FEBRUARY 2018: A 1950 GMC RESTO MOD GETS SAVED FROM A...
Dave and Bernice Boucher had a great reason to buy a 1950 GMC 1500: Bernice owned a vintage GMC pickup truck and her ex-husband...
JANUARY 2018: ’69 VW BEETLE—DAD PICKED UP THE BALL ON THIS...
There’s a succession formula in the old car game.
Typically an old car or truck will go from the older generation to the younger as...
A BOAT BY ANY OTHER NAME—WHAT’S THE TRUTH BEHIND OLD IRON’S...
I used to get into some pretty serious debates when I owned a ’59 Plymouth--it was always about the weight of the car .
The...
JANUARY 2018: A 1938 DODGE TWO-DOOR RUNS CONTRARY TO THE TYPICAL...
A very cool custom 1938 Dodge two-door sedan arrived at a summer show.
The car had plenty of bug splats on its grille and windshield,...
JANUARY 2018: ’63 OLDS STARFIRE CONVERTIBLE—SOMETIMES THE BARN FIND IS RIGHT...
The term “barn find” is thrown around with reckless abandon in the car culture because it’s trendy and all-encompassing.
In most scenarios, the pot of...
MSCC JANUARY 26 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE GOOD REASONS TO WRITE...
Sometimes the smartest car guys in the world are the ones who simply write a check and buy a classic vehicle.
There are many good...
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
Perusing online classifieds is one of my favorite pastimes.
But it’s an also a dangerous pastime as the pursuing anything I find is at odds...
JANUARY 2018: A 1984 VW CAMPER VAN IS A BIG UPGRADE...
The VW camper van from the 1960s became a legend for the decade because it was an affordable mode of transportation that provided shelter...
JANUARY 2018: A 1975 BRICKLIN SURVIVOR FROM A BANKRUPT, PUBLICALLY-FUNDED COMPANY
The Bricklin sports car was a great idea that was built from a lot of bad ideas.
The first bad idea was the financial investment...
DOES A BREXIT DEBATE BELONG ON A CAR HOBBY PAGE?
I look at hundreds of car related pages every week because they relate directly to what I do at MyStarCollectorCar.
I get a trifecta out...
JANUARY 2018: ’47 MERCURY MONARCH PICKUP—DID THEY EVER MAKE ONE?
The custom car world is full of odd combinations.
There are vehicles that were never even a concept at the factory yet they exist because...
JANUARY 19 MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE OF MY WORST CAR...
Life is a big classroom of education for car guys.
Smart car guys consult with even smarter car guys who have accumulated a wealth of...
IDIOT LIGHTS VS. GAUGES….. THE WAR RAGES ON
Automotive writer/god Tom McCahill was our (the fine people at MyStarCollectorCar) first introduction to the term “idiot light” when Tom wrote his legendary car...
JANUARY 2018: A 1952 LINCOLN COSMOPOLITAN RESTO-MOD IS OLD SCHOOL COOL
A striking two-tone 1952 Lincoln Cosmopolitan 2-door hardtop pulled into a summer car show and promptly stole it.
The car was clearly a custom...
WILL A VINTAGE STATION WAGON MAKE YOU A ROCK STAR?
The station wagon has been around for a long time.
In fact, so much time has passed that a vintage station wagon has gone...
JANUARY 2018:WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A 1986 FORD VAN BECOMES A BIG...
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A 1986 Ford van with exhaust stacks, four dual rear wheels, and a fifth wheel set up to haul trailers is not a common...
JANUARY 2018 MSCC ROAD WARRIORS—THERE WERE SOME CLASSICS FIGHTING THE GOOD...
2017 was an exceptional year for MSCC Road Warriors.
The weather cooperated for the most part but true Road Warriors were out in the sun,...
MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY: SEAN BELL–A FORD GUY PICKS HIS FIVE...
A guy who sells Fords for a living will definitely have a strong list of favorite Blue Oval rides.
Sean Bell is the General Manager...
COLD WAR MOTORS: ‘WILL IT RUN?’—REALITY CAR GUY TV MEETS REAL...
MyStarCollectorCar has looked at many mainstream car guy 'reality' TV shows over the years and the evaluations have been pretty grim.
You all know the...
HISTORICAL TIRE CHOICES DO NOT BELONG ON EVERYTHING
One of the best ways to identify the history of a vintage car is the set of tires on the stock version.
Tire choices tell...

























































