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JANUARY 12, 2013: TEN VINTAGE RIDES THAT WILL MAKE YOU MORE...

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  There is a big reality that I and many of my fellow humanoids have to face on a daily basis:   We just aren't interesting...
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JANUARY 9, 2013: VELMA–A CAR GUY REMEMBERS A LOVE STORY FROM...

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  Every car guy has a favorite car from a distant past that combined youth with unchecked stupidity.   My favorite and now long departed car...
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JANUARY 8, 2013 AN INCREDIBLE RACING MEMORABILIA COLLECTION THAT’S SO GOOD...

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  Gary Davis has a problem that other car guys can only dream about...he has a world-class collection that's so good its location is top...
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JANUARY 3, 2013: ‘I DRIVE YOUR TRUCK’ – HOW A NEW...

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  We make no secret of our main goal for our stories at MSCC.   We want to answer the "why" question about the ownership of an...
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JANUARY 2, 2013: THE VERY DANGEROUS RESTORATION ROAD IN CAR GUY...

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  There was a movie called 'An American Werewolf in London' that began with two young American backpackers hitchhiking through the most unfriendly countryside on...
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JANUARY 1, 2013: STICK TO THE PROJECT–HOW TO PRODUCE A USEFUL...

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  I watched yet another car restoration show called 'Classic Car Rescue' and had a chilling déjà vu moment that I had seen this show...
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JANUARY 1, 2013: NEW YEAR’S DAY MY STAR OF THE YEAR...

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  My Star of the Year for 2012 is a minefield because there were so many options over the year.   Do you pick a favorite ride,...
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DECEMBER 31, 2012 (JAN 2013): ’70 DODGE VALIANT SUPER BEE–MEXICAN MOPAR...

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  This car was at a Mopar show back in 2010 and it stirred up a number of questions.   Clearly this car is a Plymouth...
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DECEMBER 31, 2012 (JANUARY 2013): BOW TIE BEAUTY–WE LOOK AT A...

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  The post-war cars of the 40s were part of a unique era in Detroit's automotive history.   The car manufacturers had to stand down in...
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DECEMBER 31, 2012 (JANUARY 2013): 1947 PACKARD–A PICTURE SAID A THOUSAND...

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  Packard was well known in the 1920s and 30s as a high water mark for North American cars.   The Packards were well built, stylish and...
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DECEMBER 31, 2012 ( JANUARY 2013): A 1947 FARGO 1 AND...

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  People tend to notice when an unrestored workingman's truck built in the late 40s shows up a car show.   Many people will never have...
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DECEMBER 30, 2012 (JANUARY 2013): 1956 CANADIAN BUILT CHEVROLET 1300 3/4...

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  Temptation is the biggest curse of car guys.   There isn't a day that a car guy doesn't look at an old ride and think about...
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DECEMBER 30, 2012 (JANUARY 2013): 1967 DODGE POLARA 500 TWO DOOR...

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  David Crosley freely admits it was love at first sight and I knew I'd own one" when he saw his first 1967 Dodge Monaco.   ...
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JANUARY 2013: MOON LANDINGS, WOODSTOCK AND THIS ’69 ROVER 3500. ’69...

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  One rare component of the famous musical British Invasion of the 60s was the music found in the well-tuned exhaust of the Rover sport...
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DECEMBER 30, 2012 (JANUARY 2013): THIS ’40 CHEVY DROP TOP IS...

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  We are lucky enough to see an amazing array of cars during any given car show season.   We are constantly blown away by the...
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DECEMBER 30, 2012 (JAN 2013): ’60 IMPERIAL- REAL LIFE BANKER CAR-MR...

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  Some shows are just about a washout and it has much more to do with the weather than the cars.   A rainy show last...
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DECEMBER 30, 2012 (JANUARY 2013): A RARE 1954 FORD SKYLINER TWO...

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  One of the first rules of MSCC is to track down the owners of unusual vehicles at shows because we may not get an...
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JANUARY 2013 STARS OF THE SHOW–A LOOK BACK AT SOME CLASSIC...

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There's an old adage that a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work...the car show is a great...
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JANUARY 2013 STARS IN TRAFFIC– TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD...

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Car shows are generally the exclusive domain of people who love old iron. In essence, car shows are preaching to the choir about the...
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JANUARY 2013 FALLEN STARS–A NEW YEAR SHOULD ALWAYS BEGIN WITH HOPE...

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The start of a New Year is always synonymous with new beginnings. Basically you wipe the slate clean and start the annual "do-over" process...