SEPTEMBER 2024: AN EYE-CATCHING 1969 FIREBIRD COULD BE LABELED A “RETRO-MOD”
The first-generation Pontiac Firebird had a three-year production run in similar fashion to its famous GM pony car stablemate, the Chevy Camaro.
The 1967-69...
MYSTAR SEPTEMBER 20 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS FIVE FAMOUS PICKUPS...
Vintage pickup trucks are riding a tidal wave of popularity and have become a mainstay at car shows over the past few years.
MyStarCollectorCar...
SEPTEMBER 2024: A CAR GUY BUYS A CHEAP 1963 GMC 43 YEARS...
Mitch Atkinson bought a 1963 GMC short box pickup during the early 1980s for 600 bucks and found out why it was so cheap...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING SEPTEMBER 17 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
Check below on Thursday for the answer.
It's a 1960...
PART THREE: ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH, DEAR FRIENDS
Time to negotiate.
And let’s be clear that driver’s door is a tough one.
That’s a lot of extra un-fun work for a truck...
SEPTEMBER 2024: 1970 PLYMOUTH AAR CUDA—HE BOUGHT IT BEFORE THE GOLD...
A one-owner car sits on the top shelf in the car hobby because the buyer gets feedback from the only other person who owned...
THE STORY OF JACK THE 1995 BUICK ROADMASTER ESTATE STATION WAGON
Jack Amm was in his late 60s when he bought a low-mileage 1995 Buick Roadmaster Estate station wagon in 1996.
The Roadmaster name had...
SEPTEMBER 2024: A 1973 HONDA CIVIC RESTO MOD ANSWERS THE BELL...
The Honda Civic debuted in the North American market at exactly the right time if one considers the impact of the Arab Oil Embargo...
MYSTAR SEPTEMBER 13 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE OF THE COOLEST PPG...
Here’s a little Indy Car racing history in the form of some really cool cars.
PPG began sponsoring the Indy Car World Series in 1980...
SEPTEMBER 2024: YOU CAN RELIVE MEMORIES—THIS 1960 FURY PROVES IT
The old car hobby is all about then—not now.
Investment in an old car is not about appreciating values—it’s about recapturing your past.Jerry Sutherland
That’s the...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING SEPTEMBER 11 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
Check below on Thursday for the answer.
It's a 1967 Ford...
PART TWO: ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH, DEAR FRIENDS
On Friday I was on the road with a decent-looking open car hauler before 3:30 pm.
There was both a major divided highway and a...
SEPTEMBER 2024: ’57 CHEVY REVISITED—AFTER 15 YEARS IT WAS TIME TO...
I took this ’57 Chevy story back in 2009 when I didn’t question what I heard from the owner—who turned out not to be...
CREMONA 2024—THE COWBOY TRAIL HOSTS ANOTHER GREAT CAR SHOW
Cremona, Alberta Canada is located in the foothills of Western Canada next to the Rocky Mountains.
This is oil country, plus it has a cowboy...
SEPTEMBER 2024 ROAD WARRIORS–THE NEXT-TO-LAST MONTH OF SUMMER
August is the next-to-last month of summer so that makes it a popular time for road warriors.
This 'Cuda is a good example.
So is this...
MYSTAR SEPTEMBER 6 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE BEST GENERATIONS OF CLASSIC...
Every car builder had a run where there were different generations of the same model.
Some versions worked, some didn’t, while others were clear winners--so...
SEPTEMBER 2024: 1956 STUDEBAKER—A PROTOTYPE PRO-TOURING PROJECT
The concept of Pro-Touring cars was born in the early 1990s when car guys wanted muscle cars that handled like Ferraris.
They were looking for...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING SEPTEMBER 4 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
Check below on Thursday for the answer to the puzzle.
It's...
SEPTEMBER 2024: A 1937 FORD TUDOR RESTO MOD IS LUCKY 13...
Harold (Fudd) Fjallman is a hot rod legend in his hometown because he has built both street and track cars since the Skinny Elvis...
GULL LAKE 2024—CLOSING OUT THE SUMMER SEASON IN A COOL LITTLE...
I spent the Summer of ’69 in a place the Bryan Adams song didn’t mention.
It was Gull Lake, Alberta Canada and it was—as the...