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THE CHECKER CAB… A PIONEER URBAN ASSAULT VEHICLE
I grew up in a small city with exactly zero Checker cabs roaming the streets.
It was our community’s loss because the Checkers were...
TODAY AT MY STAR
DECEMBER 2025: ’66 MERCURY MONTCLAIR—A HUSBAND AND WIFE CAR STORY PART...
Yesterday’s story about a 1973 Olds Cutlass was Part One of today’s story.
This 1966 Mercury Montclair is Part Two.Jerry Sutherland
Gary Osbak and his wife...
DECEMBER 2025: 1973 OLDS CUTLASS—A HUSBAND AND WIFE CAR STORY PART...
This is one of those rare car stories where a husband and wife completely cooperated on the purchase of two classic cars.
This Olds Cutlass...
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AUGUST 2019 STARS OF THE SHOW—CAR SHOWS FROM A GREAT MONTH
August is the last and arguably the best month of the car show season.
Weather gets more stable and car shows get more important because...
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WHAT’S IN A COLOR? – PLENTY FOR CAR GUYS
There was a popular expression that stated clothes make the man.
This line of thought is likely true for any guy who shows up for...
SEPTEMBER 22 MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE REASONS WE LIKE THE SEPTEMBER 1973 EDITION...
It has been many years since MyStarCollectorCar inherited a collection of old car magazines because of a series of events that started with a...
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...
JANUARY 1, 2012: NUT JOBS SAY IT’S THE LAST YEAR FOR EARTH WE SAY...
Today is the first day of the rest of your car shows.
It's 2012 baby...time to ring out the old and ring in the...
IS THE MINIVAN A FUTURE COLLECTIBLE?
The minivan hit the automotive market in 1984 and answered the question nobody had ever asked before: what will replace the station...
FOX BODY MUSTANGS….THE NEW STARS IN THE COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY
Our car guy loyalties are typically defined by any era in our lives that made the biggest automotive impression upon us.
That timeline occurs in...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: POTENTIALLY VERY BAD IDEA–A BIG BLOCK UNDER THE...
For many car guys, there was a time and place for vintage rides: the past.
Many car guys like little or nothing about old cars...
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GREAT GRILLES OF THE ‘50S – HOW LEARNING CAN BE FUN
Research is the backbone of MyStarCollectorCar’s written material because the collector car hobby is an ongoing education.
The key to this education is finding quality...
CAR SHOWS & EVENTS
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR AUGUST 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...










































































































