APRIL 2018: 1975 BRICKLIN SV-1—A CANADIAN COMES HOME
Bricklins were an experiment in private and public funding that didn’t pay off but it did produce an iconic car in a short history.
The...
APRIL 2018: A 1963 CORVAIR MONZA FOR A TRAIL-BLAZING CAR GUY
Bill Kronen marches to the beat of his own RPM when it comes to his vintage car tastes.
Bill likes unusual vehicles and his personal...
APRIL 2, 2018: NINE YEARS IN AT MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR—IT’S STILL MORE FUN...
MyStarCollectorCar went live on April 2, 2009 to little or no fanfare.
That’s not a negative thing because we were still working out the bugs...
APRIL 2018: 1974 OLEG CASSINI MATADOR—DAD’S CAR LIVES ON
The best car stories have family heritage behind them.
The link between generations turns a car story into something bigger.
It becomes a family story and...
APRIL 2018: 1966 FORD FAIRLANE 500 TWO-DOOR HARDTOP—IT WAS TOO GOOD...
You rarely see a lifetime commitment to any car because to most people a car is a convenient machine—not a beloved Cocker Spaniel.
A brand...
MARCH 2018: ONLY IN CANADA: A 1964 PONTIAC PARISIENNE CONVERTIBLE
1964 was the last year before the United States and Canada reached an agreement with the 1965 Canada-US Auto Pact.
The agreement made cross-border automotive...
MSCC MARCH 30 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A FEW THINGS YOU NEED...
The old car hobby can be a minefield for a car guy/girl when he or she decide to sell the formerly beloved ride.
There are...
WHAT IS PATINA AND WHEN DOES IT JUST SEEM GOOFY?
Patina is a well-used buzz word in the car hobby.
The term started to gain steam after TV car shows used patina to describe vehicles...
MARCH 2018: A 1972 FORD CORTINA IS A SON’S TRIBUTE TO...
The Ford Cortina was a famous import from Great Britain to Canada in the 60s and 70s.
The compact Brit was a popular and affordable...
THE JOY OF COLD-STARTING AN OLD CAR
Winter is a large, obnoxious and uninvited guest for most car guys.
Winter stays too long and drinks all of the other seasons’ beer while...
THE PERFECT WOMAN
There has been a great deal of information dedicated to the topic of an ideal woman over the years.
Most of the articles involves...
MARCH 2018: A TEENAGER’S CAR DREAMS COME TRUE WITH A WILD...
Steve Harris was only 17 when he purchased his 1969 Dodge Charger many years ago.
Steve bought the Charger as a graduation car but, even...
MSCC MARCH 23 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE OF THE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD...
The automotive industry has a history of eating its young when it comes to cars that did not make the grade with customers and...
MARCH 2018: AN EYE-CATCHER AND HEAD-SCRATCHER RAT ROD IS ANOTHER LESSON...
Rat rods have become a popular part of the car hobby because their free-form style really appeals to car guys.
The basic philosophy is to...
DO YOU THROW YOUR CLASSIC’S KEYS TO YOUR 16-YEAR-OLD KID?
I follow numerous automotive threads because I like to see what’s going on in the car hobby.
These threads give me instant feedback on various...
MARCH 2018: A 1960 CHEVY EL CAMINO STAYS WITH ONE FAMILY...
Mark MacDonald has become the family historian when the topic involves his 1960 Chevy El Camino because this Elky has become a legacy vehicle...
FACE TO FACE…VISUAL CUES IN THE WORLD OF OLD IRON
One of the first things you notice about another human being is their face—maybe that’s why Helen of Troy was the “face that launched...
MARCH 2018: CHRISTINE’S KINDER AND GENTLER COUSIN: A 1958 PLYMOUTH PLAZA
The 1958 Plymouth became famous when Stephen King made the car a murderous villainess in his horror novel.
Mopar fans were even more horrified to...
TALKING CARS WITH CATHERINE BACH—YES, DAISY DUKE IS DEFINITELY A CAR...
The Dukes of Hazzard ran from 1979 to 1985 and in that time this TV show became an icon to car guys.
Car guys liked...
SO YOU WANNA OWN AN OLD CAR?
The old car hobby is one of the most high profile activities on the planet because every time a car guy or girl takes...
