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NOVEMBER 2018: THE FAMILY FARGO–THE STORY BEHIND A 1948 CANUCK TRUCK
Monte Howerton was a practical young guy when he bought a 1948 Fargo pickup truck 70 years ago.
Monte worked in western Canada’s oil patch...
TODAY AT MY STAR
JULY 2025 STARS OF THE SHOW–MOST OF THESE JULY CAR SHOWS...
Car shows aren't written in stone so some events don't exist any more.
For example, this car show at Sylvan Lake, Alberta Canada back...
JULY 11 COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE APPROPRIATE...
Car songs have been around for many decades and became engrained in the car culture over that extended time frame--they are songs about the...
OWNERS STORIES
STARS OF THE SHOW
JUNE 2022 STARS OF THE SHOW–A CONTRAST BETWEEN TWO CAR SHOWS...
June is a very unpredictable month because it can be a beast or a blessing in terms of weather.
These MSCC Stars of the Show...
MYSTAR HIGHLIGHTS
HOW TO I.D. OLD IRON—DON’T BE AFRAID TO USE A CHEAT SHEET
I’m pretty good at identifying old cars and trucks—within a certain range.
I can I.D. most old cars between 1955 and 1970 because they changed...
DECEMBER 31, 2011: MORE EVENTS THAT ROCKED THE CAR WORLD-FINS TO THE LEFT AND...
Full disclosure here: Jimmy Buffett was actually talking about a bar filled with too many dudes and not enough chicks when he wrote "Fins"....
CONVERTIBLES WITH THE ROOF UP—HAVE WE BECOME TOO SOFT FOR SOFT TOPS?
There was an era when virtually every car was a convertible.
It was called the horseless carriage era and very few carriages had a roof...
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...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015: HOW A CAR STORY GOES FROM AN IMPRESSION TO A MYSTAR...
Our motto at MyStarCollectorCar has always been pretty basic: there is a story behind every car.
Some of the stories are simply more interesting...
A HISTORY LESSON FROM 1984: COMPLETE BOOK OF COLLECTIBLE CARS
Occasionally MyStarCollectorCar receives old school (paper-based) material from a bygone era.
One of the more interesting books from the past was a Canadian book titled...
CONNECTING WITH SEINFELD—THE FRATERNITY OF THE JEROMES WASN’T ENOUGH
MyStarCollectorCar is based on the average guy in the car hobby—the kind of guy who puts gallons of blood, countless hours of sweat equity,...
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JULY 27, 2019 20th ANNUAL MICHENER ALLEN CLASSIC AND COLLECTOR CAR...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONS FEATURE: 1968 FIREBIRD 400 AT THE 20th ANNUAL COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION JULY 27, 2019
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