WHY THE CLASSICS MATTER—A LOOK AT THE GOLDEN AGE RIDES
We tend to divide into camps as car guys.
You have the Chevy guys, the Ford guys, the Mopar guys, the rat rod guys, the...
MAY 2017: A 1956 VOLKSWAGEN MICROBUS BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
VW vans are largely associated with children of the 60s who owned them for magical mystery tours to Woodstock and other psychedelic destinations during...
MAY 2017: A HOME TOWN BOY BUYS HIS HOME TOWN’S 1956...
Hank Van Erp was born in Bowden, Alberta.
Bowden is a small town of about 1200 people where everybody knows everybody and news travels faster...
MSCC MAY 7 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’62 IMPERIAL—WHAT MILBURN DRYSDALE...
MSCC MAY 7 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’62 IMPERIAL—WHAT MILBURN DRYSDALE WOULD HAVE DRIVEN IF HE WAS A SINGLE DUDE
There was one constant back...
MSCC MAY 2017 STARS IN TRAFFIC—SOME CLASSICS FROM THE 2nd STRING...
There are hundreds of thousands of photos in the MSCC archives and most of them have been taken with three main cameras.
A smaller number...
MAY 2017: A 1962 CHEVY BISCAYNE STATION WAGON GETS A BIG...
The station wagon became an automotive symbol of typical family transportation during the baby boomer years.
Station wagons were a practical kid-hauler and a predecessor...
MAY 2017: ’62 FORD TRUCK—INSPIRED BY A MOTORCYCLE GUY AND POWERED...
Car guys take cues from many sources.
'Various magazines were the inspiration back in the day because if it look cool on a famous builder’s...
MAY 2017: ’71 HEMI GTX—HE MADE AN OFFER THE OWNER COULDN’T...
The car hobby is full of people from all walks of life.
'Most car guys come from average income households so the majority of them...
MAY 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK BACK AT TEN...
MAY 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK BACK AT TEN YEARS OF THE RED DEER CRUISE NIGHT
Red Deer Cruise Night has been around...
ST. ALBERT CRUISERS–GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
The St. Albert Cruisers host one of the largest annual car shows in Canada every August.
They call it Rock n’ August for a reason...
SIX CLASSIC CAR TOYS THAT DEFINED ME AS A CAR GUY
There isn’t a car guy on the planet who didn’t have a favorite toy car or truck from the past.
It didn’t matter whether Santa...
MSCC APRIL 30 STAR OF THE WEEK: IT’S A BIG, BAD,...
MSCC APRIL 30 STAR OF THE WEEK: IT’S A BIG, BAD, BLACK ’68 CHARGER RT—THE EASIEST CHOICE EVER MADE
There are literally millions of choices...
APRIL 2017: A 1933 DODGE BROTHERS HOT ROD BUILT BY AN...
Bob Bownes is one of those guys who knows how to build a classic hot rod.
He is the proud owner of a 1933 Dodge...
I’M YOUNG, DUMB, AND I AM GONNA KILL MY CAR: A...
I was a generous combination of hormones and bad decisions when I was 17 going on 18.
I was also the proud owner of a...
APRIL 2017: HOW A 1972 BUICK GS CHANGED A HOMELESS MAN’S...
We started MyStarCollectorCar with an idea that extended from the basic notion there is a story behind every car.
The ensuing eight years since our...
LET’S BE CLEAR ON FACTORY VS AFTERMARKET WHEN IT COMES TO...
The arrival of the 2018 Dodge Demon has ruffled some feathers with the Chevy boys and resurrected an age-old debate in the horsepower wars.
The...
APRIL 2017: A 1937 CHEVY CUSTOM BUILT BY A CHALLENGE TO...
There is always something very cool about a pre-war custom ride.
The style of a Depression-era car lends itself to a world of creative choices...
THE YIN AND YANG OF THE ‘BULLITT’ CHASE SCENE
Those of us from a bygone era consider the chase scene in ‘Bullitt’ to be a legendary moment in cinema.
The recent discovery of...
MSCC APRIL 23 STAR OF THE WEEK: 2nd GEN CORDOBA—A GOOD...
MSCC APRIL 23 STAR OF THE WEEK: 2nd GEN CORDOBA—A GOOD TIME TO GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 80s COOL
Society has put...
APRIL 2017: STUNG BY A 1969 SUPER BEE
Cory Lindstrom was about 18 years old when he became the proud owner of a 1969 Dodge Super Bee.
The car had already been modified...

























































