Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Classic YouTube: 1982 Maserati Merak SS Review – This Was Exotic?!
For many of you, I suspect that your introduction to the Maserati Merak came via TopGear, specifically from Series 7, Episode 4, the “£10,000 Supercar Challenge” that saw the trio buy...
The Fiero Revival: Those Last-Minute Details Before Paint
Looking at a Pontiac Fiero that is without body panels reminds me of a plucked chicken before it’s prepared for cooking for some reason. It’s cool to see it taken down to the basic root...
Rough Start: 1975 Chrysler Newport – Big-Block, Hardtop, And Low Miles…What’s Missing?
The timeline keeps moving along, doesn’t it? When I was getting into cars, anything from the mid-1970s was available, relatively cheap to acquire, had a likely chance of at least being useful,...
Playing In Spaghetti: Mighty Car Mods’ Toyota MR2 Project Fights Until The First Start!
Poor Marty…I’ve never met the dude, I’ve never spoken to him, never traded emails, nothing. But watching him put this Toyota MR2 together has caused me to feel a ton of empathy...
A Brit Abroad: Rescuing A 1976 Triumph TR7 Out Of It’s 34-Year Parking Spot
Kevin and I talk quite a bit about the cars of Iowa. Namely, that most of what he runs into in his search for video content leads him to pickup trucks with flappy bedsides, Chrysler products that are...
This Advertisement Shows You How To Properly Lose Your Mind When Working On Your Car
Confession: I’m an angry mechanic. When things are fine, so am I. When things are not fine, I somehow manage to suddenly develop Intermittent Explosive Disorder. I’m known for being that...
Quick To Violence: Tractor Pull Mayhem In The Early 2020 Season!
Putting an engine against a load is the fastest way to find the weak link in your system. Most every other racing vehicle on the planet works to remove as much weight as possible in order to reduce...
They’d Never See You Coming: This 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Is Ripe For The Building
Was it just me, or did everybody’s grandparents seem to own one of these big Oldsmobiles in the 1990s? They stood tall, stately, and a bit dour…kind of like any Transylvanian castle...
A Good Once-Over: Checking Out The Super-Patriotic And Super-Sketchy Chevelle
On the plus side, the 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle that Vice Grip Garage recently acquired has a lot going for it. The star-spangled paint job, the patina that couldn’t be faked if you...
“I’m Not Asking, I’m Opening”: Summit Motorsports Park Will Have A 2020 Season
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of weeks, the world feels like it has ground to a halt. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the pause button on a lot of things. There...
Here’s How They Sold The Peugeot 205 GTI In Europe: Planes, Bombs, And A French James Bond!
Peugeot’s 205 GTI wasn’t a bad car all around. It had pretty decent power for it’s size (at best, 126 horsepower in a super-mini class car), could handle fairly well, had a solid...
Mojito With A Kick: This 855-Horsepower Ford Thunderbird Needs To Go Fly!
Just before I actually left my Army service completely, I made a move that at the time seemed like a natural decision: I got licensed as a bartender in Washington State. Considering that for the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Bad Did You Kill The Engine In Your Daily?
There are few noises that will leave a brick in your stomach quite like a repetitive “chirp” noise with a vibration as your engine’s power falls off of a cliff. It only means one...
Tanglefoot: Uncle Tony Checks Up On His Buddy Lamchop And His Nova Gasser!
The car is called “Tanglefoot”. It’s an old Nova that’s set up as a gasser, and is undergoing it’s shop time in order to come to the strip swinging, 400 Chevy on the...