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JULY 2022–THE 2021 ROCK’N AUGUST SHOW…RAIN OR SHINE
Saint Albert, Alberta, Canada hosts a major show every August called Rock'n August and their key to success is simple.
They organize a great show.
The...
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JULY 2025: THIS 1937 CHEVY SEDAN DELIVERY RESTO MOD HAD A...
A 1937 Chevy Sedan Delivery will stand out in any crowd, mainly because only 220 of them were made, according to Lyle Mowat, the...
ULTIMATE CAR SHOW 2025—THE LINEUP SAID IT ALL
Car shows with massive traffic jams are lucky, because those lineups tell a tale of success.
If you measure an event by that yardstick, The...
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JUNE 2016 MSCC STARS OF THE SHOW—A GLORIOUS MONTH FOR CAR...
There’s a reason Dean Martin sang about June in January back in 1959.
June is the peak of daylight hours, leaves are new, flowers bloom...
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A VERY MERRY MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR CHRISTMAS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
Christmas is a perfect time to look back on the past year and feel grateful for the things that made it a great year.
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JUNE 11, 2015 ENDLESS SUMMER–WHY THE BEACH BOYS AND CARS ARE INSEPARABLE
I remember the first time I heard the term Endless Summer.
It was the name of a compilation album released by the Beach Boys in...
JUNE 13, 2015: FAREWELL TO A HARDCORE MOPAR GUY-TIM FROM HEAVY METAL AUTO WRECKERS
I met Tim Lynch in the late 80s-I was restoring a crashed ’79 Little Red Express and the word on the street was always...
REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT ELEPHANT: A LOOK BACK AT THE LAST PRODUCTION 426 HEMI
The 1972 model lineup for Chrysler Corporation was down one engine option for its customers.
Their buyers could no longer check off the 426...
OCTOBER 28, 2015: QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK ABOUT A CHOP
One of the trickiest equations in the car hobby is the custom look.
One car guy’s concept of a dream machine may be another car...
OCTOBER 6 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS A WINTER CAR PROJECT IS THE KEY...
The idea that a car project will torpedo a stable ship of marriage is not without merit.
The conflict between spouses and cars will become...
DECEMBER 8, 2011: A LOOK BACK IN TIME – WHEN BOOGIE VANS WERE KING...
I just got rid of a full sized 1987 van that I owned for the past 3 1/2 years.
The van was simply a...
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FIVE PICKS FOR THIS YEAR’S MICHENER-ALLEN COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
There's an annual tradition every July where Jim and I preview the Michener-Allen Collector Car Auction.
It’s like Christmas in July because every year you...
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FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ST ALBERT’S ROCK’N AUGUST
St. Albert Rock'n August is one of the premiere events of the summer car show in Canada.
This is a massive event and it takes...