MARCH 2019: A VERY RARE OLDS FUTURAMIC 98 TOWN SEDAN STEALS...
The post war years were a time of change for late 1940s cars in the North American market.
It took three model years (1946, ‘47...
A FEW MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR OBSERVATIONS ABOUT CAR SHOWS
A deep freeze winter will eventually give way to warmer weather and car shows.
We at MyStarCollectorCar look forward to this season with the same...
MARCH 2019 STARS OF THE SHOW: AUCTIONS CAN BE A GREAT...
Car auctions are all about commerce but they also put together some really nice groups of classic iron and that qualifies as a car...
MARCH 2019: A 1966 METEOR RIDEAU 500 STATION WAGON IS A...
The Meteor brand was typically associated with its Canadian automotive heritage because this brand represented a car that was built in Canada.
The lines got...
MSCC FEATURE: HOW THE REYNOLDS-ALBERTA MUSEUM HELPED FIGHT OFF WINTER CABIN...
I’ve been to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada many times but I’ve never seen the inside of the museum.
The big draw for...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN….. MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR’S OTHER FASTBACK FAVORITES
The fastback phenomenon has always been associated with the muscle car movement of the late 1960s.
Imagine Steve McQueen behind the wheel of a 1968...
FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ST ALBERT’S ROCK’N AUGUST
St. Albert Rock'n August is one of the premiere events of the summer car show in Canada.
This is a massive event and it takes...
MSCC MARCH 13 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—WILL A WHEEL WELL AND A...
Wheel wells are a great clue for “What’s It?” Wednesday but there’s a twist—this wheel well could be on the back or the front…that’s...
COOL CARS FROM THE PAST THAT FLEW UNDER THE RISING SUN...
There was a bygone era in which cars built in Japan were not exactly greeted with open arms by North American buyers.
The “Made in...
MARCH 2019: A 1967 MERCURY M-100 IS A CANUCK TRUCK FROM...
Mercury trucks are a serious head-scratcher in car hobby circles south of the 49th parallel because these trucks were built for a Canadian market.
Mercury...
THE MONSTER GOES TO A NEW HOME–SOMETIMES IT’S NOT A CHOICE...
Classic car sales fall into two categories.
There’s the commerce side where you sell them for a living and there’s the personal side where you...
MARCH 2019: A 1947 DODGE POWER WAGON STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT EVERY...
Dodge is a name often associated with brute force performance over the years.
Most of the famous Mopar brand’s legacy involves speed from massive horsepower...
MSCC MARCH 8 FEATURE FIVE FOR FRIDAY: THE FIVE BEST CAR...
Most car guy TV shows suck because showbiz triumphs over common sense so it’s a minefield when you have to pick the Top Five...
MARCH 2019: A HOT ROD 1931 FORD MODEL A COUPE IS...
The Ford Model A was a replacement for the famous Model T and was designed to bring Ford into a brand new era of...
MSCC MARCH 6 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—THE C-PILLAR IS A GREAT CLUE
The C-pillar in a car was its defining trait for years (before the cookie-cutter look of today) so this 1st clue is a great...
MARCH 2019: A 1949 CHEVY 1300 PICKUP TRUCK IS A FAMILY...
A 1949 Chevrolet 1300 pickup truck is not a MyStarCollectorCar typo--it is the Canadian version of the 1949 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck built in...
SOMETIMES THE BEST CUSTOM TOUCH IS NOT TO MESS WITH FACTORY...
The factory style does not exactly march in lock step with car guys and their game plans.
In fact, there is an entire segment of...
MARCH 2019: AN ORIGINAL 1949 CADILLAC USED TO BE A FUNERAL...
1949 was a big year for the Cadillac brand because the evolution of GM’s flagship model was well underway during that era.
Cadillac had already...
MARCH 2019: A 1963 FARGO 300 RESTO MOD BRIGHTENS A WINTER...
A large-and-in-charge 1963 Fargo 300 1 ½ ton truck was on the road in the midst of a winter deep freeze and it commanded...
MSCC MARCH 1 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS THE BEST OF...
The Eighties was a coming-of-age decade for many people who thrived on bad music and considered ‘The Breakfast Club’ to be a cinematic classic.
The...



























































