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HERE IS WHY THERE IS NO WINTER TORPOR AT MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR
Winter torpor is a term that begs an obvious question: What in hell is “winter torpor”?
The term refers to a biological state in...
TODAY AT MY STAR
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...
SEPTEMBER 2025 MOPAR MUSCLE FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER—THIS 1973 CHRYSLER...
Australian cars are a mystery to North Americans because they’re like a duckbill platypus, koala bear, or kangaroo.
They’re only found in Australia.
This 1973 Chrysler...
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NOVEMBER 2023 STARS OF THE SHOW–THE SHUTDOWN ERA OF AUGUST 2020
August 2020 was a tough time for car shows, because government regulations shut down events, but there were rural communities that held car shows...
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MSCC DECEMBER 21 FIVE FOR FRIDAY—FIVE RULES TO LIVE BY
Society has a basic set of rules and in most cases they make sense because they separate us from anarchy.
The car hobby isn’t chaotic...
BRUTE FORCE IN A COMPACT PACKAGE: WHEN THE BIG THREE STAYED SMALL BUT GOT...
The compact car was built in North America to fend off Germany’s VW Beetle invasion- an event that took place long before the British...
HIGH RIVER: THE LAST BEST CAR SHOW OF THE SEASON
High River, Alberta is a typical small town.
People know their neighbors and they are friendly in that small town kind of way.
"It is hard...
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...
APRIL 27, 2015: THE FIRST CAR SHOW OF THE 2015 SEASON AND IT WAS...
We live in what is lovingly referred to as a sub-arctic climate.
Maybe we cannot see Santa’s neighborhood from our front porches, but it is...
MAY 27, 2015: WHERE HAVE ALL THE OLD CARS GONE? LONG TIME PASSING…
Peter, Paul and Mary had a great big hit back in 1962 when they released ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”.
This was basically a...
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,...
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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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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR MARCH 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...