JANUARY 30, 2016: AUTOMOTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ETIQUETTE—DO NOT BE THAT GUY

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  I receive  hundreds of different feeds every day on social media.     75% of these feeds are automotive related so I get sensory overload on everything...

JANUARY 30, 2016: HOW’S THE HOBBY DOING? THE ANSWER WAS FOUND...

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    This was one of those full bore weeks at MSCC and it definitely answered the question: “Is the hobby alive and well”.     'The answer was...

CAR GUY WEEK—STALKING RICHARD RAWLINGS

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    Scottsdale is Woodstock for car guys so you always get the gearhead equivalent of a Jimi Hendrix or Richie Havens sighting when you attend...

AUCTION DAY—THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING BATMOBILE AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS FROM...

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    This was a typical day at the show—it was stacked with some of the most incredible iron you’ll ever see in one city.   There were...

THE VALLEY OF THE SUN-IT CALLS TO ANYONE WITH A CAR...

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    There’s an old cliché about why people do things like climb mountains or jump out of perfectly good planes with a parachute strapped to...

COMPLICATED SIMPLICITY: WHY THE MODEL T IS GREAT PROTECTION AGAINST LOWLIFES

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    The Model T is one of the most famous cars ever produced in the history of the internal combustion engine applied to four-wheeled transportation....

MSCC JANUARY 24 STAR OF THE DAY: ’74 PLYMOUTH GRAN FURY—AN...

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MSCC JANUARY 24 STAR OF THE DAY: ’74 PLYMOUTH GRAN FURY—AN UNASSUMING TV STAR There are TV cars that will be embedded forever in the public’s...

JANUARY 2016 FALLEN STARS: HEAVY METAL AUTO WRECKERS—THE GIFT THAT KEEPS...

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  JANUARY 2016 FALLEN STARS: HEAVY METAL AUTO WRECKERS—THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING   Most experienced car guys are well aware of the vanishing car crop...

LIFE AS A GOLDFISH BOWL FOR THE AMC PACER

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  American Motors was a car company without a lot of extra cash.     They had to do more with less every day they were in...

THREE CAR NAMES DETROIT NEEDS TO RESURRECT

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    The automotive world is littered with the metal carcasses of dead brands and models.   The car market eats its own if necessary and the automotive...

JANUARY 2016: ’64 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE—THE LURE OF THE 4-DOOR SEDAN

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    MyStarCollectorCar is firmly on board with 4-door sedans and has been on board with 4-doors since April 2, 2009—the day MSCC went live.   'The majority...

JANUARY 2016: 1974 GREMLIN X LEVI EDITION—THE ONE THAT ALMOST GOT...

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  There are many examples of “the one that got away” within the car hobby.     'There’s rarely a happy ending because once a car is gone...

JANUARY 2016: 1971 IHC 1310 1-TON—RESCUED FROM A FARMER’S BONEYARD

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    Rescue is a major theme with old iron because if they’re not rescued the future is bleak.     'Many old cars and trucks go fast because...

MSCC JANUARY 17 STAR OF THE WEEK: THE ’66 DODGE LINEUP...

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MSCC JANUARY 17 STAR OF THE WEEK: THE ’66 DODGE LINEUP CAME IN MANY FLAVORS   We live in a very generic 2016 automotive world because...

JANUARY 2016 STARS OF THE SHOW: A SAMPLE OF THIS YEAR’S...

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  JANUARY 2016 STARS OF THE SHOW: A SAMPLE OF THIS YEAR’S POTENTIAL FROM LAST YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS   2015 was an exceptional year for car shows and...

JANUARY 2016: ’34 PONTIAC CONVERTIBLE – WOULD A PONCHO GUY REALLY...

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Bernie Niska is a Pontiac guy by default but he did consider a ’32 Ford when he went on a search for a vintage...

JANUARY 2016: YES-THAT IS A 1974 IMPERIAL 5TH WHEEL HAULER

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  1974 Imperials were living on borrowed time when they hit the showroom because they were giant gas-guzzling dinosaurs built after the 1973 Arab oil...

JANUARY 2016: 1961 MORRIS MINOR ¼ TON—A WELL-TRAVELLED MOGGY FINDS A...

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    Pickup trucks are hot commodities.     They started to catch the eye of buyers a few years ago and since then they’ve spiked in value.     'One reason...

JANUARY 2016: ’76 FORD ELITE—A 14 YEAR OLD’S FIRST CAR IS...

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  The Ford Elite was a sporty addition to the Blue Oval family in the 70s.   The Elite was a two door model designed to...

JANUARY 10 STAR OF THE WEEK: DODGE DEMON—THE CAR WITH THE...

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JANUARY 10 STAR OF THE WEEK: DODGE DEMON—THE CAR WITH THE NAME THAT WAS TOO HOT TO HANDLE The Dodge Demon debuted in 1971 after...