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AUGUST 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW-A MIXED BAG OF RIDES IN...
Cars are like people-they come in all ages, styles and degrees of performance. Nowhere is that concept more evident than an open car show....
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MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING SEPTEMBER 17 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
You'll find the answer below on Thursday.
This page is...
BACK ALLEY=FUTURE GOLD
Alley-crawling is a favorite car guy activity because we all like looking for that ultimate automotive prize tucked away beside some guy’s garage.
It’s like...
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STARS OF THE SHOW
SEPTEMBER 2024 MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR STARS OF THE SHOW–LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER
September is typically the last full month for car shows in the northern areas--2023 was a great example.
This show took place at Gull Lake,...
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OCTOBER 13, 2015: T-BUCKET—THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HOT ROD EVER BUILT?
There are a few cars (and trucks) you can call automotive icons.
1st-3rd Gen Corvettes, the 5-6-7 Chevys, the ’32 Fords, 1st Gen Mustangs, 1st...
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...
JOHN WAYNE’S OTHER HORSE
I was always a huge Duke Wayne fan.
He rode tall in the saddle and dispensed his own unique brand of frontier justice in dozens...
SAINT ALBERT ROCK’N AUGUST—THE BIG SHOW RETURNS AUGUST 7-11
Rock’n August is one of Western Canada’s biggest annual car shows.
The whole community gets behind this week-long event because this is a showcase for...
HOW TO I.D. OLD IRON—DON’T BE AFRAID TO USE A CHEAT SHEET
I’m pretty good at identifying old cars and trucks—within a certain range.
I can I.D. most old cars between 1955 and 1970 because they changed...
CANUCK-ONLY FORDS: WHAT WAS IN A WEIRD NAME UP NORTH?
Ford of Canada was a Canadian-only car company right up to the 1965 Auto Pact that tore down the economic wall for cross-border automotive...
THE GUILD GARAGE: WHEN A HALF HOUR CAR SHOW JUST SEEMS LIKE AN HOUR
Restoration Garage always lived up to its non-car guy producers’ goal to produce a docu-drama.
The producers appeared to believe in the standard TV playbook...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR AUGUST 2026 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
We're setting up the calendar for the 2026 Car Show Season for club and community car shows, so you can get listed on the...