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Chuck Grote was a teenaged car guy with a simple goal in the late 1950s: drive hot cars and look cool in the fast...

Car guys know they’re going into battle every time they eye up a classic piece of iron. The biggest battle will come from a spouse...

The legacy car (or truck) is one of the best stories you can get in the car hobby because of the strong family connection. Here’s...

Today’s mid-week car puzzle is a classic side shot for the first clue. Here’s a look at the taillight for the second clue. Check back on...

The bubbletop ’61 Impala was a groundbreaking exercise in style so those Chevys get most of the press but there were other versions of...

                                       “Fake news” is now a part of the vernacular here in North America. It is a term applied to any news article...

Car shows are still in hibernation but MyStarCollectorCar would like to offer the next best thing. Here are highlights from three annual July car shows...

Most car guys have a family connection to the Big Three when Detroit was rolling with GM, Ford and Chrysler but those companies weren’t...

I spotted an old bakery truck in a wrecking yard and my first thought was simple – how can I turn this old van...

MyStarCollectorCar attended a Canada Day car show last summer on July 1st and it seemed appropriate to see a 1935 Maple Leaf pickup truck...

Today is Canada Day so there has to be a Canadian link to the “What’s It?” puzzle – this first clue should narrow it...

The Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most famous car models in automotive history. It was a slow-moving, rear-engine, air-cooled slug of a car...

South American vehicles with North American roots have a much different heritage because they used old manufacturing dies to build vehicles long gone from...

PLEASE NOTE...MANY OF THESE EVENTS ARE CANCELLED OR RESCHEDULED. PLEASE CONTACT THE EVENT ORGANIZERS EVERY SATURDAY: COCHRANE, AB Cruise Cochrane JULY 1:...

One of the big-ticket items in today’s world are the rigid guidelines about political correctness in every facet of our lives.   These days every...

The ESRA (Edmonton Street Rod Association) car show is held every June and it’s always been a favorite on the MyStarCollectorCar summer calendar. The ESRA...

Most car guys are aware of the six-cylinder engine and its place in the grander scheme of things in their world. Many six-bangers (six-cylinder...

Sweden is a big destination for classic Detroit iron because Swedes have it figured out – classic Detroit iron is ultra-cool. Here’s a great example.JERRY...

Virtually every MyStarCollectorCar “What’s It?” Wednesday clue is taken during day…until now so the first clue is a taillight shot at night. Here’s the headlight...

‘Science and Mechanics’ was a monthly automotive publication that stepped into the ring with other notable car mags like ‘Mechanix Illustrated’, ‘Popular Mechanics’ and...