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THE CAR GUY JIGSAW PUZZLE—DO YOU HAVE ALL THE PIECES?
Car guys come in many forms so the term isn't a one-size-fits-all concept.
That’s just one of the pieces to the jigsaw puzzle known as...
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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...
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STARS OF THE SHOW
OCTOBER 2015 STARS OF THE SHOW: HISTORY ON DISPLAY IN EVERY...
OCTOBER 2015 STARS OF THE SHOW: HISTORY ON DISPLAY IN EVERY COMMUNITY EQUALS SERIOUS FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES
Car shows have become the focal point of communities...
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NOVEMBER 17 MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY QUESTIONS ABOUT LOW AND SLOW: DOES YOUR RIDE...
The title of this piece uses the term “slammed” and most MyStarCollectorCar readers will know it refers to a vehicle that has been lowered...
BACK TO THE PAST WITH THE DELOREAN DMC-12
John DeLorean was already famous in car circles long before he built his first namesake car.
DeLorean was the man behind the legendary Pontiac GTO...
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...
OCTOBER 23, 2015: “AND A HALF”… THE FAMOUS MID-SEASON CARS FROM 60S DETROIT
Fractions matter to car guys.
Think of a body panel that is half an inch out and you will have an angry car guy with...
THE CORVAIR IN ACTION! – A PRE-RALPH NADER PROMOTIONAL FILM BY THE GENERAL
Corvair was General Motors’ answer to this question in 1960: how did the Germans manage to outgun us after World War Two?
The problem for...
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...
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...
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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
WORLD OF WHEELS 2019 HAS DENNIS GAGE, A ‘BITCHIN RIDES’ CUSTOM...
Winter has become longer and more unnecessary than ever in our region because of the prolonged cold spell that has a death grip on...