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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...
WHY 1959 WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR DOMESTIC CARS
It is no secret we at MyStarCollectorCar are big fans of Francis Albert Sinatra, so much so that we have mentioned him on numerous...
WHY THE 1961 OLDSMOBILE WAS A SUPER 88
The Sensational Sixties were not quite on the table for many domestic car builders at the dawn of the 1960 production year, including the...
APRIL 2024: 196O DESOTO ADVENTURER—A SIX-YEAR-OLD KID’S DREAM COMES TRUE
There was always that one car in the past—someone else owned it, but if life worked out perfectly, you knew you’d own it someday.
That’s...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR HAS TO ASK: IS THE CUMMINS DIESEL THE NEW SMALL...
The most famous internal combustion engine on the planet is the legendary small block Chevy (SBC), a versatile engine built in various forms by...
APRIL 2024: 1979 FORD LTD II—THE 70S DISCO ERA ENDED IN...
The cars of the 1970s are starting to climb in interest and value after decades of lukewarm reviews—that’s a good trend because the 70s...
MYSTARCOLLECTOR CAR PICKS FIVE VINTAGE RIDES THAT LOOK BETTER AS TWO-TONES
I spotted a 21st century Chevy truck sporting a two-tone paint job earlier this spring and was amazed at how distinctive the new age...
FIVE PETER GUNN CARS—THE COOLEST GUY TO EVER DRIVE A ’59...
I knew who Peter Gunn was when I was a kid but never saw the TV show because it was adult-themed--in an era when...
APRIL 19 MYSTAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE MUSCLE CARS OF 1984
The 1980s represented an era when performance finally made a comeback at Detroit.
It was a different kind of performance—not the thumping, big block stuff...
WHY THE MUNSTERMOBILE (AKA MUNSTER KOACH) WAS A BIG DEAL FOR...
‘The Munsters’ was a short-lived half-hour TV comedy that debuted on September 24, 1964, and shut down on May 12, 1966.
The head of...
APRIL 2024: 1947 JAILBAR FORD PICKUP—YES, IT WAS A BARN FIND
The term ‘barn find’ is thrown around more than a frisbee at a California beach but in most cases it’s a stretch to call...
CAR SHOW SONGS THAT AREN’T ELVIS OR THE BEACH BOYS
There’s a constant theme to car show music—you’re going to hear Elvis Presley or the Beach Boys.
I’m a bigger picture guy when it comes...
MYSTAR APRIL 17 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue for today's "What's It?" Wednesday.
Here's the 2nd clue.
Look for the answer below on Thursday.
It's a 1969 Torino Cobra Jet 428.
BY:...
AN OLD CAR WILL KEEP YOU HUMBLE
Most of our MyStarCollectorCar readers already know we took a long road trip in a 1963 Plymouth Belvedere this past spring and covered over...
NOVEMBER 1963 ROD AND CUSTOM—WHY NOT BRING THE EARLY 60S CUSTOM...
Custom car builders exploded in the early 60s—so did their creativity.
I’m biased but I think that era was a high point in the world...
APRIL 2024: A CAR GUY’S 50-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH A 1961 PONTIAC...
Richard St Denis was a young car guy when he invested in a 1961 Pontiac Parisienne convertible during the early 1970s.
He lives in...
CAN YOU GET DECENT GAS MILEAGE OUT OF A 1975 CADILLAC...
The mid-1970s were not kind to giant cars with an uncontrollable appetite for gasoline.
Gasoline price spikes and shortages made domestic land barges with...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS FIVE BEAST MODE RETRO RIDES
What’s in a name?
Plenty when it comes to beastly car name choices from a bygone era and their accuracy in terms of wild...
APRIL 2024: 1970 CHALLENGER RT/SE—IT WAS A 29-YEAR SEPARATION WITH A...
Spend about twenty minutes at a car show and you’ll hear the same old story about seller’s remorse.
It’s a simple plot—car guy sells car—then...
MYSTAR APRIL 12 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: HOW ABOUT SOME LOVE FOR...
The Ford Edsel is not a new topic here at MyStarCollector because we have covered numerous Edsel owners’ stories over the past 15 years.
We...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR LISTS FIVE THINGS TO CONSIDER ON A ROAD TRIP IN...
A road trip in any retro ride is an enormous challenge, but therein lies the irresistible charm of a long journey in an old...