JANUARY 2023: 1970 CHALLENGER RT—THE PERFECT FIT BETWEEN OWNER AND CAR
They say some marriages are made in heaven—the same rule applies to car owners.
In both cases the sun, the moon and the stars align...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR SHOWDOWN: 1953 CORVETTE VS 2023 CORVETTE
Few cars rocked North American car buyers like the Corvette when it debuted in time for the 1953 model year.
The ’53 C-1 (First...
JANUARY 2023: 1963 FORD FAIRLANE—HE WHO KEEPS HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAR...
There isn’t a car guy around who doesn’t regret selling (or crashing) their high school car because either way it’s gone forever—in most cases.
Some...
MYSTAR JANUARY 13 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE THINGS I’D LIKE TO...
Be honest—New Year’s resolutions are broken faster than a promise from a politician, but you’re still going to make them because there’s a slight...
JANUARY 2022: ’68 IHC LOADSTAR 1800—NOW IT’S A ROADKILL-INSPIRED, OPTICAL ILLUSION...
MyStarCollectorCar has talked about retired farm vehicles for years and it’s always been the same plot—most get retired forever.
They get sentenced to a grim...
MSCC JANUARY 11 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Check out the first clue for today's MyStar "What's It?" Wednesday.
Here's the second clue.
You'll see the answer to the puzzle below on Thursday.
It's...
SELLING YOUR CLASSIC? DON’T TRY TO WRITE LIKE SHAKESPEARE
‘For sale’ ads have been around as long as there’s been written communication--and stuff for sale.
There’s a right way and a wrong way to...
JANUARY 2023: 1964 FURY—A 12-YEAR-OLD’S DREAM CAME TRUE 37 YEARS LATER
Many classic car stories begin with the same opening line—"I saw one when I was a kid”.
This 1964 Plymouth Fury owner’s story followed that...
HOW FAR IS TOO FAR ON A RESTORATION OR CUSTOM?
Remember when a five-figure restoration or custom project was like a Bigfoot sighting?
You heard about them—and some guys claimed to have seen a 10,000-dollar...
JANUARY 2023 STARS OF THE CALGARY WORLD OF WHEELS SHOW
World of Wheels is an annual show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and it’s been held in February for years, but this year it's being...
MSCC JANUARY 6 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE LESS FAMOUS CARS THAT...
Most car shows have a typical roster that includes a large dose of Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, Mopar muscle, and tri-five Chevys, so you’re competing...
JANUARY 2023: A WILD 1967 BEAUMONT RESTO MOD HAS A LONG...
Many MyStarCollectorCar readers may ask this important question: What is a Beaumont?
The simple answer is a Beaumont was a Canadian-only Pontiac version of...
MSCC JANUARY 4 “WHAT’S IT?”: WEDNESDAY–NEW YEAR NEW PUZZLE
Happy New Year--here's the first "What's It?" clue of 2023.
This is the second one.
Start with a win in 2023--if you don't solve it, there's...
BREAKDOWN ON THE ROAD: WHY THE KISS PRINCIPLE IS KING OF...
The “KISS Principle” may be an unfamiliar term for some of our MyStarCollectorCar readers.
KISS in this context does not refer to a gaudy...
JANUARY 2023: 1960 FURY CONVERTIBLE—THE SLANT SIX DIDN’T MAKE THE GRADE
The last of the Plymouth fin cars were built in 1960.
Purists may argue that the ’61 Plymouth still had a fin—it just wasn’t vertical.
The...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR DRIVES DOWN THE ROAD TO 2023: A LOOK AHEAD AT...
Happy New Year to all our current and future MyStarCollectorCar readers.
2022 was a very successful year for us so we carpet-bombed our crystal...
DECEMBER 2022: KEEPING IT REAL WITH A SURVIVOR 1932 FORD MODEL...
The Ford Model B was built between 1932 and 1934 to provide an affordable replacement for the Model A and its famous predecessor, the...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR JANUARY 2023 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
Coming Soon! Please contact me at jer@mystarcollectorcar.com if you have a show to list for the 2023 season. You'll be on the number one...
DECEMBER 30 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE REASONS WHY 2022 WAS A...
The end of every year is the perfect time to check out the rear-view mirror and pick the highlights from 2022.
You have to measure...
PART 8: THE JELL-O CAR WHEELS CAMPAIGN HITS ITS FINAL EXIT...
It is no secret MyStarCollectorCar embarked on a long and winding road down a Jell-O Car Wheels marketing route from the early 1960s because...