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WHAT YEAR AND MAKE? ACCURACY COUNTS—YOU CAN’T JUST BE CLOSE
I’ll freely admit this job is far and away the best one I’ve ever had because I’m immersed in a kinder, gentler world that...
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CUSTOM STUDIO: MILD AND WILD RE-STYLING FOR 42-48 CHEVYS
‘Custom Illustrated’ was one of the pocket-sized road and custom magazines that were highly popular in the late 50s and early 60s.
These magazines were...
APRIL 2025: HE WENT DOWN A RABBIT HOLE WITH HIS 1969...
Anyone who has done a car project knows the biggest challenge is a correct restoration because the attention to detail is what sucks up...
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BRANDON SUPER RUN 2019–A LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF THIS...
The 2019 Super Run takes place in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada from August 2-4th and it promises to be another great year for this spectacular...
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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...
SEPTEMBER 8 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS TO MAKE YOUR OLD CAR PERFORM LIKE...
There are plenty of bolt-on improvements to a vintage ride that will make an old car young at heart.
The beautiful part is any...
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...
JUNE 15, 2015: HISTORY ROAD 2015: THE RAIN, THE CARS, AND OTHER THINGS THAT...
The annual Reynolds Museum car show in Wetaskiwin, Alberta is one of our favorites at MSCC.
Reynolds has a world class automotive collection that began...
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...
MAY 8, 2015: A LIKABLE TV STAR/CAR GUY–MSCC TALKS WITH BITCHIN RIDES’ DAVE KINDIG
The brightest new star in the TV car show constellation is ‘Bitchin’ Rides’.
The show’s ratings have gone through the roof since its September 2014...
PART 3: ARE THESE CAR SHOWS WORTH 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME?
Car shows primarily come in one hour and ½ hour formats.
We have touched on a few of the one hour shows that are part...
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CAR SHOWS & EVENTS
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR SEPTEMBER 2025 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 6: BROOKS, AB BSRA Annual Show and Shine
SEPTEMBER 6: LANGLEY, BC Cruise-In
SEPTEMBER 7: COCHRANE, AB Cochrane Classic Car Club Fall...