Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, Videos
Jay Leno Gets A Closer Look At The Datsun Sunny 1200 Truck From SEMA! This Is A Neat Rig!
Jan 26, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Last year’s SEMA show had plenty to see, from full-on race cars to the absolutely psychotic all-tube…erm, “thing” that was sitting out front to race cars, muscle cars, and the...
Take A Close Look At An Australian Legend, The Holden Torana A9X
Jan 11, 2016Bryan McTaggart9
In America we had the death of the muscle car in the early 1970s due to the combined efforts of the insurance industry, the onset of emissions controls, and a shift in tastes from fast and flashy to...
Best Of 2015: This RWD V8-converted Chevrolet Cavalier Is An Evil Little Sleeper From The Great White North
Jan 02, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
What is in the water in Quebec? First we find that twin-engined freak of a Pontiac Grand Prix, then we come across this: a Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 that’s been converted to rear-wheel-drive,...
Petrolicious Takes A Look At A One-Family, Well-Traveled 1970 Dodge Challenger Hemi R/T
Dec 30, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
Here’s a numbers lesson for you today: in 1970, Dodge cranked out 76,935 Challengers for production. Out of all of those cars, 137 of them were 426 Hemi-powered R/T hardtops with a four-speed....
Best Of 2015: Skewering The Sacred Cow – A DZ302-powered 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/E That Has Enzo Rolling In His Grave
Dec 30, 2015Bryan McTaggart11
The Ferrari 250 series is carried by the the factory Ferrari racing cars and the wildly valuable 250 GTO, but the long wheelbase, four seater GT/E carries two great distinctions: it was...
Best Of BS 2015: Here’s All The Fun You Could Be Having If You Jammed A Blown 5.4L V8 Into A Crown Victoria
Dec 26, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
“Quickcrownvic” took one look at his Ford Crown Victoria and sighed. The 4.6L V8 just wasn’t doing the trick anymore. At maybe 240 horsepower on a good day, there just wasn’t...
This Ford Fairlane Is Just The Way We Like ‘Em: Durable, Fast, And Driven Often
Dec 10, 2015Bryan McTaggart9
Sometimes you need the right inspiration to understand why someone likes the car that they do. Case in point is Colin Sebern’s 1964 Ford Fairlane, which has a Thunderbolt look, but is...
What’s It Like To Drive A Stripper Chevy Colorado That Has Been Jammed Full Of Everyone’s Favorite V8? Mr. Regular Finds Out!
Dec 08, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Pulling off a sleeper is actually pretty difficult nowadays. Most older iron is immediately suspect simply because it exists, most modern stuff driven to the track is known to be capable. The only...
This Stunning 1940 Ford Is Owned By The Real-Life Little Old Lady Out In California! Check Out The Backstory On This Cool Cruiser!
Nov 30, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Stunning 1940 Ford Is Owned By The Real-Life Little Old Lady Out In California! Check Out The Backstory On This Cool Cruiser!
That paint…it’s a mile deep, floats somewhere between copper and cinnamon, and in the early evening sun, is just about perfect. You could ask for better, but good luck finding it and...
Roadkill! The Guys Buy The Internet Infamous Rear-Engined Mazda Rotary Pickup And Take It To Optima Ultimate Street Car!
Nov 30, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
About six months ago, Bring A Trailer featured a freak that I couldn’t share with you readers fast enough: a 1974 Mazda REPU (aka Rotary Pickup) that had the magic Dortio engine canned in favor...
Jay Leno Takes A Close Look At The Brand New 2016 Cadillac CTS-V…200 MPH, Handling For Days, And More Power Than Jay’s Personal CTS-V Coupe!
Nov 18, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
Ever since Cadillac brought the CTS-V to market in 2004, the concept of the wreath-and-crest cars being rolling Titanics with vertical taillights, more interior fluff than a Build-A-Bear workshop and...
Bringing Four Generations Of Family Together Over A 1951 Chevrolet – How One Car Connected A Family
Nov 02, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
To some people a car is just that, a car. Even gearheads can think this…they build, they break, they enjoy it just the same, but in the end it is still glass, metal and rubber. To others, the...
The 1941 Tatra T87, A Car Way Ahead Of It’s Time – Rear-Engined, Air Cooled V8 And Aerodynamic!
Nov 02, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
If you get a chance to go to the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, you will find that among the numerous interesting cars that fill the building are a collection of Tatra...
This Knockout 1969 Mercury Cyclone Has Made The Trip Across The Pond And Has Found A Loving Owner In Norway!
Nov 01, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Knockout 1969 Mercury Cyclone Has Made The Trip Across The Pond And Has Found A Loving Owner In Norway!
“Whatever happened to all of the cool cars?” We hear that question often, especially when it involves a car that wasn’t so cool for many years. When was the last time you saw a...