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