WHY MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR HAS A BIAS TOWARD RADIAL TIRES
Rubber tires have been around since the mid-19th century when they debuted in a very basic form.
Initially, rubber tires were simply strips attached...
FEBRUARY 2023: 1964 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER—THE DEFINITION OF A SURVIVOR
The term survivor car gets thrown around more than promises from politicians.
Most so-called survivor cars are basket cases--or they’ve been upgraded to the point...
THE CASE FOR THINNING THE HERD—WHY YOU NEED TO EVALUATE YOUR...
They’re most wives’ nightmare—a giant car crop full of projects.
The logic against a car crop is impeccable—most car guys would need ten lifetimes to...
FEBRUARY 2023: ’74 GREMLIN X—GIZMO GETS A MEANER ATTITUDE
History tells us the AMC Gremlin was an affordable car (under $2000 list price), but nobody thought of the term muscle car when the...
MYSTAR FEBRUARY 3 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR POP QUIZ–AMERICAN OR CANADIAN?
One of the most dreaded grade school misadventures is a pop quiz.
They were specifically designed to strike fear and induce panic in every...
FEBRUARY 2023: A 1963 VOLVO 544 SPORT FIXES THE NOSTALGIA URGE...
True confession: I am a huge fan of the Volvo 544 models, mainly because I owned one during the back nine of my teenaged...
MYSTAR FEBRUARY 1 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Start February with a "What's It?" Wednesday clue.
It's a familiar face--maybe this second clue will nail it for you.
If not, you can see the...
JANUARY 2023: A 1960 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL CONVERTIBLE HAS A VERY UNUSUAL...
The 1960 Lincoln Continental represents the last of a design era for the famous Ford flagship.
The car embodied the futuristic space age style...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR FEBRUARY 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...
THE LEGEND OF THE TIN GRILLE…. 1972-79 DODGE TRUCKS
1972 was a big year for Dodge trucks because they underwent a major facelift when the famous Sweptline truck series drove into the sunset...
MSCC JANUARY 2022 ROAD WARRIORS–A LOOK AT LOCAL TRAFFIC
Some towns and cities have a higher number of classics per mile than other places--Red Deer, Alberta , Canada is one of them.
These are...
JANUARY 2023: 1965 METEOR MONTCALM CONVERTIBLE—1958 MERCURY TRAILER—THE COMBINATION WAS IRRESISTIBLE
If you’ve had enough trips around the sun, you’ll remember when holiday trailers weren’t pulled by giant diesel trucks.
They were pulled by cars like...
MYSTAR JANUARY 27 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: WHAT THE &#%! ARE THEY...
It is a little-known fact MyStarCollectorCar is also an accredited interpreter because we speak car guy jargon so well that we have interpreted gearhead...
JANUARY 2023: A SURVIVOR 1971 CHEVY NOVA 4-DOOR SEDAN WITH ITS...
It is no secret that we at MyStarCollectorCar will seek out unusual vehicles because they typically have an interesting back story that grabs our...
MSCC JANUARY 25 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Check out today's "What's It?" Wednesday first clue.
Here's the second clue.
Look for the answer below on Thursday.
It's a '62 Imperial.
By: Jerry Sutherland
Jerry...
JANUARY 2023: THIS SURVIVOR 1989 FORD LONG ROOF (STATION WAGON) HAS...
Station wagons occupy a time and place in most older peoples’ lives because they were a major mode of transportation for many families during...
BATTLE OF THE WHEELIE GODS: THE LITTLE RED WAGON VS HEMI...
Good fortune was in my favor when I discovered a vintage video that featured two of the most famous wheelie vehicles in the history...
A MID-JANUARY OUTDOOR CAR SHOW IN EDMONTON ALBERTA CANADA?? THAT WOULD...
For decades, there has been an ongoing debate about the weather theory formerly known as global warming and now operating under the climate change...
JANUARY 2023: THIS 1953 MERCURY M-100 PICKUP RESTO MOD HAS A...
The Mercury truck brand may be new and puzzling to some of our readers, so MyStarCollectorCar feels duty-bound to explain why a vintage Ford...
MSCC JANUARY 20 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE OF THE COOLEST FULL-SIZE...
History tells us the peak time for muscle cars fell within the period from 1969-71—an era when horsepower soared, then disappeared.
The spotlight was always...
























































