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JULY 2, 2014: A HOME RUN OF A CANADA DAY CAR...
We spent Canada Day in High River Alberta Canada, a town near Calgary that is still recovering from a devastating 2013 flood.
The people of...
TODAY AT MY STAR
“THIS MIGHT UPSET A FEW PEOPLE”—A TV CAR GUY WITH A...
I watched a video done by a former TV car guy about the future direction of the car hobby.
He was always the outspoken voice...
OCTOBER 2025: 1960 MERCURY M-100—THIS CANUCK TRUCK HANDLES LIKE A 2008...
The 1960 Mercury M-100 pickup truck was exclusive to the Canadian market.
Ford guys south of the border think they’re some kind of custom build...
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SEPTEMBER 2021 STARS OF THE SHOW—THE SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 HIGH RIVER...
High River, Alberta, Canada hosts an annual show every September—this is a very successful show because it’s one of the last major shows in...
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HOW TO GET YOUR CLASSIC READY FOR AN AUCTION
January is definitely a high profile month for car auctions.
TV paved the way years ago when Barrett-Jackson started broadcasting prime time shows from Scottsdale,...
DECEMBER 31, 2011: MORE EVENTS THAT ROCKED THE CAR WORLD-FINS TO THE LEFT AND...
Full disclosure here: Jimmy Buffett was actually talking about a bar filled with too many dudes and not enough chicks when he wrote "Fins"....
AN AMAZING DOUBLE-HEADER WEEKEND ON THE CAR SHOW CIRCUIT
One of our favorite events on the annual car show calendar is the Rock’n August automotive festival in St Albert, Alberta.
The Rock’n August...
MISADVENTURES IN MORON LAND: REFLECTIONS ON DRIVING AN OLD CAR
1963 was a long time ago.
It was a time before laptops, cell phones, Facebook, Kool-Aid inspired hair, and hundreds of bad television channels viewed...
SEPTEMBER 22 MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE REASONS WE LIKE THE SEPTEMBER 1973 EDITION...
It has been many years since MyStarCollectorCar inherited a collection of old car magazines because of a series of events that started with a...
DECEMBER 8, 2011: A LOOK BACK IN TIME – WHEN BOOGIE VANS WERE KING...
I just got rid of a full sized 1987 van that I owned for the past 3 1/2 years.
The van was simply a...
DECEMBER 8 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CARS THAT BECAME LEGENDS IN (AND AFTER) THEIR...
There have been many cars from the past that have immediately captured the attention of car guys.
The cars were greeted with as much...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR OCTOBER 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...