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Rough Start: V8, Stick Shift And Four-Wheel-Drive Make This Audi A Possible Screamer!
Mar 12, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: V8, Stick Shift And Four-Wheel-Drive Make This Audi A Possible Screamer!
It’s easy to write off most German cars as overblown luxury barges that, if cheap enough, are worrisome enough to avoid at all costs. Certainly, I’ve seen many GIs in my day who...
Money No Object: 1978 International Scout II – As Good As They Get!
Mar 04, 2019Bryan McTaggart6
1978 wasn’t the greatest time to be a fan of performance cars. It was, however, perfect timing if you had a thing for off-roaders. Look back at the options: K5 Blazer and Jimmy, Ramcharger and...
Would You Rather: California Craigslist Scores – Do You Go For Small Japanese Two-Door Or Gigantic American Wagon?
Feb 24, 2019Bryan McTaggart9
Shopping for decent metal to work with is always best done in the American Southwest. The air is dry, the salt content is low, and the metal is nice and preserved. Add in a car culture that tends to...
Pro Commuter: This 1980 AMC Spirit AMX Just Needs A Few Minor Touches To Be Great
Feb 20, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
Pro Commuter, the idea of mine that says that the daily driver does not have to openly suck out loud, is still a thing in my head. At least today’s flare-up has some merit instead of being some...
Blank Slate: This 1976 Crown Supercoach Needs To Be RV Converted!
Feb 10, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
You can blame all of my bus fixation on living in the Pacific Northwest as a kid. When I lived in Illinois, I rode around in conventional Chevrolet C-60 buses and later, International conventionals,...
Sheltered And Safe: This 1989 Volvo 240DL Is Crying Out For Some Tuning!
Feb 08, 2019Bryan McTaggart4
My first two experiences with Volvo products couldn’t be any more bi-polar if I tried to write it into the story. The first time I encountered a Swedish Safety Brick™ was when my aunt...
Got Ute Fever? Here’s Your Chance To Own A 2005 Holden Ute That’s Texas Legal (At Least)
Jan 29, 2019Bryan McTaggart4
Hold on, wait just one minute. The newest legal GM coupe-utility sold in the market was the 1987 Chevrolet El Camino. The newest one you could potentially import to the United States at the time this...
Money No Object: A 1963 Studebaker Avanti R1, Complete With It’s Factory Option Halibrands!
Jan 24, 2019Bryan McTaggart6
You know what the Chevrolet Corvette has deserved all of these years? Local competition. Do you know how many times the Corvette actually got competition? Three times. Only Ford, American Motors and...
The “WTF?” Files: A Bed-Mounted VR6-Powered VW Caddy – Rear Engine Minitruck, Euro-Style!
Jan 10, 2019Bryan McTaggart6
The only person who took the theft of Roadkill’s “Mazdarati”, the 1974 Mazda REPU with the Olds 455 in the back, more personally than the guys themselves was myself. I...
Rough Start: This 1962 Studebaker Isn’t Your Normal Cheap Budget Craigslist Score
Jan 10, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
They were some of the final vehicles sold by a company that had been a staple in the marketplace. The company itself has been dead for decades, long enough that the brand name is included in those...
Best of 2018: 2018 Kia Stinger GT AWD – The Jokes Stop Here
Dec 31, 2018Bryan McTaggart17
Got any good Kia jokes? Yeah, I bet you do. You probably have a good horror story or two, or maybe you just have the acronyms lined up and waiting (“Keep it, asshole”). Or maybe you just...
Best of 2018: MCR Tuning’s 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello Is Ready For It’s Debut At LS Fest Bowling Green!
Dec 27, 2018Bryan McTaggart7
The drive from MCR Tuning’s headquarters in Horse Cave, Kentucky to the park we had chosen to shoot the car at is about thirteen miles. For thirteen miles, I was having one of the best shows...
Rough Start: Get This AMC Eagle SX/4 Out Of California As Soon As Possible!
Dec 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
It’s a sporty two-door hatchback. It’s a selectable four-wheel-drive vehicle with some legit off-road chops. It’s pure Malaise, but it’s the kind that can be corrected with...
The Right-Sized Answer: There’s A Homeless 1973 Holden Kingswood Ute For Sale In The States
Dec 18, 2018Bryan McTaggart6
Haley and I were having an interesting discussion a couple of nights ago involving, of all things, fuel economy. At BangShift Mid-West, fuel economy isn’t our strong suit. Our most economical...