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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...
MAY 2026: A 1970 “RETRO MOD” CHEVY BEL AIR’S OWNER HAD...
Ken Chorney first spotted his 1970 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door hardtop back in the early 1980s when he was still a kid in high...
FERGUS REVISITS THE LAND OF THE DINOSAURS—DRUMHELLER 2026
Drumheller is in the Badlands of Alberta, so it’s Ground Zero for dinosaur fossils.
The town really capitalizes on the history, and they also host...
MAY 2026: ROSIE” THE 1953 FARGO IS A GRANDDAD’S GRADUATION GIFT...
John Bagshaw’s wife Dela passed away in 2017 and inspired him to work on a vintage vehicle resto mod project to help him cope...
MYSTAR MAY 22 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE FUTURE 21ST CENTURY SUPERSTAR...
What’s going to be hot in the car hobby in 2041?
There’s no crystal ball with 100% accuracy because the collector car world is so...
MAY 2026: THE WILDEST 1970 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX YOU’LL EVER SEE...
The 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix isn’t a car that comes to mind when you think street beast.
They were decent performers with the legendary Pontiac...
TOXIC CAR WEBSITES—WHEN CRITICISM CROSSES THE LINE
There are no shortages of websites, podcasts and YouTube shows directly connected to the car hobby.
The landscape was less cluttered back in 2009 when...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING MAY 21 “WHAT’S IT” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
Look below on Thursday and you'll see the answer.
It's a...
FIVE FEATURES OF THE OCTOBER 1965 EDITION OF ‘MODERN ROD’
I’ll freely admit, I had never heard of ‘Modern Rod’ magazine until I found a copy of the October 1965 edition in a box...
POPULAR HOT-RODDING MAY 1971—THE CAR CULTURE AS IT WAS 55 YEARS...
Popular Hot-Rodding had a long run from June 1962 to September 2014.
This magazine focused on the performance side of cars, so it was more...
MAY 2026: THIS 1978 PONTIAC LEMANS SAFARI WAGON RESTO MOD MAY...
The 1978 Pontiac LeMans Safari station wagon represented General Motors’ decision to downsize their medium-sized models (LeMans, Malibu, Cutlass and Century) and sell smaller...
THE ANNUAL MIRROR DAYS PARADE AND CAR SHOW HAD WARM HOSPITALITY...
MyStarCollectorCar is based out of Central Alberta, a region much closer to the North Pole than the Caribbean, so we know summer is a...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR MAY 2026 STARS OF THE SHOW
May can be an ornery month --depending on where you live.
Some of these May car show shots were taken in the Okanagan area of...
MYSTAR MAY 15 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: THE FIVE FASTEST 0-60 DOMESTIC...
What was happening 40 years ago with performance in domestic cars?
Fear not, because Detroit was solving the lukewarm power problem seen in most of...
FIVE AREAS OF COMMON GROUND BETWEEN IDENTICAL TWINS AND OLD CARS
MyStarCollectorCar has discussed the identical twin factor many times over the past 17 years since our first day of operation on April 2nd, 2009....
ONE OF TV’S MOST LIKEABLE CAR GUYS CALLS IT A DAY...
Dennis Gage is the man behind one of TV’s most famous car guy shows, specifically ‘My Classic Car’, a program that inspired us here...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING MAY 13 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
This is the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
Look below on Thursday for the answer.
It's a 1963...
CLASSIC TWO-DOOR SEDANS
There were many ways to buy a two-door vehicle in the old days.
You could get two doors in convertibles, station wagons, hardtops and panel...
FIVE CLASSY COUPES FROM THE 1930S THAT AREN’T DEUCE COUPES
The ’32 Ford 3-window B-520 Deluxe Coupe (Deuce Coupe) is the highwater mark for street rod builders because it was the perfect platform for...
MAY 2026: LOST AND FOUND: A 1963 GMC C-10 RESTO MOD...
In 1989, Neil Robins began a major resto mod project on his 1963 GMC ½ ton pickup truck.
It would be a slow process...
DIDSBURY 2026—A GREAT WAY TO START THE ALBERTA SHOW SEASON
Didsbury, Alberta hosts an annual car show to kick off the season and this year they hosted another solid event.
Didsbury rarely gets bad weather...






























































