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FLAGGING DOWN MIKE JOY
My nephew Angus spotted Mike Joy before I did at the Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson auction.
Mike was in the staging area and on his cell phone...
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JULY 2025 STARS OF THE SHOW–MOST OF THESE JULY CAR SHOWS...
Car shows aren't written in stone so some events don't exist any more.
For example, this car show at Sylvan Lake, Alberta Canada back...
JULY 11 COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE APPROPRIATE...
Car songs have been around for many decades and became engrained in the car culture over that extended time frame--they are songs about the...
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DECEMBER 2010 STARS OF THE SHOW…REMEMBER SUMMER?
One thing that really stands out about car show season is that the shows are held in summer weather. That's a warm thought...
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CARVING UP A LEGEND—WHY BUTCHER HISTORY?
There’s been a solid trend toward resto-mods in the old car hobby and that’s a good thing in many ways.
Classic iron with great brakes,...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 DO YOU FALL ON A GRENADE TO SAVE A CLASSIC...
I get a lot of car news feeds over the course of a day and most of them are welcome additions to my information...
WHAT’S IN A COLOR? – PLENTY FOR CAR GUYS
There was a popular expression that stated clothes make the man.
This line of thought is likely true for any guy who shows up for...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: POTENTIALLY VERY BAD IDEA–A BIG BLOCK UNDER THE...
For many car guys, there was a time and place for vintage rides: the past.
Many car guys like little or nothing about old cars...
SIX FOR SUNDAY: GREY CUP RIDES—105 YEARS OF TRADITION
The Grey Cup is the oldest professional football trophy in North America and today is Grey Cup weekend.
Most Canadians can’t decide whether the Grey...
OCTOBER 20, 2017 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: WHAT TYPE OF CAR GUY PERSONALITY FITS YOU?
There are five distinct car guy personalities in the collector vehicle hobby.
MyStarCollectorCar has spent the past nine years on the frontlines of the hobby,...
GLENNIFER LAKE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SMALL RESORT COMMUNITY THROWS A GREAT CAR SHOW
Glennifer Lake is a welcome sight in Central Alberta because it’s a lake in an area where lakes are not a common entity.
Glennifer Lake...
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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...