OCTOBER 3, 2013: HIGH RIVER STRONG: THE MOST IMPORTANT CAR SHOW...
Last year's High River show set a high water mark for Alberta car shows in 2012 . Unfortunately, there was a higher water mark...
OCTOBER 3, 2013: AUTUMN IN THE 1960S–WHEN THE NEW CARS HIT...
Those of us who were kids in the 60s hated fall for traditional reasons like the end of summer and the inevitable return to...
OCTOBER 2, 2013: 1983 AM GENERAL FIVE-TON-A BIT OF OVERKILL FOR...
AM General built heavy-duty trucks for decades and many of them ended up with military paint jobs.
They were built to drive through a brick...
OCTOBER 2, 2013: REAL LIFE ‘TOW MATER’ STARTED LIFE AS A...
We at MSCC are a little out of the loop when it comes to kids' movies since we are well past our long lost...
OCTOBER 1, 2013 THIS ’55 FARGO IS A WELL-PRESERVED CANUCK TRUCK...
Fargo is a name long associated with Canadian versions of the Dodge trucks, but the truth is the Fargo name had its early roots...
OCTOBER 1, 2013: ’66 CHEVROLET 4-DOOR SEDAN-GRANDPA NEVER DROVE THIS WOLF...
Four-door sedans are on the lowest rung of the collector car hobby.
Nobody wants to admit they even like them.
Fewer admit they want to restore...
OCTOBER 1, 2013 TRUE STORY: A LITTLE OLD LADY ONCE OWNED...
The fastest production car in America in 1952 was the Chrysler New Yorker, according to the current owner of one of them, John Barrett....
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 (OCT 2013):’54 CUSTOM PLYMOUTH WAGON BUILT BY A...
Somehow it took us over a year to finally write the story about one of the world's coolest 1954 Plymouth station wagons.
The 1954...
OCTOBER 6 STAR OF THE WEEK: TOO MUCH TECH FOR AN...
OCTOBER 6 STAR OF THE WEEK: TOO MUCH TECH FOR AN OLD RIDE? Old cars face a vast array of new tech add-ons in...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 (OCTOBER 2013): ’62 DODGE POLARA 500 TWO DOOR...
Every car guy has faced the same temptation-it's called that "just gotta have it car".
There are checks and balances in life in the...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 (OCT 2013): ’69 BUICK-WHEN YOU SELL GRANDMA’S CAR,...
Vern Hallgren knew the first owner of his 1969 Buick very well because she was the grandmother of one of his good friends.
Vern had...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 (OCTOBER 2013) WARNING-THIS CAR IS NO LONGER A...
I was at a show in September 2013 when I spotted a 1957 Ford station wagon and wanted to get its story because these...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 (OCTOBER 2013): ’53 CHEVROLET 150-THE ROAD LESS TAKEN...
The Chevrolet name distilled down to three years in the 1950s.
They're affectionately known as the tri-five Chevys from 1955-57.
The tri-fives became icons but...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 (OCT 2013): ’66 FORD TRUCK: SERIOUS BUY-IN FROM...
This is a very stock-looking 1966 Ford truck.
It's not slammed low, painted flat black or jacked up two stories high.
The trick was to...
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013: THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY BEHIND OLD PICKUP TRUCKS–ENOUGH MYSTIQUE...
A current truck ad on TV combines the old with the new in pickup trucks through a sentimental country song that outlines the kind...
OCTOBER 2013 FALLEN STARS: THE PERFECT MONTH FOR SCARY ENDINGS
OCTOBER 2013 FALLEN STARS: THE PERFECT MONTH FOR SCARY ENDINGS October is a month that truly bridges fall and winter because it can encompass...
OCTOBER 2013 STARS IN TRAFFIC: TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU...
OCTOBER 2013 STARS IN TRAFFIC: TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU WON'T SEE IN A MONTH October is really pushing the limit for old...
OCTOBER 2013 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK BACK AT WHAT...
OCTOBER 2013 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LOOK BACK AT WHAT HARD WORK CAN ACCOMPLISH 2013 was a banner year for car shows and...
SEPT 29 MSCC STAR OF THE WEEK:’61 DODGE-UNLOVED LONG ROOF ASCENDS...
SEPTEMBER 29 MSCC STAR OF THE WEEK: 1961 DODGE WAGON-UNLOVED LONG ROOF ASCENDS TO COOL STATUS Most observers back in '61 thought the Plymouths...
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013: THE VENERABLE DOG-DISH-WHY POVERTY CAPS ARE COOL
Dog-dish hub caps were never meant to be anything but decoration for low-end car models.
Most of the time dog-dish or poverty caps were something...

























































