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  James Hicklin is a dyed-in-the-wool Ford boy. James lives and breathes Fords, so this famous Motor City brand is his personal choice when it...

  This has been a spectacularly long winter so Tuesday, March 20th is a welcome date because that’s when Spring 2018 arrives.   The streets should become...

  I see a lot of vintage iron in a year because that’s a job perk at MyStarCollectorCar.   There was a long list of stuff I...

  The family dynamic is a key part of the car hobby.   Most people in the hobby point to an influential family member as the sole...

  A 1972 Ford Gran Torino owned by a young guy would usually point directly toward famous actor Clint Eastwood as a major influence for...

  The 21st Century is an amazing era for cars.   We’re literally a few years away from a point where your car drives you—not the other...

  Nissan is a household name in the automotive world in 2017 but until 1986, Nissans were Datsuns in North America.   Datsuns entered the market as...

  Last month was a good month for a car show in Alberta. No—it has no connection with global warming and everything to do with...

  There are some frightening realities when it comes to old vehicles and some of these realities show up in conversations between car guys.   A great...

  A 1945 Willys Jeep was a popular vehicle during World War Two because of the Allied Forces’ war effort against the tyranny of the...

    Robert Mitchum was already one of Hollywood’s biggest bad boy stars when he wrote and acted in ‘Thunder Road’.   The movie played to Mitchum’s strength...

    There are two schools of thought on trailer queens.   The car guys in favor of it see trailer queens as investment protection while the other...

  Body color bumpers are a common sight in 2018.   You’ll see them on everything from microcars, SUVs and Japanese sedans to 1-ton 4X4s so they...

  We at MyStarCollectorCar spend plenty of time on the road during the summer car season-but the long winter season gets a little longer because...

  A rock star arrived at a car show.   It came in the form of a 1951 Chevy COE truck that was transformed into the one...

  The Land Down Under has produced some very unique vehicles over the years.   Australia is connected to the big manufacturers but they have their own...

    Ron McLean has always been a Mopar man.   Mopar is the term used for Chrysler products and has stuck with the manufacturer ever since...

    Your grandfather probably drove a boring car—unless your grandpa was a guy named George “King of the Customizers” Barris.   Grandfathers were big on stripped down,...

    There are very few stock 1936 Oldsmobiles left in the world.   There are even fewer Olds Business Coupes on this planet that have survived in...

  Big rigs were never a glamorous form of transportation because they were built for work not recreation but these big machines still have a...