“SAFE-SATIONAL SIXTIES”: THREE CAR SAFETY DEVICE LAWS THAT WERE BORN IN...

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  Car safety was never a big-ticket item during the post-war and pre-safety warrior era. Maybe Ralph Nader helped change the game when he broadsided...

MSCC NOVEMBER 7 FEATURE FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CAR SHOW MYTHS—THEY’RE...

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A car show is a like a warm and fuzzy step back in time—that’s why they’re so popular. Car shows are a nice trip back...

NOVEMBER 2019: 1971 CITROEN STATION WAGON—THE MOST RELIABLE 300-DOLLAR PIECE OF...

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Scott Newstead is a self-confessed savior of the unsavable. He’s pulled more derelicts cars out of bushes, fields and swamps than the entire fleet of...

NOVEMBER 2019: A 1971 JAGUAR E-TYPE 2+2 SERIES III IS A...

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The Jaguar XKE models were some of the most famous British sports cars ever built in jolly old England. The exotic style of the E-Type...

NOVEMBER 2019: A 1946 DODGE 1-TON FARM TRUCK HAS A LONG...

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A 1946 Dodge 1-ton truck is an unusual guest of honor in the 21st century because most were worked to death and disappeared from...

WHY THE 1957 FORD WAS AN AUTOMOTIVE ROCK STAR

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There are few among us who will dispute the superstar status of the iconic 1957 Chevrolet. Maybe Dinah Shore’s musical plea to “See the...

NOVEMBER 2019: A 1976 AMC HORNET IS MUCH OLDER THAN ITS...

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A 1976 AMC Hornet is now almost 4 ½ decades old and Joey Podlaski was not even a concept in 1976. In fact, he was...

NOVEMBER 2019: A “MADE-AFTER-JUNE” 1930 FORD MODEL A ROADSTER/PICKUP CLASSIC ORIGINAL

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Al Behuncik is the proud owner (and restorer) of a 1930 Ford Model A roadster/pickup and wanted to acknowledge his truck is a “Made-After-June”...

MSCC NOVEMBER 6 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—ONE CAR, ONE SIDE, ONE ANSWER

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This is an unusual “What’s It?” Wednesday because both clues come from the same side of the car instead of the front, back or...

MSCC NOVEMBER 1 FEATURE FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE OF THE COOLEST...

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Most people see the 1966-67 period as the legendary Beatles era. They went into the studio and came out with albums that redefined music and...

OCTOBER 2019: FRANKIE THE 1956 CADILLAC HEARSE GETS A COOL NEW...

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Grant McDonald is the proud owner of a 1956 Cadillac hearse that very likely took many passengers on their last ride during with its...

MSCC OCTOBER 30 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—A MID-WEEK PUZZLE TO SHARPEN YOUR...

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MyStarCollectorCar is based on the nostalgia behind the old car hobby so it’s only natural that this nostalgia gets tested occasionally with “What’s It?”...

THE PERFECT CAR SHOW—IT’S WEATHER, TIMING, HARD WORK AND LUCK

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Car shows are a bigger gamble than a falling down drunk playing cards at a blackjack table in Vegas. There are more moving parts than...

‘IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE’: THE COOL CAR ANGLE IN A...

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It Came From Outer Space’ may well have been one of the worst sci-fi movies ever made during a hot 1950s market for flying...

OCTOBER 2019: A 1970 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER WITH PLENTY OF HORSEPOWER...

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The Chrysler 383 engine may be in the shadows of automotive history-but the legendary Mopar big block was in factory production long before the...

A TV REPORTER/MORON GETS FIRED FOR ALL OF THE RIGHT REASONS...

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One of the worst offenses that you can commit at a car show is any form of physical contact with the vehicles entered in...

IS RESTO-MOD JUST 21ST CENTURY SPEAK FOR HOT ROD?

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You see them more and more in the car hobby—they call them resto-mods. A resto-mod is basically an old car (or truck) with high-tech components...

MSCC OCTOBER 23 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—A WEEKLY TEST FOR CAR GUYS

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Just when you thought you’d left tests behind in school you get this one—but it’s a lot more fun so here’s the first clue...

OCTOBER 2019: A 1968 CORVETTE STINGRAY IS BUILT INTO A 21ST...

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The 1968 Corvette Stingray was a third generation sports car legend that was specifically designed to follow in the giant footsteps of the first...

A RETRO MAGAZINE TEST DRIVE IN A VERY RETRO 1910 WHITE...

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I bought several old car magazines at a spring swap meet that were printed during the early years of the Nixon administration. One of...