JULY 2017: ’68 BARRACUDA—THIS BIG HOT CUDA HAS A DEFINITE FEMALE...
The car hobby is dominated by males but this is changing.
Women are buying into this exceptional pastime in growing numbers and that’s a positive...
JULY 2017: A 1978 HONDA CIVIC IS MUCH OLDER THAN ITS...
The Seventies was a time of big changes when it came to cars.
The 1973 Arab oil embargo shut off the taps for North American...
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME AT THE ORIGINAL SYLVAN LAKE SHOW...
2017 marks the 11th anniversary of the original Sylvan Lake Show and Shine run by the Sylvan Lake Customs and Classics car club.
The name...
REACQUAINTING MYSELF WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE GOD
I first became acquainted with legendary automotive writer Tom McCahill shortly after I learned how to read when I was a young kid.
He was...
JULY 2017: ’66 VALIANT— BAD BOY CANADIAN A-BODY ISN’T QUITE LIKE...
Pat Sutherland grew up in a Mopar family.
His dad only drove Dodges and Plymouths so Pat developed a big affinity for all things Mopar—especially...
JULY 2017: A FACTORY PINK 1971 GMC PICKUP IS A RARE...
Pink was a power color in the mid to late 1950s for Detroit’s finest.
Many cars from this era had pink paint jobs in either...
GOING COAST TO COAST-FIFTY YEARS LATER
The Coast to Coast automobile adventure began in 1967 as a Centennial idea to help Canada celebrate its 100th birthday.
The cross-country road trip has...
JULY 2017: LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT FOR A 1939 CHEVY TRUCK
Greg Garson was at a swap meet when he spotted a photo of a 1939 Chevy truck on a For Sale board.
It was a...
MSCC JULY 2 STAR OF ALL TIME: ’59 FURY—THIS ONE IS...
MSCC JULY 2 STAR OF ALL TIME: ’59 FURY—THIS ONE IS PERSONAL
This will be the last MSCC Star of the Day but it’s been...
JULY 2017: THE PERFECT SESQUICENTENNIAL CAR—THE 67-X
Today is Canada Day and it’s also the 150th birthday of the country so this is a very memorable July 1st.
Canadians threw a massive...
JUNE 2017: A RARE 1969 GTX CONVERTIBLE GETS A NEW LEASE...
The 1969 Plymouth GTX was a more expensive stablemate of its younger Road Runner sibling.
The GTX debuted in 1966 and cornered the market on...
THE 1955 AND ’65 FORDS: YEARS OF BIG BLUE OVAL CHANGES
There is a world of difference in the ten years that separate a 1955 Ford from a 1965 Ford because a 1955 Ford does...
FIVE GOOD REASONS TO OWN AN OLD CAR
There are more than five good reasons to own an old car but MSCC decided to focus on some reasons that come to mind...
A CAR SHOW HONORS THE MEMORY OF A YOUNG CAR GUY
John Dolliver was a young car guy who was willing to ensure the car hobby would be left in good hands with his generation.
John...
MSCC JUNE 25 STAR OF THE DAY: CHRYSLER CORDOBA—THE LATE 70S...
MSCC JUNE 25 STAR OF THE DAY: CHRYSLER CORDOBA—THE LATE 70S FORM OF PERSONAL LUXURY
Personal luxury cars go back many decades but they really...
JUNE 2017: 1960 IMPALA TWO-DOOR HARDTOP—WHEN THEY WERE CHEAPER THAN A...
There was an era when there were tri-five Chevys first and everything else came second in the land of the collectible bowties.
The prices certainly...
JUNE 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK BACK AT SOME...
JUNE 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK BACK AT SOME BC SHOWS
British Columbia is one of the most picturesque provinces in Canada plus...
GOOD NEWS: AN OLD CAR IS NOT SMARTER THAN YOU
Today’s cars are a marvel in technology that almost seem like science fiction to those of us from a bygone era.
They live up to...
MY TO-DO LIST FOR VINTAGE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES
Every car guy has a list of classic vehicles that we want to drive before we head to the Big Garage in the Sky...
JUNE 2017: 1954 CHEVY—MIX AND MATCH BECAUSE THE ROOF LINE IS...
The best customs are built around a mix and match attitude.
Some mix and match concepts don’t work—think 1962 VW Beetle with ’59 Cadillac fins...

























































