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JUNE 2022: A WARM AND FUZZY 1978 HONDA CIVIC ACQUIRES A...
The first-generation Honda Civic was the right import at the right time for the North American car market.
It was a terminally cute Japanese...
TODAY AT MY STAR
BACK ALLEY=FUTURE GOLD
Alley-crawling is a favorite car guy activity because we all like looking for that ultimate automotive prize tucked away beside some guy’s garage.
It’s like...
SEPTEMBER 2025 MOPAR MUSCLE FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER—THIS 1973 CHRYSLER...
Australian cars are a mystery to North Americans because they’re like a duckbill platypus, koala bear, or kangaroo.
They’re only found in Australia.
This 1973 Chrysler...
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MARCH 2012 STARS OF THE SHOW- OLD IRON AT THE WORLD...
Car shows are pretty rare in the Northern latitudes when the calendar reads February. Shows like the World of Wheels in Calgary Alberta Canada...
MYSTAR HIGHLIGHTS
JUNE 13, 2015: FAREWELL TO A HARDCORE MOPAR GUY-TIM FROM HEAVY METAL AUTO WRECKERS
I met Tim Lynch in the late 80s-I was restoring a crashed ’79 Little Red Express and the word on the street was always...
AUGUST 22, 2015: WELCOME TO THE NEW MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR WEBSITE
The idea of a vintage vehicle website was on the front burner for us back in 2007.
All we needed to do was find the...
JULY 28, 2015: SUPER RUN WEEK—A LOOK BACK AT THE 2009 AND 2012 VERSION...
Super Run 2015 kicked off with its first event last night but today is all about yesterday.
This event alternates between three western Canadian provinces...
MAY 3, 2015: AUT VINCENT AUT MORI-WHY CRASH CLUB IS THE MOST MEMORABLE BOOK...
I read a lot of books when I was a kid and I remember a fair number of them for various reasons.
‘Old Yeller’ is...
OCTOBER 28, 2015: QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK ABOUT A CHOP
One of the trickiest equations in the car hobby is the custom look.
One car guy’s concept of a dream machine may be another car...
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...
GLENNIFER LAKE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SMALL RESORT COMMUNITY THROWS A GREAT CAR SHOW
Glennifer Lake is a welcome sight in Central Alberta because it’s a lake in an area where lakes are not a common entity.
Glennifer Lake...
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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 NOVEMBER 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...