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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 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...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING SEPTEMBER 9 “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 can see the answer below on Thursday.
It's a...
SEPTEMBER 2026: “OLD BILLY”: THIS 1966 CHEVY C-10 RESTO-MOD TRUCK CAME...
A stylish 1966 Chevy ½-ton truck caught our attention at a car show because it was clearly a notch above a stock version.
Owner...
ROUND HILL CAR SHOW 2026—THE HAMLET WITH THE COOL CAR SHOW
Round Hill is a hamlet in east central Alberta with a big city car show.
This year was no exception because they held another great...
SEPTEMBER 2026: 1958 PONTIAC SAFARI WAGON—THE FAMILY BOND IS STRONG IN...
The best car stories are family-oriented because any car or truck that does one or more generational crossovers is a story worth telling.
That’s the...
SEPTEMBER 2026 ROAD WARRIORS-LATE SUMMER STARS OF THE STREET
August is the tipping point for old iron on the streets because most car guys know the party's over in a month or two.
That's...
MYSTAR SEPTEMBER 4 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR...
Recently I had five separate situations (in only one day) when other drivers made massively stupid decisions while I was piloting a car built...
THE FALL 1965 EDITION OF ‘POPULAR CUSTOMS’ – THE MODEL KIT...
I was a car obsessed kid in the fall of 1965.
It was the perfect time to be a kid because cars, 60s pop culture...
SEPTEMBER 2026: 1952 FORD MAINLINE TWO-DOOR SEDAN—PART OF THE FLEET
Some car guys lean heavily toward one year and one brand of car because that’s the only classic that matters in their world.
Then there...






























































