Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Delayed: ECTA’s April 2020 Event – COVID-19 Claims Another One
We managed to get at least one major event under our belt before everything went completely haywire this year when Chad got to go out to the ECTA Spaceport Invitational in February for the first of...
Rough Start: 1981 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Give The Cat Some Claws, Will You?
Everybody thinks of the Mustang when Fox bodies are brought up. When you tell them to move past Mustangs, they go to Fairmonts. Everything else seems to be second field…but in the grand scheme...
Rough Start: 1983 Dodge D150 Stepside – Midnite Special, Minus The Stacks And Graphics
In the late 1970s, Dodge knew that trucks and performance were not mutually exclusive. They had the Warlock and the Lil Red Express, but a lesser-known variation is the Midnite Express. When it comes...
In Memoriam: Carol “Bunny” Burkett
Over fifty years of racing that kicked off in 1965. 1986 IHRA Funny Car World Champion. NHRA Division Champion. Super Stock Hall of Fame. East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame. Little Guys Nationals...
The Green Hornét Returns! Did You Miss This Nitrous-Assisted AMC Hornet?
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard a public peep out of Jacob Davis. Does the name ring a bell? You might have seen him on Mike Finnegan’s channel, or maybe read some of his work...
Red, White-Knuckled And Blue: Dragging A Very Beat 1972 Chevelle 600 Miles Home
Oh, Indiana. You and your collection of questionable used cars, the kind of vehicles that house such wonderful things such as “character”, “charm”, and horrifying levels of...
Spyder Bait: 1978 Chevrolet Monza V8 – The Start Of Something Good
The Chevrolet Monza did not show up with a race image like it has today. If you’ve seen a Monza in the last twenty-five years, especially the hatchbacks, chances are solid that it has some kind...
The Battle-Barge To Lust After: This 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS Is The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
Let me just take a moment and explain why this 1969 Chevy just makes it for me. Most people would dismiss it as a stocker missing two of the headlights. The color looks dead-stock. The interior is...
Historical Footage: SCCA Trans-Am Racing In The 1980s
It’s easy to look back on the Trans-Am racing series of the late 1960s and early 1970s and think happy thoughts. The drivers were great, the cars were perfect, the racing vicious. What...
Fixing It Up Outback: Bringing A Falcon Ute Back To Life After A Long Nap
Revival projects have been my thing for a while now. It’s the first step towards bringing a car back from the dead…once it runs, moves, and stops, you can start fixing smaller issues here...
Morning Symphony: A 33-Foot Long Remote-Controlled Concorde On It’s Maiden Flight!
Normally, “remote-controlled” makes you think of a manageable size for a vehicle. The typical little battery-powered off-roader or the toy helicopter, that sort of thing. This Concorde...
LS Fest West Has Been Rescheduled And Will Be Ran Under The Lights!
One of the events we look forward to every year is Holley’s LS Fest. Whether it’s the West event in Las Vegas, Nevada or the East event in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the late-model GM...
The Ghost Of Pistons Melted: The Turbo Taxi Falcon’s Barra Shows It’s Damage
Sometimes, the reason for the death of an engine is pretty blatant. The last engine I killed outright, the LT-1 in the 1994 Camaro I owned for about six hours a few years back, punched a hole in the...
Reason To Go Home And Drink: AccuAir Suspension Has Shut Down Due To The Effects Of The Pandemic
It wasn’t a matter of if, it was a matter of when we would start to hear of places closing up shop with the blame planted squarely at the COVID-19 situation on hand. Workers required to remain...