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APRIL 2021: A TRIBUTE TO AN INCREDIBLY RARE COBRA DAYTONA IS...
One of the rarest automobiles on the planet is the 1964-65 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe.
These cars were designed as a Ferrari killer and...
MYSTAR SEPTEMBER 24 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE HITS AND MISSES FOR...
The birth of a legend can occur in the automotive field.
Some cars and trucks are born to become legends and will be immortalized...
SEPTEMBER 2026: A 1961 MERCURY COMET 4-DOOR SEDAN IS STILL GRANDPA’S...
A car show last summer at a lake resort village followed a lakeside parade that featured many of the participants in the show, including...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING SEPTEMBER 23 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
You'll see the answer below on Thursday.
It's a 1985 Buick...
FIVE VINTAGE VEHICLE SCENARIOS FOR CAR GUYS
Car guys live in a world where they have two simple choices when it comes to their retro rides: Drive ‘em or park ‘em....
WHEN ARE THERE TOO MANY HORSES UNDER THE HOOD?
Bear with us on this introductory horsepower factoid because we run a real risk of boring readers into an involuntary coma with our explanation...
SEPTEMBER 2026: A 1951 FORD WOODY WAGON RESTO MOD IS A...
Neil Roach is the proud owner of a stylish 1951 Ford 2-door Woody wagon with some clever upgrades from its original platform.
For starters,...
THE VILLAGE AT PIGEON LAKE CAR SHOW 2026—IT’S BEEN EIGHT YEARS
The MyStar guys last visited the Village at Pigeon Lake Car Show in 2018.
This show always worked out because it was held in late...
SEPTEMBER 2026: THIS 1969 CHEVY C-10 PICKUP RESTO MOD WAS ITS...
Darrin Carver was only 17 when he bought a 1969 Chevy C-10 for 800 dollars many years ago.
It was his first truck and...
MYSTAR SEPTEMBER 18 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CRAZY RETRO RIDES FROM...
A car magazine printed in October 1957 is ancient in today’s world, but it had an article about the very early days of the automobile....
THE CARS FROM ‘MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI’
‘American Graffiti’ was one of those iconic movies from the 70s that had a huge audience because it captured a time and a place.
It...
SEPTEMBER 2026: 1950 CHEVROLET FLEETLINE—30 YEARS TO RETIREMENT
Many car guys have that one car they keep around to eventually “fix up”.
Fix up usually means long-term hibernation that’s typically outside and eventually...
FIVE UNSUNG TWO-DOOR HARDTOPS OF THE 1960S
You already know the lineup in the cool hardtop list from the 1960s.
There’s the Chevelle SS family, the ’68-9 Chargers, the GTOs and the...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING SEPTEMBER 16 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
This is the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
You'll see the answer below on Thursday.
It's a 1966...
STUFF CAR GUYS DON’T LIKE
I’ve had thousands of conversations with car guys, so I’ve become an expert on how they think—mostly because I think the same way on...
SEPTEMBER 2026: THIS 1959 PLYMOUTH SPORT SUBURBAN STATION WAGON IS STILL...
A finned station wagon built in 1959 is bound to attract attention, particularly if its owner has a young family.
Such is the case...
CREMONA 2026 CAR SHOW—THE WEATHER DIDN’T HOLD IT BACK
Cremona is located in west central Alberta near the Rocky Mountains.
The village hosts an annual car show every September, so they gamble on the...
SEPTEMBER 2026 STARS OF THE SHOW–A LOOK BACK AT SEPTEMBER 2016
September can be a beast for weather in Alberta.
There's always the threat of a blizzard and rain can lock in, so car show organizers...
WHAT THE ADS IN THE JANUARY 1959 ISSUE OF ‘HOT ROD’...
The next best thing to being part of the 50s car culture when it happened is to read the magazines of the era to...
MYSTAR SEPTEMBER 11 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: WHERE HAVE ALL THE FIN...
I was at a big car show recently with over 800 entries and there was one Exner-era ’60 DeSoto entered and a ’57 Custom...
SEPTEMBER 2026: THIS 1971 BUICK RIVIERA BOATTAIL IS ONE COOL CAR
Gord Ross is the proud owner of a 1971 Buick Riviera, an iconic car that set the trend in style during the early 1970s.
Most...






























































