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JULY 2023: THE LITTLE BRITISH TRUCK THAT COULD: A 1950 THAMES...
A Thames E83W pickup truck was an unusual sight in North America during its production heyday from 1938 until 1957 and very few of...
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DRAG NEWS–THE 1970 POMONA WINTERNATIONALS
I’ve always been a huge NASCAR fan, but I also had an interest in the classic era of the NHRA and AHRA.
That’s why an...
MARCH 2026: AN OLD WORKHORSE 1966 CHEVROLET C-50 LOW CAB FORWARD...
Tow trucks come in many forms because every job has different requirements.
They range from simple fender-bender rescues with light cars to massive semi-trailers--so this...
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JUNE 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK BACK AT SOME...
JUNE 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK BACK AT SOME BC SHOWS
British Columbia is one of the most picturesque provinces in Canada plus...
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CONFESSIONS OF A MILE-MAKER IN A METRIC COUNTRY
I live in Canada where the kilometer measurement became the law of the land in 1977.
The resultant confusion was newsworthy at the time because...
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...
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 ELUSIVE DODGE POLARIS: HOW A CLASSIC CAR BECAME A SNOWMOBILE
Time is the sworn enemy of memory and accuracy.
I was at a self-serve gas station in a 1963 Plymouth when I met a friendly...
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...
A HISTORY LESSON FROM 1984: COMPLETE BOOK OF COLLECTIBLE CARS
Occasionally MyStarCollectorCar receives old school (paper-based) material from a bygone era.
One of the more interesting books from the past was a Canadian book titled...
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...
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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...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR MARCH 2026 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
We're setting up the calendar for the 2026 Car Show Season for club and community car shows, so you can get listed on the...
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