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MARCH 2024 STARS OF THE SHOW–AN AUGUST 2015 DOUBLEHEADER SATURDAY
August 15, 2015 was a sunny late summer Saturday, so the weather allowed MyStar to hit two shows that day.
The first one was the...
TODAY AT MY STAR
MYSTAR APRIL 2024 STARS OF THE SHOW–THE RUNNING AND NON-RUNNING STARS...
Last month's mega-road trip through ten states provided a car show on its own.
These weren't typical show stars--many of them weren't even running but...
MYSTAR APRIL 26 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CARS YOUR DAD DROVE...
Car guys look at the 1969-70 era as a mythical time for muscle cars because that’s when massive power peaked at Detroit thanks to...
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STARS OF THE SHOW
IS THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION POISED TO MAKE A COMEBACK? THE...
The manual transmission is a mystery to many younger drivers.
There are many reasons for this but the biggest reason is technology.
We’re on the brink...
MYSTAR HIGHLIGHTS
AUGUST 16, 2015 MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR’S HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016 SUMMER CAR SHOWS
There is no way to avoid the fact summer is a faint memory in that “all the leaves are brown (actually they are gone...
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...
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...
MAY 10, 2015: FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING–DANDELIONS, OLD RIDES AND FOR SALE SIGNS ARE...
The car guys in Didsbury, AB really know how to throw a good car show.
They close off Main Street and fill it with a...
OCTOBER 30, 2015: IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR–OUR CHOICE FOR BEST MUSTANG
The dawn of the Mustang era was a big part of the folklore from the 60s car culture.
The Mustang name pioneered the pony car...
THE GOLDILOCKS FORMULA FOR CAR GUYS
Old rides come in all shapes and sizes from stock to wild enough to question the sanity of the builder.
The question for most car...
REALITY 101: YOU DON’T GET A PARTICIPATION TROPHY AT MOST CAR SHOWS
MyStarCollectorCar loves to attend car shows because we get to share these magic moments with car owners.
Car guys and girls are the real...
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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 JULY 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
JULY 1: BLACKIE, AB 1st Annual Rural Show and Shine
JULY 1: SALTSPRING ISLAND, BC 24th Annual Car Show
JULY 1: BRETON, AB The Village...