THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OLDSMOBILE ROCKET ROUND UP IN OLDS, ALBERTA
It’s not a big show, but the annual Olds, Alberta Oldsmobile Rocket Round Up is one of my favorite shows on the summer circuit.
It’s...
JULY 2024: A BEASTLY 1959 CHEVY FLEETSIDE RESTO MOD PICKUP HAS...
1959 Chevy pickups were built for use on farms, job sites, or any other place where hard work was a daily part of the...
JULY 19 MYSTAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE ENTRY LEVEL BUYS AT...
One of my favorite road trips every July is to preview Michener-Allen’s Collector Car Auction lineup.
This event always has a full spectrum of vehicles...
JULY 2024: 1969 FORD FAIRLANE SPORTSROOF—ONE-OF-ONE IN THE WORLD
The 1969 Ford Fairlane Sportsroof was a beast on the NASCAR tracks in 1969.
These cars were so dominant Richard Petty left Plymouth--and Chrysler had...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING JULY 17 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
Here's the second clue.
You'll see the answer below on Thursday.
It's a 1962 Imperial Crown...
ARE TROPHIES AND CAR SHOWS A GOOD MIX? …IT’S COMPLICATED
The simplest answer to the title question is “Yes”--but few things in life are simple so MyStarCollectorCar decided to explain why trophies may be...
JULY 2024: FAMILY JEWEL—THIS 1968 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER 2-DOOR POST HAS...
The 1968 Plymouth Road Runner took North American car guys by storm when it debuted as an affordable muscle car that year.
Plymouth was...
THE ULTIMATE CAR SHOW 2024—REYNOLDS MUSEUM HITS ANOTHER HOME RUN
The Reynolds Museum Ultimate Car Show is a top-shelf annual event so it’s one of my favorite shows on the summer circuit.
They don’t lock...
JULY 2024 ROAD WARRIORS–THE CARS (AND TRUCKS) OF SUMMER
Summer 2024 has already been a goldmine for classic iron on the street.
Gas prices are an obstacle with these old road warriors, but so...
COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE FUTURE CLASSIC MUSCLE...
I’ll start by explaining that classic status (as defined by insurance companies) are vehicles built in 1999 or older.
In other words, 25 years ago...
JULY 2024: 1971 CHEVROLET IMPALA TWO-DOOR HARDTOP—A REAL-LIFE JIM ROCKFORD BROKEN-NOSE...
If you watched ‘The Rockford Files’ in the 1970s you were guaranteed to see Jim Rockford running from what he called broken-nose hoods (bad...
JULY 8 MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue to the puzzle.
Look below on Thursday for the answer.
It's...
JULY 2024: A 1933 FORD MODEL AA PICKUP IS A RETRO...
The 1933 Ford pickup was built during one of the most challenging decades in North American history.
The Wall Street collapse of 1929 set...
JULY 2024: FULFILLED CHROME DREAMS–A 1958 BUICK SPECIAL 4-DOOR SEDAN NAMED...
It is no secret late 1950s domestic cars were heavily adorned in bling that also set the table for the wild rear tailfins on...
PONOKA PISTON POPPERS HOG ROOT AND ROD RUN 2024—45 YEARS AND...
The Ponoka Piston Poppers began as a car club back in the 50s and did all the typical car club things like building cool...
JULY 2024: A VERY COOL 1971 CHEVY CUSTOM EXTENDED CAB PICKUP...
Chevy trucks turned a style page when the 1967 models hit GM dealerships that year.
The truck’s basic design was destined to carry the...
JULY 5 MYSTAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE EXAMPLES OF CLASSIC IRON...
The original ‘Star Trek’ conjures up images of Warp Drive and the Starship Enterprise—not vintage cars and trucks.
That makes sense because the series was...
JULY 2024: 1955 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE CONVERTIBLE—IT MAY HAVE A SUPERMAN CONNECTION
Fans of the 1950s TV show Superman will recognize Lois Lane’s cars.
Lois drove Nash convertibles in the earlier years of the TV show, but...
JULY 2024: WHAT’S A 1964 ACADIAN BEAUMONT SPORT DELUXE?…FIND OUT BELOW
MyStarCollectorCar has retold the tales of Canadian-only vehicles many times over the years, but we are happy to revisit the topic for the sake...
SUNDRE—THE RODEO GROUNDS BECKONED
Every car show I’ve been to in Sundre has been set in the downtown area, but this year was different because they moved it...