APRIL 2018: A 1968 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE IS NAMED AFTER A...
The VW Beetle began life in pre-war Germany as the “People’s Car” under order from the highly unlovable but ambitious Adolf Hitler.
One has to...
REALITY IN THE HOBBY—WE’RE DOWN TWO MORE CAR GUYS
The car hobby is a great world but one of its biggest enemies is found in the demographics.
There are a fair number of car...
APRIL 2018: THIS IS NOT FICTION–A VERY RARE 1956 DODGE ROYAL...
Ken Rice is one of those guys who does not enjoy the cross-Atlantic journey of many Forward Look cars to Europe (particularly Sweden) over...
MSCC APRIL 13 FIVE FOR FRIDAY THE 13TH: BAD MOJO IN...
Friday the 13th developed a bad reputation as a very unlucky day long before the movie franchise of the same name made Jason Voorhees...
APRIL 2018: 1956 METEOR RIDEAU CONVERTIBLE–HE HAD TO TALK THE WIFE...
Spouses play a large role in the car hobby because successful marriages are based on mutual decisions.
Collector cars are a large purchase so input...
APRIL 2018:1962 VAUXHALL VICTOR—RESCUED FROM A JUNKYARD FATE
The list of extinct car brands is endless.
The list of extinct British names is one of the longest because the automotive industry in England...
WHAT THE **%# ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?? MORE CAR GUY LINGO….
MyStarCollectorCar rubs elbows with car guys on a daily basis and learned the language of the car hobby long before we fired up our...
APRIL 2018; 1955 CHEVY PICKUP—THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION “WHAT DO...
Timing is everything in the old car hobby but one of the best forms of timing is to buy in an era when the...
MSCC APRIL 2018 STARS OF THE SHOW—DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH
There’s been a recent catch-all political cliché designed to encompass a whole range of issues—'diversity is strength’.
Politicians don’t think about car shows because they’re...
MSCC APRIL 6 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: YOUR CAR CLUB NEEDS ANOTHER...
The Cruisers is the most popular name you’ll see in car club world.
It’s a catch-all name and it gets to the point in its...
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...
