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...

MYSTAR APRIL 24 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY

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Here's the first clue to today's "What's It?" Wednesday. This is the second clue. You'll see the answer below on Thursday. It's a '65 Cadillac. By:...

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...

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...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR HAS TO ASK: IS THE CUMMINS DIESEL THE NEW SMALL...

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The most famous internal combustion engine on the planet is the legendary small block Chevy (SBC), a versatile engine built in various forms by...

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...

APRIL 19 MYSTAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE MUSCLE CARS OF 1984

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The 1980s represented an era when performance finally made a comeback at Detroit. It was a different kind of performance—not the thumping, big block stuff...

APRIL 2024: 1947 JAILBAR FORD PICKUP—YES, IT WAS A BARN FIND

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The term ‘barn find’ is thrown around more than a frisbee at a California beach but in most cases it’s a stretch to call...

MYSTAR APRIL 17 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY

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Here's the first clue for today's "What's It?" Wednesday. Here's the 2nd clue. Look for the answer below on Thursday. It's a 1969 Torino Cobra Jet 428. BY:...

NOVEMBER 1963 ROD AND CUSTOM—WHY NOT BRING THE EARLY 60S CUSTOM...

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Custom car builders exploded in the early 60s—so did their creativity. I’m biased but I think that era was a high point in the world...

APRIL 2024: A CAR GUY’S 50-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH A 1961 PONTIAC...

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Richard St Denis was a young car guy when he invested in a 1961 Pontiac Parisienne convertible during the early 1970s. He lives in...

CAN YOU GET DECENT GAS MILEAGE OUT OF A 1975 CADILLAC...

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The mid-1970s were not kind to giant cars with an uncontrollable appetite for gasoline. Gasoline price spikes and shortages made domestic land barges with...

APRIL 2024: 1970 CHALLENGER RT/SE—IT WAS A 29-YEAR SEPARATION WITH A...

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Spend about twenty minutes at a car show and you’ll hear the same old story about seller’s remorse. It’s a simple plot—car guy sells car—then...

MYSTAR APRIL 12 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: HOW ABOUT SOME LOVE FOR...

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The Ford Edsel is not a new topic here at MyStarCollector because we have covered numerous Edsel owners’ stories over the past 15 years. We...

APRIL 2024: 1985 DODGE ROYAL SE—HE RESCUED GRANDPA’S TRUCK FROM A...

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The worst thing you can do to a vehicle is let it sit for years. Old cars and trucks are like humans—no exercise is a...

MYSTAR APRIL 10 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY

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Here's the first clue to today's MyStar "What's It?" Wednesday. This is the second clue. You'll find the answer below on Thursday. It's a '74...

APRIL 2024: YOU READ IT RIGHT…A 1953 GMC PICKUP WAS BOUGHT...

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Frank Sigurdson was a young man when he walked into a GM dealership and left with a brand-new 1953 GMC pickup truck. Frank still...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR EXPLAINS WHY TRADESMEN MAKE GOOD CAR GUYS

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Old cars are your best friend and worst enemy, depending upon the circumstances. It is nature’s way of keeping car guys humble, particularly when...

THE RED DEER SWAP MEET—A TRADITION FOR CAR GUYS SINCE 1965

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I always look forward to the first weekend in May because that’s when the Central Alberta Vintage Auto Club hosts its annual swap meet. The...

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...