THE RISE AND FALL OF THE VENT WINDOW

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Vent windows were once a very common feature on domestic cars, but they have followed three-on-the-tree manual transmissions, AM radios, carburetors, arm-strong steering, and...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR MAY 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS

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MAY 2: RED DEER AB Red Deer Cruise Night Season Opener MAY 3-4: RED DEER, AB CAVAC Annual Swap Meet MAY 11: DIDSBURY, AB...

MYSTAR APRIL 2024 STARS OF THE SHOW–THE RUNNING AND NON-RUNNING STARS...

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Last month's mega-road trip through ten states provided a car show on its own. These weren't typical show stars--many of them weren't even running but...

MYSTAR APRIL 26 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CARS YOUR DAD DROVE...

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Car guys look at the 1969-70 era as a mythical time for muscle cars because that’s when massive power peaked at Detroit thanks to...

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...