Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
The End Of An Odyssey? Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s Honda Gets Prettied Up!
From the word “go” I was all in about the build of this Honda Odyssey. I lusted after one of these as a kid. I loved the power of my three-wheelers but really wanted to get my four-wheel...
The Colander: Bringing An XY Falcon Back From What Should Have Been Sure-Fire Death
How much rot is too much rot? Can you live with crispy rear quarters or does that grind a nerve? Can you tolerate a pin-holed roof or is it time to say good-bye? Do you care if you are doing Fred...
The Melting Pot: Aussie Cash Days Airfield Racing With Cop Cars, Teslas And More!
When you hear “Cash Days”, you think some shady location, some shady characters, a good amount of money on the line and the kind of action that a television reality show could only dream...
The Challenger Revival, Part 13: Removing Glass And Restoring The Dash
The next part of the revival of Dylan McCool’s 1973 Dodge Challenger involves the interior. This car sat longer than I’ve been alive, so a full check-out is certainly part of the program,...
Heaven In A Shed: Check Out This Monster Collection Of Machines! One Of Several Buildings!
Remember the scene in the original “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” movie, when the kids are led into the “candy room”, the one that had the chocolate river, the edible...
Rough Start: 1977 Ford Thunderbird – The Best-Selling Version?
Believe it or not, 1977 was the best year for the Ford Thunderbird. No other model…not the two-seaters, not the Bullet Birds, not the four-doors or the Turbo Coupes, none of them, sold as well...
The Brightening, Part Two: Polishing Up This Gem Of A 1980 Chevy Big 10
I’m a fanatic over beaters. I’ve had more primer black and primer red vehicles than I care to admit to. I’ve had rides where I didn’t even bother with the primer. But every...
Top 11: McTaggart’s 1990s Picks – The Cars From The Horsepower Re-Awakening!
So, I decided to revisit this list to see if my mind had changed in the five years since I first wrote it. Obviously, with only eleven spots, there were going to be some omissions and some contention...
Morning Symphony: McLaren M1B – Choose Your Own Adventure
Bruce McLaren made a strong start when he kicked off his car-racing business and in the short few years between the starting point and McLaren’s death in 1970, the cars that were cranked out...
Random Car Review: 1980-81 Dodge Omni 024 DeTomaso – The Benefits Of Friends?
The Dodge Omni might have been the most critical new car Chrysler Corporation could have brought to the market. After a decade of bungled leadership, sales banks filled with Yank Tanks nobody seemed...
Copart Cadaver: Guess This DeLorean Isn’t Capable Of Going Back To Before The Crash
Alright, I’ll be straight about it…I loved the DeLorean from the first time I watched Back to the Future. I loved the perfect 1980s lines, the slope-back shape that reminded me of a 1971...
Under Pressure: Watch This Ram Grenade A Turbocharger – Is That The Turbine Spinning On The Ground?!
Boost addiction is real, folks. You get a taste of what a bit of pressurization can do and suddenly, you want more…a lot more. If seven pounds was good, what would twenty-one pounds feel like?...
Deep Cold Project: Re-Trimming A 1960 Fury While The Snow Still Falls Outside
The weather might be warming up where you are at if you’re in the States, but up north in Canada, it seems that the weather is still fully locked in winter mode. Pandemic or not, that’s...
Morning Symphony: The Teal Terror! This Nitrous-Huffing Thunderbird Moves!
I am all about the oddball body style. You don’t have to stray far from traditional favorites to find a brand new flavor that can work even better than the common one…or, at least,...