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AUGUST 12, 2015: 1961 CORVAIR RAMPSIDE—ROAMIN’ THE PERFECT BIRTHDAY PRESENT
Rampsides are extremely rare vehicles for a pretty basic reason--they didn’t build many of them.
Those that survive to this day are extremely popular at...
TODAY AT MY STAR
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RACK UP 5300 MILES IN 8 DAYS...
MyStarCollectorCar writer Jerry Sutherland has done a stellar job of chronicling the daily adventures of life on the road in a 1963 Plymouth over...
ROUTE 63 DAY 9—ALBERTA BOUND WITHOUT BEING SLUNG OVER THE SADDLE
A guy named Paul Brandt wrote the most definitive Alberta song twenty years ago.
He released it in 2004—it was about a guy heading home...
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SEPTEMBER 2016 MSCC STARS OF THE SHOW— GOODGUYS 15th GREAT NORTHWEST...
SEPTEMBER 2016 MSCC STARS OF THE SHOW— GOODGUYS 15th GREAT NORTHWEST NATIONALS
Goodguys car shows are in the top tier of the event schedule and...
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DECEMBER 13, 2011: FOUND DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD – WHEN BAD...
I started to think about life on the side of the road because various mechanical components on my car finally decided that life was...
AUGUST 24, 2015: TWO GREAT WAYS TO SPEND A SUNNY SUMMER DAY
There are few things better than a warm summer day at a car show.
In fact, the only way this scenario gets better is two...
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...
JULY 28, 2015: REALITY CHECK–DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO SELL THE DEAD GUY’S CAR?
I watched a couple of car-curber TV show episodes that involved the sale of estate cars.
The sales were facilitated by the little guy with...
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...
JUNE 10, 2015: YES THERE IS A PLACE CALLED MOOSE JAW AND IT HAD...
The name Moose Jaw has long been associated with an outsider’s vision of Canada.
Moose Jaw conveys a notion of big game, log cabins and...
A CAR GUY LOOK AT THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY ONE
DECEMBER 7-A CAR GUY LOOK AT THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS:DAY ONE On the first day of Christmas my true...
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Costs Behind A Classic Car Restoration
Collecting classic cars is a timeless hobby for car enthusiasts across the country. Bloomberg recently noted a 19% increase in auction sales of classic cars since...
CAR SHOWS & EVENTS
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR MAY 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
MAY 3-4: RED DEER, AB CAVAC Annual Swap Meet
MAY 11: DIDSBURY, AB Show and Shine
MAY 18: MORRIN, AB Show and Shine
MAY...