THE RISE AND FALL OF THE VENT WINDOW

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Vent windows were once a very common feature on domestic cars, but they have followed three-on-the-tree manual transmissions, AM radios, carburetors, arm-strong steering, and...

APRIL 2024: AN ALL-WEATHER, ALL STEEL 1928 MODEL A ROADSTER HAS...

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The hot rod culture began during a bygone era when car guys stripped pre-war vehicles down to their bare necessities so they could put...

MYSTAR APRIL 5 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE GOOD REASONS TO LOVE...

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MyStarCollectorCar’s 10-dollar word of the day: “anachronism”. An anachronism is anything that does not belong in a modern era, be it outdated furniture, clothing,...

FIVE CARS YOUR DAD DROVE IN 1970

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Car guys look at the 1969-70 era as a mythical time for muscle cars because that’s when massive power peaked at Detroit thanks to...

APRIL 2024: A NEWLY MINTED CAR GIRL GOES BACK TO THE...

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Most people are drawn to the DMC DeLorean because of its famous legacy as a star-crossed car and/or a movie star car. The unique...

WHY 1959 WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR DOMESTIC CARS

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It is no secret we at MyStarCollectorCar are big fans of Francis Albert Sinatra, so much so that we have mentioned him on numerous...

MYSTAR APRIL 3 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY

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"What's It?" Wednesday is back this week so here's the first clue. This is the second clue. Check back on Thursday for the answer. It's a 1963...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR IS 15-YEARS-OLD TODAY…OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE IN A NUTSHELL

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MyStarCollectorCar fired up on April 2, 2009, and thus began our 15 years (and still counting) odyssey as an online magazine for car guys. The...

APRIL 2024: 196O DESOTO ADVENTURER—A SIX-YEAR-OLD KID’S DREAM COMES TRUE

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There was always that one car in the past—someone else owned it, but if life worked out perfectly, you knew you’d own it someday. That’s...

APRIL 2024: A 1960 CHEVY IMPALA 4-DOOR FLAT TOP CONNECTS A...

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Tim Reynolds accompanied his father when the man bought a 1960 Chevy Impala 4-door flattop during the mid-1980s. Some of our younger MyStarCollectorCar readers...

APRIL 2024: NO…THIS 1979 DODGE WARLOCK IS NOT A LITTLE RED...

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The Dodge Warlock has always been confused with its more famous stablemate, the Dodge Little Red Express, but it has carved out its own...

APRIL 2024 ROAD WARRIORS…15+YEARS AGO

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MyStarCollectorCar went live 15 years ago on April 2, 2009 so the right thing to do is show you what was on the road...

APRIL 2024: 2007 ZIMMER GOLDEN SPIRIT—IT WAS A SAUDI CAR BUT...

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Zimmer Motor Cars has had an up and down history, but they built some interesting cars over the years. They fell within the neo-classic category—a...

MYSTAR APRIL 2024 STARS OF THE SHOW–THE RUNNING AND NON-RUNNING STARS...

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Last month's mega-road trip through ten states provided a car show on its own. These weren't typical show stars--many of them weren't even running but...

APRIL 2024: 1979 FORD LTD II—THE 70S DISCO ERA ENDED IN...

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The cars of the 1970s are starting to climb in interest and value after decades of lukewarm reviews—that’s a good trend because the 70s...

MARCH 2024: 1961 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE FOUR-DOOR SEDAN—IT WAS RESCUED FOR A...

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The 1961 Plymouth spelled the end of the road for Virgil Exner’s career at Chrysler. Virgil Exner was the man behind the Forward Look fin...

MARCH 2024: 1968 OLDS 442 TRIBUTE—AN 18-YEAR HIBERNATION…AND 5 ENGINES LATER

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Tribute cars are a hot commodity because Detroit only built so many classic muscle cars, so the next best thing is to build your...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR APRIL 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS

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APRIL 21: ANCASTER, ON British Car Shows and Flea Market APRIL 21: CALGARY, AB Nifty Fifty's 38th Spring Thaw APRIL 26-28: WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba...

MYSTAR MARCH 29 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS OUR FIVE FAVORITE...

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Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR for short) is arguably one of the most famous bands ever to grace the late 1960s and early ‘70s musical...

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RACK UP 5300 MILES IN 8 DAYS...

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MyStarCollectorCar writer Jerry Sutherland has done a stellar job of chronicling the daily adventures of life on the road in a 1963 Plymouth over...