GULL LAKE 2024—CLOSING OUT THE SUMMER SEASON IN A COOL LITTLE...

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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...

SEPTEMBER 2024: 1989 DODGE PICKUP—THE MEMORIES COME BACK FOR A WORLD-CLASS...

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Duane Daines was a world class Saddle Bronc Rider in the late 80s. He was the first Canadian to win the Calgary Stampede 50,000-dollar prize...

PART ONE: ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH, DEAR FRIENDS

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As far as I am concerned Derek Beiri of Vice Grip Garage is the last word in “Car Rescuing”. But, at a younger age, I...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR SEPTEMBER 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS

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AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 2: CALGARY, AB International Mustang Meet 45 SEPTEMBER 1: ROUND HILLS, AB Threshing Days Show and Shine SEPTEMBER 7: BROOKS, AB Street Rod Association...

AUGUST 30 MYSTAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: THE CHRYSLER FIFTH AVENUE—AND FOUR...

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I saw a mint Chrysler Fifth Avenue recently and it struck me that I never see these cars anymore. Then I thought of four other...

AUGUST 2024: 1967 CORONET 500 TWO-DOOR HARDTOP—HE’S NOT GOING TO BEAT...

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Car guys love to talk about how much they pounded on cars from their past. That’s the main reason they don’t own them anymore because...

MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING AUGUST 28 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY

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Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday. This is the second clue. Look below on Thursday for the answer to the puzzle. It's...

FROM THE FRONTLINES: WAS HIS ’71 VEGA THE WORST CAR EVER...

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Some might say yes, based on bitter personal experience, others may have their own favorite dumpster fire stories of their own POS car. In my...

PETULA CLARK WAS RIGHT…DOWNTOWN IS THE BEST PLACE FOR THE INNISFAIL...

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Just to clarify, Sixties songstress Petula Clark’s first big hit was ‘Downtown’, a number one hit that celebrated the downtown core of a community,...

AUGUST 2024: A 1964 FORD GALAXIE 500 XL HELPS ITS OWNER...

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One of our favorite reasons for ownership is pretty simple: “My dad had one”. Most car guys can identify with this response because they...

AUGUST 2024: A 1968 IMPERIAL CROWN IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF...

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Kevin Halliday is the proud owner of a remarkable 1968 Imperial Crown four-door hardtop that is arguably the best example of top end North...

MYSTAR AUGUST 23 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE BAD THINGS THAT COULD...

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Years ago, I watched a guy in a new Chevy diesel pickup do a brake stand burnout on a city street. Excessive use of...

AUGUST 2024: 1954 LINCOLN CAPRI—DON’T CONFUSE IT WITH A TRAILER QUEEN

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Trailer queens are in the minority within the car hobby for many reasons, but the biggest one is that they don’t make sense. Why would...

MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING AUGUST 21 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY

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This is the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday. Here's the second clue. Check below on Thursday for the answer. It's a 1958 Edsel...

MARCH 2025: THIS 1968 FARGO SPORTSMAN CAMPER VAN IS A SOLID...

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Fargo is a name that may not be familiar to some of our MyStarCollectorCar readers if they did not grow up in Canada during...

AUGUST 2024: A 1962 FORD FALCON RANCHERO’S OWNER HAS AN EXTREMELY...

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The dawn of the Big Three (Chrysler, GM and Ford) compact cars began in 1960, but only Ford offered a compact car/truck model that...

CAROLINE AND MARKERVILLE—TWO SHOWS—ONE DIRECTION—THEN ANOTHER—THEN ANOTHER AND BACK

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There are two annual shows on the same Sunday every August and they’re in the same direction…west. That’s the theory behind the Caroline and Markerville...

NORTHERN MOPARS 2024–A CROSS SECTION OF ALL THINGS MOPE

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The term Mopar is most often associated with names like Charger, Road Runner, Cuda and Super Bee because muscle cars get all the glory. History...

AUGUST 2024 STARS OF PAST SHOWS FROM AUGUST OVER THE LAST...

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August is always prime time for car shows because the weather stabilizes and car guys know the end of the season is just around...

AUGUST 16 MYSTAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE VEHICLES THAT GEN X/MILLENNIALS...

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I want to start by saying these are general rules--not written in stone rules, because everyone is wired differently. I even mildly like some of...