SMOKE SHOWS—WHY WE LOVE THEM

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  I’ve loved smoke shows ever since I was a kid.   We used to live in the country and there was a well-oiled gravel road in...

MARCH 2017: ’67 NOVA—27 MILES PER GALLON AND A 12.5 SECOND...

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  Car guys are, by nature, traditionalists because tradition is the essence of the car hobby.   Despite this commitment to “things that were”, car guys also...

WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE A KID TO A CAR SHOW

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  We live in the most connected world in the history of mankind and it comes with a big price.   The new age cyber-universe is a...

MARCH 2017: ’56 PLYMOUTH FURY—A GREAT EXAMPLE OF EARLY MOPAR MUSCLE

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  The debate has raged for decades about the first muscle car.   Many take the easy way out and assign the title to the 1964 Pontiac...

WHAT’S THE COOLEST FASTBACK DETROIT EVER MADE?

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  The fastback roof line began in with the Stout Scarab back in the 1930s.   Europe wasn’t afraid to push the styling envelope plus many of...

MARCH 2017: ’68 GMC—THIS ONE’S FOR YOU DAD

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  The best connection in the old car hobby is the family connection.   'This is a culture based on the most positive features of the past...

MSCC MARCH 12 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’55 CHRYSLER C-300—GROUND ZERO...

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MSCC MARCH 12 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’55 CHRYSLER C-300—GROUND ZERO FOR THE MUSCLE CAR ERA The term muscle car is a moving target but...

MARCH 2017 STARS OF THE SHOW—A LOOK BACK THE LACOMBE SHOWS...

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  Lacombe is in the heartland of central Alberta.   It’s a town with a lot of history so they’ve preserved many of their downtown buildings and...

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF CAR GUYS RULED THE WORLD?

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  MyStarCollectorCar decided to list some of the highlights of a perfect world ruled by car guys and share our vision with our readers.   Bear in...

MARCH 2017: A 1965 MUSTANG GETS A WHOLE NEW BAD ATTITUDE

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  We were steered toward a beautiful black 1965 Mustang resto mod by other car guys who strongly recommended that we get the story behind...

MARCH 2017 ’69 CHARGER: A FAMILY KEEPS THEIR LATE FATHER’S FIRST...

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  Clarence Rowe was a happy man when he walked into a Chrysler dealership and purchased his first brand new car in the spring of...

MARCH 2017 MOONEYES: A VERY COOL 1968 CHEVY C-10 RESTO MOD

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  Steve White is an expert in 1967-72 Chevy and GMC pickup trucks because he has owned over 200 of them in his lifetime.   'His bright...

CAN A 1:43 SCALE COLLECTOR CAR TRACK THE INVESTMENT CURVE OF...

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  I dabbled in scale model cars over the years but one of my biggest investments was a Franklin Mint collection.   They offered limited edition 1:43...

MSCC MARCH 5 STAR OF THE WEEK: A PANTHER PINK ’70...

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MSCC MARCH 5 STAR OF THE WEEK: A PANTHER PINK ’70 CHARGER SHOULD ALWAYS LEAD THE PARADE Car shows are great entertainment because you get...

MSCC MARCH 2017 ROAD WARRIORS: A LOOK BACK AT RED DEER...

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  The Super Run hits Red Deer, Alberta every three years.   It’s a massive event with things scheduled all week but one of the biggest events...

MARCH 2017: WE SEPARATE A 1968 BRONCO FROM THE HERD AND...

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  The Ford Bronco was the other pony in the Ford stable when it debuted in 1966.   'The Ford Mustang was already two years old and...

MARCH 2017 ’71 CUDA 340—HE WAS 13 WHEN HE SAW HIS...

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  Peter Swainson is the definitive Mopar guy.   'He’s owned some legendary Mopar muscle over the years and his Southside Dodge dealership has sold thousands of...

A COOL-AS-ELVIS FIFTIES STAR: THE MERCURY TURNPIKE CRUISER

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  The Fifties was a decade of huge change in the United States.   A shy kid from Memphis named Elvis turned the musical world on its...

FEBRUARY 2017: 1956 LINCOLN: THE ONE CAR HE NEVER GOT OVER...

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  You often hear the same story in the car hobby.   'The plot is simple—guy gets car—guy sells car—guy regrets selling car for years after the...

WHAT CAUSED THE DEATH OF NASCAR’S POPULARITY?

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    NASCAR is an American motorsports icon-or at least it used to be one.   These days the senior stock car racing circuit is not firing on...