SEPTEMBER 2017 COASTERS 50: A 1966 GMC RESTO MOD PICKUP GOES...

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  The “Coast to Coasters” are a legendary group of automotive adventurists who have tackled the geographically large country of Canada in a long road...

SEPTEMBER 2017 COASTERS 50: 1957 MONARCH LUCERNE CONVERTIBLE—RAREST OF THE RARE

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    The Canadian Coasters 2017 Tour is full of unique vehicles.   It’s like a great cross-country car show because of the variety and numbers in the...

IN SEARCH OF DAISY DUKE AND A CAR SHOW (WE FOUND...

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  Catherine Bach is an actress who has made a career out of her many roles in both movies and TV.   Some fans will remember her...

SEPTEMBER 2017 COASTERS 50: A 1954 DODGE ¾ TON MAKES IT...

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  The 2010 version of the Coast to Coast trek was marked with one disappointment because MSCC was unable to connect with the owners of...

SEPTEMBER 8 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS TO MAKE YOUR OLD...

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  There are plenty of bolt-on improvements to a vintage ride that will make an old car young at heart.   The beautiful part is any...

SEPTEMBER 2017 MSCC ROAD WARRIORS—SOME OF THE SIGHTS FROM SUMMER 2017

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  Summer 2017 was a spectacular time for old iron on the streets because there was one sunny day after another.   Car guys love warm summer...

CONFESSIONS OF A MILE-MAKER IN A METRIC COUNTRY

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  I live in Canada where the kilometer measurement became the law of the land in 1977.   The resultant confusion was newsworthy at the time because...

ENDLESS SUMMER (AND WHY TWINS DO NOT HAVE ESP) AT THE...

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  The annual Labor Day weekend show takes place once a year near the community center at Gull Lake, Alberta.   The show is all about vintage...

SEPTEMBER 2017 COASTERS 50: A STOCK 1954 OLDSMOBILE 98 IS STILL...

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Two car guys were under the hood of a 1954 Olds 98 sedan and they were tinkering with the very original 63-year-old car.   Cars of...

SEPTEMBER 2017 COASTERS 50: THE ORIGINAL CANADIAN COASTER—A 1929 CHEVROLET LANDAU

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    Regular MSCC readers are well aware of the Canadian Coasters Tour.   2017 marked the official start of the 50th Anniversary Tour but the Canadian Coasters...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: DEAD CAR BRANDS-AND WHERE THEY...

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    The road to 2017 is littered with the carcasses of dead car brands.   Sometimes car manufacturers need to lighten the load just to make ends...

THE ELUSIVE DODGE POLARIS: HOW A CLASSIC CAR BECAME A SNOWMOBILE

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  Time is the sworn enemy of memory and accuracy.   I was at a self-serve gas station in a 1963 Plymouth when I met a friendly...

AUGUST 2017: A 1957 BUICK SPECIAL IS VERY SPECIAL FOR ONE...

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  The 1957 Buick Special was a real head-turner in 1957 because of its distinctive body style and unique tail fins during an era when...

AUGUST 2017: ’58 DODGE ROYAL SPRING EDITION—RARE EXNER ERA FINNED BEAUTY

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  There are few cars with more street presence than the Exner era fin cars.   Look under space age 1950s icon and you’ll see a picture...

TWO CAR SHOWS IN ONE WEEKEND-PLUS A CAMERA MELTDOWN

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  An early arrival at the Village of Pigeon Lake car show was a good game plan this past weekend.   No, it was a great plan...

AUGUST 2017: ’48 FEDERAL AND AN ESSO TANKER—THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER

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  The term “bush car” has many different meanings because bush cars have different phases in life.   Some bush cars get pulled out after a brief...

AUGUST 25 MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY: JIM PICKS HIS FAVORITE RIDES...

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  This article may be the toughest assignment I have ever given myself here at MyStarCollectorCar because I loved every vintage car and truck this...

AUGUST 2017: A CUSTOM 1950 FORD SHOEBOX THAT WILL KNOCK YOUR...

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  The late Forties and early Fifties was a golden era for the Ford boys because it was a time when they built a future...

MISADVENTURES IN MORON LAND: REFLECTIONS ON DRIVING AN OLD CAR

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  1963 was a long time ago.   It was a time before laptops, cell phones, Facebook, Kool-Aid inspired hair, and hundreds of bad television channels viewed...

AUGUST 2017: 1956 DESOTO FIREFLITE—FINDING THIS CAR WAS A MILLION TO...

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There are many moving parts in a good car story but the “lost and found” theme with a family connection is a key piece...