Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Want A Military Vehicle Smaller Than A HMMWV? Ever Looked At A Growler?
For many reasons, I’m dying of laughter while I’m writing this piece. Many. But let’s start with the reasons why you might not want a HMMWV. They’re huge. They’re...
Ever Want To Hit A Beater With A Four-Ton Wrecking Ball? The Slow Mo Guys Show You What Happens When You Do!
Demolition work is a necessary evil in the world. In nature, trees get cored out by ants, water cracks rocks over the years, and various forms of scavengers and detritus consumers get rid of the...
Romping A Jaguar XJS Around During Targa Tasmania Has To Be A Riot! Listen To That V12 Sing!
They appeared at the end of the first gas crisis, had a transmission borrowed from GM (the TH400 automatic was used after 1977) and because of the funky buttress shape of the rear glass area, Germany...
Learning New Tricks: Stainless Steel Welding Information From Finnegan’s C10 Build!
After a ton of work on his twin-turbo jet boat build that’s been years in the making, Finnegan has made a switch of priority and has gotten back to work on an even older project of his, a 1967...
Classic YouTube: The 1953 Corvette Assembly Process – Hand-Built, All 300 Of Them!
If you want to know where the market for a car is going, a good way to learn what’s up is to hunt down military members with paychecks in hand. A bunch of young Joes with their first taste of...
Random Car Review: The Monteverdi Sierra – Putting A Volaré Into A Tux And Teaching It How To Be Swiss
When we think of the Plymouth Volaré, we think of rusting sedans, half-assed Road Runners, and if we’re having a decent day, the 360-powered Petty Kit Cars. Even though I’m a fan of the...
Parts-Bin Special: Bringing A 1966 Mustang Convertible Together With Raided Parts
The last time we checked in with Mike from ClassicMustangs429, he had turned a Lincoln Versailles into a pile of usable parts that was destined for a project that, originally, was supposed to be for...
Run, Little Pony: Dyno Testing A 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia Survivor
The folks at Late Model Restoration have to love me right now. Over the last couple of months, I’ve been ordering stuff for three different Mustang projects…not only the Great Pumpkin and...
Missing Car Show Season? Why Not Check Out The IQCS2020? LAST WEEK TO REGISTER!
So…let’s take stock of what the last few of weeks have been in a one-word nutshell: CANCELLED. One person per family per shopping trip, social-distancing, you better not f’ing...
Morning Symphony: Desert-Blasting In A Polaris RZR With Darren Parsons At The Wheel
Two years ago BFGoodrich treated me to one of the best weekends in Vegas I’ve experienced to date. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mint 400, I got the chance to come out and to get a...
Classic YouTube: The 1975 Winston 500 At Talladega via Car And Track
Another Monday and another week of not much going on at racetracks around the country, but thanks to YouTube, there’s a wonderful catalog of excellent action from the past to check out, which...
Do Old Mopars Die? This 1973 Satellite Isn’t Dead, But It’s Pretty Close!
What is easily the happiest part of my experience working at BangShift is highlighting people who actively go out of their way to bring a dead car back to life. No special one-offs or rare things, no...
