ROUTE 63 DAY 4—THOUGHTS ABOUT THE MOTHER ROAD
It’s taken three days to see Route 66 on the Route 63 run, but it’s been worth the journey.
The first chunk of the trip...
ROUTE 63 DAY TWO—A FOUR STATE ACCIDENTAL RUN
This road trip had a basic game plan--but nothing was written in stone—except getting to Amarillo, Texas to see the Cadillac Ranch.
Day Two was...
MARCH 2024: AN ULTRA-COOL 1968 VOLVO P1800S HAS A LONG HISTORY...
Greg Wharry was a young guy on the hunt for a Volvo P1800 in 1978 when a buddy spotted a 1968 P1800S at night...
MARCH 2024: 1974 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER—HIS SEARCH PAID OFF WITH A...
The Plymouth Road Runner went through many versions over its run from 1968-1980.
The most common version is the 1st gen (1968-70) because that’s when...
DAY ONE–ROUTE 63: MEET ME IN MONTANA
Every car guy has a hidden dream to hit the road and travel down Route 66 but there’s one condition.
You can’t do this trip...
MARCH 2024 STARS OF THE SHOW–AN AUGUST 2015 DOUBLEHEADER SATURDAY
August 15, 2015 was a sunny late summer Saturday, so the weather allowed MyStar to hit two shows that day.
The first one was the...
ONLINE CAR PARTS—WELCOME TO THE MINEFIELD
I’m a long-term guy in the car hobby, so I know what it was like to find and order vintage car parts in the...
MYSTAR MARCH 14 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR DIVES HEADLONG INTO...
One of our recent articles discussed the use of fender skirts on cars and we showcased five examples of vehicles that benefited from them...
MARCH 2024: 1979 SUZUKI LJ81—THE SUZUKI GUY COMES THROUGH IN THIS...
Suzuki built some classic 4x4 vehicles back in the late 70s.
They were smaller than a Jeep, but they could handle anything when owners put...
MARCH 13 MYSTAR “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's MyStar "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the 2nd clue.
You'll see the answer below on Thursday.
It's a '68 Firebird.
By: Jerry...
MARCH 2024: AN UNUSUAL 1967 VW TRANSPORTER PICKUP TRUCK WITH A...
Kevin Thompson has always been a huge fan of vintage Volkswagens.
He’s owned 20 Beetles, as well as 3 VW Transporter vehicles, over the years...
MYSTAR MONDAY: ‘OF LIFE AND AUTOMOBILES’…WHEN A CAR GUY WRITES A...
MyStarCollectorCar has always believed in the personal side of the car hobby ever since we debuted as an online auto magazine 15 years ago...
MARCH 2024 MYSTAR ROAD WARRIORS–MUSCLE CAR MARCH
Classic muscle cars are some of the coolest road warriors you'll see on the streets so this month is dedicated to these stars.
Most of...
MARCH 2024: 1948 CHRYSLER WINDSOR CLUB COUPE—BURIED IN A CONTAINER SINCE...
The term 'barn find' gets beaten to death in the car hobby, so this 1948 Chrysler Club Coupe was a nice departure from the...
MARCH 9 MYSTAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR LISTS FIVE GREAT THINGS...
Pontiac was a famous member of the General Motors clan until it was dispatched to the Island of Misfit Car Brands in 2010.
Pontiac...
MARCH 2024: 1970 MONTE CARLO—MODERN MONTE IS A HIGH-TECH BEAST
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo debuted in 1970 because the personal luxury car category was gaining strength in the market.
Personal luxury cars were supposed to...
MYSTAR MARCH 6 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's MyStar "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
Look below on Thursday and you'll find the answer to the...
MARCH 2024: A 1966 STUDEBAKER WAGONAIRE IS ITS OWNER’S “CONVERTIBLE STATION...
The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company changed horses in a big way when the former horse-powered wagon builder jumped into the horseless carriage game.
Their...
‘CODE 3’ CARS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION
I’d never heard of the TV show ‘Code 3’ because it was from the Golden Era of television, and I started watching TV in...
MARCH 2024: A 1959 PONTIAC STRATO CHIEF TOWING A 1963 SHASTA...
Pontiac remains as one of General Motors’s most famous brands long after the last Poncho left the assembly line in early 2010, simply because...