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OCTOBER 2018: A RETIRED MOUNTIE FINALLY GETS HIS ROAD RUNNER
Lawrence Aimoe spent many years in law enforcement with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The RCMP mottos may have included the “Always Get Their Man”...
TODAY AT MY STAR
THE REAL STORY ABOUT BOOGIE VAN LIFE FROM FIFTY YEARS AGO
I’ll admit, I was never a van guy in the 70s although I briefly owned a VW van in high school.
I did envy guys...
AUGUST 2026: THIS 1969 PONTIAC PARISIENNE CONVERTIBLE HAS AN UNLIKELY OWNER
A 1969 Pontiac Parisienne convertible was a drop top that flew under the Poncho banner in the Canadian car market.
Convertibles were not a...
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JULY 2014 MSCC STARS OF THE SHOW: SUMMER’S HERE AND THE...
Very few places hold winter car shows unless that place is Miami, Florida or Canberra, Australia. Basically, car guys tuck their beloved rides away...
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APRIL 11, 2015: TRUST YOUR NOSE–A CAR GUY GUIDE TO STRANGE AUTOMOTIVE AROMAS
I was walking to my car in a parking lot the other day I encountered a familiar and frightening smell: the sickly sweet aroma...
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...
DECEMBER 30, 2011: 1970S CARS ARE THE RODNEY DANGERFIELDS OF THE HOBBY: THEY NEED...
There is one angle on the car hobby that seriously p****es me off:some smug weasel with an anti-Detroit philosophy who takes a past generation...
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...
THE GUILD GARAGE: WHEN A HALF HOUR CAR SHOW JUST SEEMS LIKE AN HOUR
Restoration Garage always lived up to its non-car guy producers’ goal to produce a docu-drama.
The producers appeared to believe in the standard TV playbook...
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...
NOVEMBER 21, 2015 IT WAS A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD OF CHANGING CAR...
One of the biggest comedy movies of the early 60s was It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
This movie had most of Hollywood’s biggest...
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MSCC CAR SHOW SPOTLIGHT 2016: ADA CHARITY CAR SHOW—THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA
MSCC is a strong advocate for the community car shows.
'These car shows are key fundraisers for various charities across North America because they combine...















































































































