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...

GLENNIFER LAKE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SMALL RESORT COMMUNITY THROWS A...

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  Glennifer Lake is a welcome sight in Central Alberta because it’s a lake in an area where lakes are not a common entity.   Glennifer Lake...

MSCC AUGUST 2017 ROAD WARRIORS—ON THE ROAD WITH A BOATLOAD OF...

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  Road warriors are the truest celebration of the car hobby.   There’s a fair amount of risk because an old C-body Chrysler doesn’t stop, handle or...

AUGUST 18 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE REASONS MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR LOVES ITS NEW...

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  MSCC fired up our new format in August, 2015 are now celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the best format decision ever made here at...

AUGUST 2017: FATHER/FOOTBALL INFLUENCES ON THIS 1966 FORD ECONOLINE

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  Herb Dueck likes to blaze his own path in the collector car hobby.   Herb prefers vehicles that are not exactly mainstream because he likes to...

MSCC WANTS YOUR CAR SHOW INFO- UH NOPE-WRONG-WE’RE BEGGING FOR IT

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  The secret to a great car show is massive exposure.   MSCC can give your event massive exposure-but we need your help to make your show...

AUGUST 2017: REMEMBERING A MAN AND HIS BELOVED 1930 MODEL A

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  The Model A was a very popular car that managed to carve out its own identity in the giant shadow of the Model T.   The...

AN AMAZING DOUBLE-HEADER WEEKEND ON THE CAR SHOW CIRCUIT

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  One of our favorite events on the annual car show calendar is the Rock’n August automotive festival in St Albert, Alberta.   The Rock’n August...

AUGUST 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW—A LOOK AT VERNON’S SUN VALLEY...

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  AUGUST 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW—A LOOK AT VERNON’S SUN VALLEY CRUISE-IN 2017     Vernon, BC held its Sun Valley Cruise-In on July 15-16 and basically...

MSCC AUGUST 11 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY THE...

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  Studebaker is a name that seems firmly entrenched in the past.   In fact, Studebaker opened for business as a wooden wagon builder in 1852 and...