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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...
MARCH 2026: THIS 1970 FARGO DUDE ½ TON IS AN EXTREMELY...
The first thing people notice about a Fargo pickup truck is it looks exactly like a Dodge pickup and that is not an accident....
17 YEARS OF CAR GUY WORLD—BEHIND THE SCENES AT MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR’S ANNIVERSARY
You don’t get a manual when you set up an automotive website.
Instead, you get a world of experience and with any luck, you learn...
PAULA MURPHY—THE FASTEST WOMAN ON WHEELS
I’m not completely familiar with drag racing history, but I learn more about it through vintage car magazines.
This study effort is a lot more...
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...
MARCH 2026: THIS 1971 CUDA CONVERTIBLE HAS UNDERGONE AN AMAZING RESTORATION...
Fred Provenzano is the proud owner of a 1971 Plymouth Cuda convertible that he bought about 26 years ago as a major project.
“It was...
THE MYSTERY OF JIM MORRISON’S ‘BLUE LADY’
I’ve been a fan of The Doors since the first time I heard ‘Light My Fire’.
This song came out during a very dynamic era...
MYSTAR MARCH 27 MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR LISTS FIVE SMART UPGRADES FOR YOUR VINTAGE...
A retro ride provides an amazing Memory Lane experience whenever you have an opportunity to take a trip in one of them.
However, automotive...
TEN YEARS OF STRIPES—THEY MADE COOL CARS COOLER
Stripes were a big part of the late 1960s to late 70s because they drew attention to flashy cars…or they enhanced less flashy cars.
Carmakers...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING MARCH 25 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
This is the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
Here's the second clue.
Check below on Thursday for the answer.
It's a 1969 Buick...
THE CONTROVERSIAL “RICHARD PETTY EDITION” 1969 FORD TORINO TALLADEGA
The stock car wars were raging when Ford introduced its beastly Torino Talladega model in 1969.
The battlefield was the track, a war zone...
CAR ADS FROM 60 YEARS AGO—THEY REFLECTED A GROOVY ERA
1966 was a year when the whole world developed a Beatles kind of groove--the car ads reflected this shift in culture.
’66 kicked off an...
CAR NAMES THAT REALLY SENT A MESSAGE
New car names are a lot like new cars—bland and uninspiring.
Sure, there are exceptions but most of today’s car names are cranked out of...
MARCH 2026: 1966 CHEVROLET BEL AIR FOUR-DOOR SEDAN—BUILDING THE ULTIMATE DAUGHTER-HAULER/SLEEPER.
Four-door sedans have been a big topic since Day One at MyStarCollectorCar.
There’s a simple reason for this—most four-door sedans have some great stories behind...
DRAG NEWS–THE 1970 POMONA WINTERNATIONALS
I’ve always been a huge NASCAR fan, but I also had an interest in the classic era of the NHRA and AHRA.
That’s why an...
MARCH 2026: AN OLD WORKHORSE 1966 CHEVROLET C-50 LOW CAB FORWARD...
Tow trucks come in many forms because every job has different requirements.
They range from simple fender-bender rescues with light cars to massive semi-trailers--so this...
A PERFECT NEW AGE RETRO RIDE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CAR...
The KISS principle is a fundamental part of our philosophy here at MyStarCollectorCar, mainly because we are pretty simple guys who buy into any...
MYSTAR MARCH 20 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR HAS FIVE MORE REASONS...
Long term MyStarCollectorCar readers already know we consider Tom McCahill to be the greatest automotive writer in car magazine history because he has been...
MARCH 2026: 1963 MERCURY—THIS CANUCK TRUCK WAS 90% THERE
The toughest projects are the ones someone else started—you could sell t-shirts with that phrase written on them.
Don Ladouceur knew that when he spotted...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING MARCH 18 “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 can see the answer below on Thursday.
It's a 1959...
MARCH 2026: A 1949 WILLYS JEEP STATION WAGON NAMED BRUCE HAS...
Ed Wilson is the current owner of a 1949 Willys Jeep Station Wagon named Bruce to honor its last owner.
Ed was aware of...






























































