room in the tank for more. Add in a thirsty pickup...
Unhinged: Reviving A Fury Sport, Part 1 – Acquiring Another Land Barge Mopar
Ed. note: this is your language warning. I’m going to have fun with this series. In 2009, Brian Lohnes dubbed me “The Patron Saint of Automotive Lost Causes” after he started...
Unhinged: The Twister And The Little Red Truck
I have had my fill of the word “tornado” for a lifetime. In December 2021, a tornado outbreak brought a total of 71 confirmed twisters across the Midwest, in a span as far west as the...
Nothing Like A Twin-Engined Toyota Camry To Beat The Boring Reputation!
The Toyota Camry…a car that isn’t bad, but suffers due to an issue with it’s reputation as a safe, secure, and absolutely BORING car. I don’t like to pick on the Camry too...
The Redemption: This 1977 Plymouth Volaré Corrects All Of The Sins
Over the years I’ve owned many examples of Chrysler’s FMJ family of vehicles. A LeBaron coupe, a former police Diplomat, at least two examples of the Gran Fury, a Mirada and the Imperial....
Morning Symphony: The Best Of Swedish V8 Rally Racing
You want to know what the inspiration is for this video? A project car (that you will be seeing soon, once I finish getting the photos together) drove around for the first time this evening. It...
Money No Object: 1974 Pontiac Trans Am SD-455 In White And Blue
How is it that two cars, on the same platform, built in the same year from the same company, could be so alarmingly different? GM’s F-body might have kept the musclecar flame burning through...
The Chainsaw: Early RX-7 Plus Snowmobile Engine Equals Fun…And Tinnitus!
“Well, that was a dumb idea, wasn’t it?” Forget trying to make me feel better after I botched a jump, separated from my dirt bike and augured into the ground like a 160-pound lawn...
Work For It: Scotty Puts The New 318 In His Dad’s Valiant Ute To Work!
I don’t know about you, readers, but growing up there was that daydream that perpetually plagued me: in what most adults would call “a momentary lapse in good judgement”, I would...
Money No Object: 1970 Chevrolet Impala Kingswood Wagon With A 502 Under The Hood
In this day and age, the great lumbering beasts of the road are the full-size sport-utility vehicles. Based on full-size trucks, able to seat a large family, able to tow good-sized loads, filled to...