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MAY 2018: A 1929 CHEVY COUPE TAKES A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY BACK...
1929 was a notable year because it marked the end of the Roaring Twenties when Wall Street crashed on Tuesday, October 29, 1929 and...
TODAY AT MY STAR
WAS 1973 REALLY THAT BAD?
1973 was a transitional year for Detroit iron because they were de-tuning cars to make them run on unleaded gas.
The government guys also started...
MYSTAR NOVEMBER 28 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: CHROME WON’T GET YOU HOME-BUT...
Bling on cars enjoyed a long run over the years because more shiny stuff indicated an upward trend in their owners’ lives, along with...
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MYSTAR OCTOBER 2025 STARS OF THE SHOW–SUMMER 2025 REWIND
This car show season was a weather roulette wheel so shows were rescheduled all summer.
The season started with the Red Deer Cruise Night weekly...
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“CAR GUY”–THE SHRINKING SUBCULTURE
I work in tech.
Specifically I work in software development and end-user support.
I’m a hired geek.
I’m not the guy who gets you a...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015: HOW TO TELL IF YOU HAVE THE CAR GUY SICKNESS
We have touched upon the concept of “car guy sickness” in earlier MSCC articles, but we will review the affliction for newer readers....
HOW TO GET YOUR CLASSIC READY FOR AN AUCTION
January is definitely a high profile month for car auctions.
TV paved the way years ago when Barrett-Jackson started broadcasting prime time shows from Scottsdale,...
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...
MAY 5, 2015: A STEP BACK IN TIME WITH THE MAY 1950 POPULAR SCIENCE...
All things were possible in 1950 at the dawn of a new decade and most of the ideas hit the pages of Popular Science...
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,...
DECEMBER 4, 2011: SHOPPING FOR A CLASSIC? MISS MANNERS GUIDE TO BUYING OLD IRON
Buying a new car or truck is one thing-buying a mint condition affordable 1947 Studebaker is an entirely different concept.
The basic idea is the...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR DECEMBER 2025 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
LETHBRIDGE, AB Le Barons Car Club monthly meeting
REGINA, SK Saskatchewan Ford/Mercury Club monthly meeting
VICTORIA, BC Corvette Club monthly meeting
RED DEER, AB Ford Central Car...



















































































































