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MAY 2017: 1970 TORINO COBRA JET 429—THIS IS WHAT A USED...
The early 1980s suffered from the residual effects of the late 70s.
Cars were regulated beyond comprehension so they were choked off, smog-proofed slugs with...
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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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AUGUST 2023 STARS OF THE SHOW–A DOUBLEHEADER WEEKEND A DECADE AGO
MyStarCollectorCar hit two small town car shows ten years ago in Glennifer Lake and Markerville on August 17th and 18th 2013.
These were typical community...
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ENDLESS SUMMER (AND WHY TWINS DO NOT HAVE ESP) AT THE GULL LAKE CAR...
The annual Labor Day weekend show takes place once a year near the community center at Gull Lake, Alberta.
The show is all about vintage...
DECEMBER 28, 2011: EVENTS THAT ROCKED THE CAR WORLD IN THE BABY BOOMER ERA:...
The 1953 Chevrolet Corvette was a complete departure for General Motors because it was designed for only two passengers in the post-war population explosion...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR SORTS OUT TV’S CAR SHOWS (PART 1)
We have discussed the topic of automotive TV shows many times over the years because most car guys are well aware of these programs...
CANADIAN THANKSGIVING SATURDAY AT A LATE SEASON CAR SHOW
Most of our MyStarCollectorCar readers live north of the 49th parallel in Canada where the car show season is almost over in that sad...
TWO CAR SHOWS IN ONE WEEKEND-PLUS A CAMERA MELTDOWN
An early arrival at the Village of Pigeon Lake car show was a good game plan this past weekend.
No, it was a great plan...
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...
THE CORVAIR IN ACTION! – A PRE-RALPH NADER PROMOTIONAL FILM BY THE GENERAL
Corvair was General Motors’ answer to this question in 1960: how did the Germans manage to outgun us after World War Two?
The problem for...
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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...