Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Morning Symphony: One Very Nasty VH Commodore Ripping Around Town
More often than not, if the word “Australian” is somewhere in something I write, it has to do with a burnout contest. Plenty of times, I’ve seen the criticism over burnout contests,...
Now That’s Unique: Uncle Tony Checks Out A 1972 Dodge Dart With A Turbocharged Slant Six!
If there were no more V8 engines tomorrow, if they all just magically disappeared, the next obvious choice for horsepower freaks and geeks would be a turbocharged inline six, I’d bet. Think...
Buick V6 Build Part 2: The Upper End And The Party Piece On Top!
The Buick V6 has a great reputation without diving straight into performance. They have that fantastic reputation of being as useful as possible…maybe not the most exciting, the most rowdy or...
Classic YouTube: The Kai Tak Heart Attack Final Approach In Hong Kong
Kai Tak International Airport closed on July 6th, 1998 after 73 years of aviation service. The airport’s ICAO and IATA codes were moved to the new Hong Kong International Airport, which moved...
Historical Footage: A Teenager Learns How To Get His Act Together In “The Cool Hot Rod” From 1953
Long before the the big money, show fields, and the majority of the drag strips, the traditional hot rod was seen in a much darker light. Considered a menace to society, it was the folly of...
In-Progress: The “Rough Cut” 1957 Chevrolet Being Built By ITW Hot Rods
A few years ago, we first showed you a car known as the “Hulk Camino”. The best way to describe the creation was to picture a radical Hot Wheels take on a 1959 Chevrolet El Camino, with...
Unveiled: Nissan’s Upcoming Product Line, Including The Next-Generation Z
When it comes to their producti lineup, Nissan has needed to find a gear and get to it. Several of their product lines are dated, especially the Frontier, their small truck, and the Z-car coupe,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Iconic Fin Car Of The 1950s?
Be honest: how many of you read the title, said, “1957 Chevy”, and were ready to move on? The period of style that gave us what we dub “fin cars”, the cars of the mid-1950s to...
Rest In Peace: The Dodge Caravan Is Dead. No, Really, Fourth Time’s The Charm!
It was the home run that Chrysler so badly needed after coming so close to death. The Omni was the proof that Chrysler really was going after smaller, efficient cars that gave the government the...
Embrace The Modern: Uncle Tony Deep-Dives The Third-Gen Hemi
When I first started hanging around Tony DeFeo, naturally I couldn’t wait for him to experience the Angry Grandpa Chrysler. This is the guy whose printed words were legend, whose presence on...
Rough Start: 1978 Dodge Magnum XE – The Last Gasp Of The Muscle Charger
Looking at the title, I’m sure that many of you quickly got that look on your face that precludes you diving into the comments section with, “What in the hell are you talking...
This Day In History: The Isle Of Man TT Race Is First Run In 1907
Among the fallouts that occurred on the inaugural Isle of Man TT race, held on May 28, 1907, Jack Marshall fell off of his Triumph, Frank Applebee, Jr. had a tire puncture, Stanley Webb’s...
Surprise, MF! Rear-Engined Integra With A Turbocharged V6 In Texas!
Okay, let’s think about something for a moment: If you’re playing the game out in the wild, “going for broke” usually means you’re boosting an engine to the moon, or...
