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MSCC SEPTEMBER 10 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS YOUR CAR STORY...
The easiest path to a good car story is a straight line story.
I like car stories with a straight-line plot because they’re easy to...
TODAY AT MY STAR
JUNE 2026: 1947 MERCURY PICKUP—THIS CANUCK TRUCK WAS ON THE 47-YEAR...
Car guys all have the same game plan—projects begin and end with the word ‘eventually'.
Most projects end up in the crash-and-burn-hauled-away-to-the-crusher story line, but...
MYSTAR JUNE 26 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: 5 CLASSIC CARS THAT LOOKED...
Look around in today’s traffic.
It’s full of SUVs that look the same because car builders rarely take chances in the 21st Century so a...
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STARS OF THE SHOW
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR DECEMBER 2025 STARS OF THE SHOW–A TALE OF TWO EVENTS
This month's MSCC Stars of the Show features two shows MyStar has never attended.
The first one was in West Kelowna, British Columbia on July...
MYSTAR HIGHLIGHTS
DECEMBER 30, 2011: 1970S CARS ARE THE RODNEY DANGERFIELDS OF THE HOBBY: THEY NEED...
There is one angle on the car hobby that seriously p****es me off:some smug weasel with an anti-Detroit philosophy who takes a past generation...
THE CAMROSE CAR SHOW: HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME
Car shows held on Main Street are an instant home run with us.
'The retro rides look perfect on Main Street in every town and...
NOVEMBER 10 MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE OF THE COOLEST TRI-MODEL YEARS
The term "Tri" is a label that’s most often applied to the Tri-Five 1955-57 Chevy, but in reality there were many versions of the...
OCTOBER 13 MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY: SIZE MATTERS WHEN IT COMES TO MOPAR BODY...
Chrysler is more commonly known as Mopar in faddish car guy vernacular.
Ultra-faddish TV host Chris Jacobs is a great example of a “Mopar guy”...
JUNE 11, 2015 ENDLESS SUMMER–WHY THE BEACH BOYS AND CARS ARE INSEPARABLE
I remember the first time I heard the term Endless Summer.
It was the name of a compilation album released by the Beach Boys in...
APRIL 26, 2015: A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING: THE RAMBLER AMERICAN IN BEAST MODE
Rambler was a name long associated with a conservative family-oriented automobile.
Few car guys dreamed of the day they could finally own an Ambassador and...
THE ELUSIVE DODGE POLARIS: HOW A CLASSIC CAR BECAME A SNOWMOBILE
Time is the sworn enemy of memory and accuracy.
I was at a self-serve gas station in a 1963 Plymouth when I met a friendly...
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CAR SHOWS & EVENTS
MSCC CAR SHOW SPOTLIGHT 2016: ADA CHARITY CAR SHOW—THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA
MSCC is a strong advocate for the community car shows.
'These car shows are key fundraisers for various charities across North America because they combine...

















































































































