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BREAKING NEWS!! NOW IS THE TIME TO LIST YOUR 2025 CAR...
MyStarCollectorCar will enter our 16th year as Canada’s premier online e-zine for the car guy hobbyist in 2025 and we are already very excited...
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JULY 2025: THIS 1961 CHEVY IMPALA RESTO MOD WAS BUILT FOR...
Terry Gouliquer is the proud owner of a 1961 Chevy Impala resto mod that he built to tackle the open road.
In a nutshell,...
MYSTAR JULY 4 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE SMART MOVES AFTER CAR...
Car guys are by nature boneheaded optimists who choose to ignore rust-infested reality on four wheels.
It is both a weakness and, strangely enough,...
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JULY 2022–THE 2021 ROCK’N AUGUST SHOW…RAIN OR SHINE
Saint Albert, Alberta, Canada hosts a major show every August called Rock'n August and their key to success is simple.
They organize a great show.
The...
MYSTAR HIGHLIGHTS
‘CUBAN CHROME’-ONE OF THE GREAT CAR GUY SHOWS
The TV schedule is chock full of car guy shows that range from largely un-watchable to occasional must-see TV.
"The worst of the bunch...
BRUTE FORCE IN A COMPACT PACKAGE: WHEN THE BIG THREE STAYED SMALL BUT GOT...
The compact car was built in North America to fend off Germany’s VW Beetle invasion- an event that took place long before the British...
PART 3: ARE THESE CAR SHOWS WORTH 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME?
Car shows primarily come in one hour and ½ hour formats.
We have touched on a few of the one hour shows that are part...
DECEMBER 29, 2015: HOW ABOUT AN OFFICIAL CAR SHOW IN CUBA? THE LAND OF...
Cuba is often called the “land that time forgot” because old Detroit iron is still alive and well on the streets of cities like...
OCTOBER 13, 2015: T-BUCKET—THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HOT ROD EVER BUILT?
There are a few cars (and trucks) you can call automotive icons.
1st-3rd Gen Corvettes, the 5-6-7 Chevys, the ’32 Fords, 1st Gen Mustangs, 1st...
DECEMBER 2017 MSCC ROAD WARRIORS—ADVENTURES ON FOUR WHEELS
There’s a certain mystique to driving old iron because there’s a built-in risk factor.
Old brakes don’t have the stopping power of new brakes so...
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...
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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...