THE MOVIE CAR OR THE CAR: WHICH IS THE BIGGER LEGEND?
Cars have played big roles in movies and TV shows.
'MSCC wants to answer this question: Did the car make the movie/TV show or...
SEPTEMBER 2016: ’65 MUSTANG—IT MADE UP FOR A BAD DECISION BACK...
You don’t get many do-overs in life when you make a bad decision in life.
'Most of the time you end up with...
SUNNY DAYS AND OVER 1000 RIDES AT HIGH RIVER
High River is town about 40 minutes south of Calgary, Alberta that hosts one of the biggest car shows in Alberta every September.
It almost...
SEPTEMBER 2016: ’62 SUNBEAM ALPINE II—THE FIRST CUT REALLY IS THE...
“The first cut is the deepest”—that was the title of a hit song for people like Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow and Cat Stevens.
'Car guys...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 25 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’68 GTX CONVERTIBLE—BECAUSE THE...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 25 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’68 GTX CONVERTIBLE—BECAUSE THE ROAD RUNNER NEEDED AN UPSCALE SIBLING
The 1968 Road Runner was one of...
THERE IS PATINA AND THEN THERE IS A FAD
I doubt most car guys had ever even heard the word “patina” before it became a buzz word in the car hobby.
'Patina used to...
SEPTEMBER 2016: A 1969 CHARGER IS A FAMILY LEGACY CAR
There is a story behind every car at a show.
We grade the stories based upon their worthiness on our 0-10 MSCC scale.
'Zero is...
SEPTEMBER 2016: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO A 1954 DODGE RESTO MOD...
There is a personal connection to every MSCC car or truck story.
'We lean heavily toward that personal connection and veer away from any...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 2016 ROAD WARRIORS: LAST DAY OF SUMMER—CELEBRATE IT TOPLESS
'SEPTEMBER 2016 MSCC STARS IN TRAFFIC: LAST DAY OF SUMMER—CELEBRATE IT TOPLESS'
Tomorrow is the last day of Summer 2016.
'Right now it’s a split between...
SEPTEMBER 2016: A LANGUAGE BARRIER DID NOT GET IN THE WAY...
Most people are aware that Canada is a bilingual country that has French and English as its official languages.
'However, most of us in western...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 18 STAR OF THE WEEK: 1953 FARGO –A CANADIAN...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 18 STAR OF THE WEEK: 1953 FARGO –A CANADIAN WORKING LEGEND
There is a border between Canada and the US that’s been defined...
MSCC DOGS IN CARS: THE HUMAN CHAUFFEUR/DOG PASSENGER WORKS FOR BOTH...
There are two kinds of dog owners.
'There's the good kind (guys who let Rover ride shotgun) and the bad kind (guys who throw...
SEPTEMBER 2016: A RE-PURPOSED 1959 GMC SCHOOL BUS IS A BIG...
It is no secret MSCC follows the crowds at car shows.
We believe a vehicle that draws a ton of attention at a show will...
SEPTEMBER 2016: IT’S NOT THE CAR FROM CORVETTE SUMMER-IT’S A VERY...
Pat Harper bought a custom 1973 Corvette back in 1980.
He owned it for about 15 years before he sold the ‘Vette to his brother...
CLIFF CLAVEN CAR GUY ADVICE: PLENTY OF IT IS REALLY BAD
I worked for many years as a bartender and met many characters along the way.
'The most remarkable feature of these largely unremarkable people was...
SEPTEMBER 2016: ’69 EL CAMINO SS 396—IT BROUGHT HOME SOME HARDWARE...
Jason Cole had two goals when he picked up a 1969 El Camino SS 396.
He wanted to win a little hardware with it...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 11 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’56 PLYMOUTH—AND NOW FOR...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 11 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’56 PLYMOUTH—AND NOW FOR SOMETHING OFF THE BEATEN PATH
There are standard platforms for customs and street rods.
The...
SEPTEMBER 2016 MSCC FALLEN STARS: GOING, GOING…FADING INTO HISTORY–THIS CAR CROP
SEPTEMBER 2016 MSCC FALLEN STARS: GOING, GOING…FADING INTO HISTORY--THIS CAR CROP
MSCC was fortunate to visit a massive car crop back in mid-April.
This one stretched...
SEPTEMBER 2016: A TRIP BACK IN TIME—1960 PONTIAC VENTURA TAKES HIM...
There are common threads throughout the narrative of most car guy stories and one of the most common is the “I used to own...
SEPTEMBER 2016: HE NEVER LET A ROLLOVER IN A SNOWSTORM SLOW...
Charlie Blockinger approached us about his 1937 Chevy custom coach while we interviewed his neighbor at a car show.
Charlie said he had quite a...



























































