JANUARY 2017: ’68 MUSTANG—FROM A STRAIGHT AHEAD RIDE TO A PRO-TOURING...
One of the most recent trends in the car hobby is the Pro-Touring build.
'This takes an old ride to another level because you go...
JANUARY 2017: 1989 DODGE PICKUP—THIS UNASSUMING OLD FARM TRUCK IS A...
Car guys have always loved sleepers.
'In some cases, there’s money on the line because a sleeper is an ambush in waiting for an unsuspecting...
JANUARY 2017: ’55 METEOR RIDEAU CLUB SEDAN: SOME FAVORITES ARE LESS...
Car guys have their favorites and many of them fall into fairly predictable patterns.
'There are the classic Corvette guys, the Camaro guys, the Mustang...
JANUARY 2017: A 1969 GMC 910: THE CANUCK TRUCK
The 49th parallel was not the only thing that separated the United States from Canada in 1969.
For example, GMC pickup trucks were given different...
MSCC JANUARY 8 STAR OF THE WEEK: PLYMOUTH SUPER BIRD—YOU DID...
MSCC JANUARY 8 STAR OF THE WEEK: PLYMOUTH SUPER BIRD—YOU DID NOT WANT TO SEE ONE IN YOUR MIRROR
Students of muscle car history are...
JANUARY 2017 MSCC STARS OF THE SHOW—TEN YEARS OF CAR SHOWS...
Long term MSCC readers already know the website went live on April 2, 2009 but what most people don’t know is the process started...
JANUARY 2017: ’27 ERSKINE STUDEBAKER: TWO WAYS TO GO—THE TRAILER QUEEN...
There are two ways to go in the world of old iron.
'You can lovingly pack your old classic into a closed trailer, wrap it...
JANUARY 2017: A 1948 ANGLIA GETS A BRAND NEW AND IMPROVED...
The British arm of Ford Motor Company debuted the sub-compact Anglia model in 1939 and it was produced until 1948.
'The Ford Anglia was a...
JANUARY 2017: ’53 CHEVY 1300 PANEL DELIVERY—A STORIED HISTORY FOR A...
There was an era when trucks were built for work.
'Now a 2016 truck is a multi-use vehicle so it’s built to haul everything from...
MSCC JANUARY 1 STAR OF THE YEAR 2016—THERE WERE 144 POSSIBILITIES...
MSCC JANUARY 1 STAR OF THE YEAR 2016—THERE WERE 144 POSSIBILITIES BUT IT CAME DOWN TO ONE CLEAR CHOICE
Today is the start of a...
HOW MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PLANS TO CONQUER 2017
We never rest on our laurels at MyStarCollectorCar.com.
We will continue to chase another car story, truck story, or vintage car hobby topic on the...
TWELVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016: AS FRANK SINATRA ONCE SAID “IT WAS...
The basic problem with any highlight package is picking the highlights.
The difficulty increases with the number of highlights and 2016 was a year full...
THROWBACK THURSDAY–DECEMBER 30, 2012 (JANUARY 2013): AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY...
It would be more than fair to say that we do not encounter too many 1951 semi-trucks at car shows.
It would also be...
MSCC DECEMBER 28 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—THE TAIL LIGHTS SHOULD BE ENOUGH
WHAT’S IT? WEDNESDAY—A MID-WEEK TEST FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE TRIVIA GUYS
This is a weekly feature at MyStarCollectorCar and it’s pretty easy to explain.
You’ll see a...
THE GOLDILOCKS FORMULA FOR CAR GUYS
Old rides come in all shapes and sizes from stock to wild enough to question the sanity of the builder.
The question for most car...
DECEMBER 2016: FROM A MOUSE HOUSE TO A FULLY- RESTORED 1951...
The 1951 Mercury has always been a favorite in the custom car culture.
'They were given the ‘Lead Sled’ handle when they were chopped and...
MSCC DECEMBER 25 STAR OF THE WEEK—YOU KNEW IT WAS GOING...
MSCC DECEMBER 25 STAR OF THE WEEK—YOU KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A SANTA RIDE
There are an infinite number of possibilities for the...
DECEMBER 2016 MSCC FALLEN STARS—SOME YARDS ARE PURE GOLD FOR VARIETY
Some car car crops fall into a set pattern.
In other words, you’ll see one specific type of vehicle like row after row of Austin...
A VERY MERRY MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR CHRISTMAS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
Christmas is a perfect time to look back on the past year and feel grateful for the things that made it a great year.
MyStarCollectorCar.com...
WHY WE MISS THE NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE
There are plenty of icons from the past that are long gone as we head into 2017.
For instance, those of us with plenty of...

























































