JANUARY 2016 STARS IN TRAFFIC: SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL—THE BEST CAR...
JANUARY 2016 STARS IN TRAFFIC: SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL—THE BEST CAR SPOTTING SEASONS
January rests comfortably in the zone where you won’t see much old...
JANUARY 2016: ’33 PONTI-RAT TRUCK—THE BEST IDEAS ARE TIME-TESTED
Rat rods are a 21st century offshoot of the old hot rod mantra—find whatever parts you can scrounge and build it.
'Early hot rod guys...
JANUARY 2016: ’69 OLDS 442 CONVERTIBLE—A LEGACY FOR THE GRANDKIDS TO...
Muscle cars spiked in value when the Baby Boomers started paying off mortgages and kicking kids out of the house.
Suddenly their disposable income skyrocketed...
JANUARY 2016: ’68 THUNDERBIRD—HE STILL OWNS HIS HIGH SCHOOL RIDE 40...
Your high school ride is probably nothing more than a fuzzy memory after a few decades because who kept their first car?
The odds are...
JANUARY 2016: THIS 73 YEAR OLD WAR WAGON COMMANDS RESPECT
We spotted an old WWII veteran at a show and it was not a typical vet because this one had four wheels.
It was a...
FEBRUARY 2016: A PAMPERED AND RARE SURVIVOR 1967 FORD 7 LITRE...
There were no guarantees for any car from Detroit once they left the factory in 1967.
'Most vehicles would become a part of daily life...
MSCC JANUARY 3 STAR OF THE WEEK: 1948 FORD PREFECT—BEFORE THEY...
MSCC JANUARY 3 STAR OF THE WEEK: 1948 FORD PREFECT—BEFORE THEY BECAME JUICE MONKEYS THEY WERE PRETTY SEDATE CARS
British econo-boxes were a favorite for...
JANUARY 2016: A 1957 FORD SKYLINER: 51 YEARS WITH ONE FAMILY
Ford had a better idea in 1957 when they introduced the Ford Skyliner.
'This innovative new addition to the Ford family was a true hardtop...
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: CONTINUE TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER
We were strangers in a strange land when we lit up MyStarCollectorCar.com for the first time in April 2009.
'We knew a minimal amount...
DECEMBER 31, 2015: AN MSCC LOOK BACK AT 2015—THE HOBBY IS...
Every year is a great year at MSCC because any job that takes you to a car show is the perfect job.
'2015 was an...
THE KEYS TO A GREAT CAR SHOW IN 2016
A car show takes a lot of work to be a success-just ask any organizer.
Car shows are our bread and butter here at MyStarCollectorCar...
DECEMBER 29, 2015: HOW ABOUT AN OFFICIAL CAR SHOW IN CUBA?...
Cuba is often called the “land that time forgot” because old Detroit iron is still alive and well on the streets of cities like...
DECEMBER 28, 2015 THE PIECES THAT MAKE THE PERFECT CAR GUY
What makes the perfect car guy?
'What are the pieces that separate the perfect car guy from the rest of the pack?'
We decided to compose...
MSCC DEC 27 STAR OF THE WEEK: THE MAGIC OF A...
MSCC DEC 27 STAR OF THE WEEK: THE MAGIC OF A DOWNTOWN CAR SHOW
There are so many positives about car shows they all should...
DECEMBER 26, 2015 CAR LOOKALIKES FROM AN ERA OF NON-LOOKALIKES
There have been many automotive eras when the cars bore a strong resemblance to each other in terms of outward appearance.
The early days of...
DECEMBER 2015: 1935 PLYMOUTH—PROUDLY ALL MOPAR BUILT BY A PROUD MOPAR...
There’s a trend in the car hobby away from the mix and match engine-body formula.
The early car builders didn’t really care what they had...
YES VIRGINIA-THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS FOR CAR GUYS
Most of us were car guys at an early age and we even controlled our unruly behavior to stay in Santa’s good books when...
DECEMBER 26, 2015: WHY HOT RODS MATTER
One of the strongest components of the car hobby is the hot rod.
The lines get a little blurred when it comes to the definition...
DECEMBER 2015: OLD SCHOOL COOL—1928 MODEL A RETRO ROD WITH SOME...
The summer heat was blazing hot the day we encountered this incredibly cool 1928 Model A Sedan Delivery at a show.
The retro rod...
DECEMBER 2015: 1960 MERCURY PICKUP—APPLYING DAD’S LESSONS TO A CLASSIC PICKUP
Mentors are a huge factor in the car hobby.
'Most of the time there is a direct blood link to a car guy mentor-like a...