Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your JDM Ride Of Choice?
It was easy to talk crap about Eclipses, CRXs and just about any thing that looked like it was a background car from an early Fast and Furious movie, but over the years, I’ve developed an...
Random Car Review: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 – The Half-Assed Homologation Special
By the time the ax fell in 2009, Pontiac was a mess, known best for bringing in plastic body cladding by the tons and the Aztek. It was quite a fall from grace for the brand that also brought out the...
Buick V6 Build Part 1: The Teardown Of A Worn Used Engine For A Performance Build
I’ve made a little money here and there in some extra-curricular activities that we do not officially condone here, and by far and wide the most winning engine out of that history was a 231...
BangShift Mobile Command Unit? This 2019 Ford Transit Limo Bus Looks Ideal!
I’m not going to let the idea of a BangShift Mobile Command Unit go. The idea of packing up our gear into something big enough for us to sleep in and mobile enough to travel in just makes sense...
Random Car Review: 1994 GMC Suburban by Lingenfelter: Would 605 Cubic Inches Please You, Sir?
(Lead and engine photos: Aaron Kiley/Car and Driver) 1994…what a year. Music, news, world events…way too much to dive into without going off on thousands of tangents, so let’s stick...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Dumbest Thing A Dealership Has Ever Told You?
If I have to choose between dealing with a dealership over the acquisition of a car and being sodomized with a cactus, I’m going to recommend the teddy bear cholla and ask that you don’t...
Night At The Museum, Part 2: More In-Depth Looks From The Petersen Museum
The experience of having a museum all to yourself, nobody around, no security to whisk you away, that’s a dream come true for a car geek. It should be, anyways. We love seeing cars in action,...
Driving Road Slapfight: Can Lohnes Find A Better Driving Road Than The White Spar Section Of Highway 89 In Arizona?
Since the driving movie argument was one-sided, I’m claiming victory. Brian had plenty of time to come up with a challenger to Vanishing Point and Death Proof, and failed. Hallelujah, a...
Random Car Review: The Hagan/Felton 1982 Chevrolet Camaro LeMans GTO Racer
When an American car heads to LeMans, eyes are watching, and it’s because it appears that anyone who seriously takes on the Circuit de la Sarthe is deadly serious about the task at hand. Think...
One 3rd Gen Hemi, One StarQuest, Equals Greatness! Check Out This MoParty Build In The Works!
For some of our younger readers who might not have ever seen an “imported for DODGE” sticker, let’s explain: in 1970, Chrysler bought a 15% stake in Mitsubishi Motor Corporation and...
Memorial Day Memories: A Tribute To The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, The Blood, Sweat And Years
On Friday, April 15th, 2016, 1-17 Cavary flew thirty OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed scout helicopters in a formation flight around Fort Bragg, North Carolina in a public thank you and farewell. When the...
$1500 Beater Challenge: Cleetus And His Buddies Have A Good Ol’Fashioned Throwdown!
You can almost fully blame this on Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May: the cheap-car multi-challenge event. The concept is fantastic: You prove that you are smart with little money, you...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are There Still Car-Related Family Activities That Can Be Done Without Someone Calling The Authorities?
Let’s set the scene for you: Nice, sunny day in late May, just a couple of puffy clouds in the sky. It’s late spring in Colorado Springs, the air is sweet, the mountains are gorgeous, and...
Unhinged: The Line Between The Bothered And The Botherer
I learned early on that it was best to get along with your neighbors instead of pissing them off. I wasn’t a little a-hole kid…the worst thing I did was usually raid the neighbor’s...