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AUGUST 2021: A 1964 VOLVO 122 (AMAZON) WAS LOVE AT FIRST...
Ryan Burlock is the latest owner of a 1964 Volvo 122, a car built long before ABBA took North America by storm-and long before...
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JULY 2025: 1909 SEARS MOTOR BUGGY—A ¾ SCALE TRIBUTE
You won’t see many 1909 Sears Motor Buggys at car shows.
That’s why this ¾ scale tribute was such an important history lesson.
Garry Anderson built...
SUNDRE 2025—THE PERFECT VENUE FOR A CAR SHOW
Sundre, Alberta Canada is located in the foothills next to the Rocky Mountains.
This is one of the most scenic venues in the world for...
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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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A CHEVY IN DRAG: HOW CANADIAN PONTIACS WERE DIFFERENT FROM AMERICAN PONTIACS
A solid business arrangement between Canada and the United States is vital to both countries because of the enormous amount of cross-border trade that...
MSCC OCTOBER 27 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: 5 DANGER SIGNS OF A CHRONIC OLD CAR...
It’s hip these days to publically admit one’s personal demons-preferably on some vacuous daytime talk show where the mindless masses flock to the shills/hosts...
CONFESSIONS OF A MILE-MAKER IN A METRIC COUNTRY
I live in Canada where the kilometer measurement became the law of the land in 1977.
The resultant confusion was newsworthy at the time because...
NOVEMBER 27, 2015: CAR GUYS — THE LAST OF THE HUNTER-GATHERERS
The hunter-gatherer was the most important component of early human culture.
In fact, it was a way of life for all human ancestors...
NOVEMBER 4, 2015: MILLENNIUM FALCON–GEORGE LUCAS’S ULTIMATE HOT ROD
I’m getting pretty excited about the new Star Wars movie.
Which is surprising since the last three Star Wars movies were pretty forgettable journeys...
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...
DECEMBER 26, 2015: WHY HOT RODS MATTER
One of the strongest components of the car hobby is the hot rod.
The lines get a little blurred when it comes to the definition...
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WORLD OF WHEELS 2019 HAS DENNIS GAGE, A ‘BITCHIN RIDES’ CUSTOM...
Winter has become longer and more unnecessary than ever in our region because of the prolonged cold spell that has a death grip on...