MARCH 2025: A 1970 FORD F-100 NAMED “POP” IS A TRIBUTE...
In 1978, Henry Jorzik purchased a 1970 Ford F-100 truck for his work as a bricklayer.
Henry wanted a pickup that could handle the...
MYSTAR FEBRUARY 28 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE THINGS OLD CAR GUYS...
We at MyStarCollectorCar are part of an older generation of car guys who cut our teeth on vehicles from a bygone era.
There were...
FEBRUARY 2025: A 1971 OLDS 442 SX IS A TREASURED FAMILY...
Every car guy started out as a car kid who dreamed of an unlikely event where his father bypassed the 4-door sedan and station...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING FEBRUARY 26 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Do yourself a favor and solve the last Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday of February 2025--this is the first clue.
This is the second clue.
You'll...
HOW MANY CLASSICS CAN YOU REALISTICALLY OWN?
We’ve all read about guys who have several hundred classic cars in their collection.
Most of us envy them because they clearly have cornered the...
FEBRUARY 2025: THIS 1966 CHEVELLE MALIBU HAS PASSED THROUGH THREE GENERATIONS
The humble four-door sedan was built for families who needed more room—not more horsepower.
Very few of them survived a lifetime of heavy service, but...
MYSTAR FEBRUARY 2025–THE CARS OF GULL LAKE 2012
The Village of Gull Lake, Alberta Canada hosts an annual car show every Labour Day Sunday but this show took place in September 2012...
MYSTAR FEBRUARY 2025 ROAD WARRIORS–ON THE ROAD IN 2015
The MyStar Road Warriors feature goes back to 2009, but this month looks back at what was on the road for the first half...
MYSTAR FEBRUARY 21 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: 1975 MUSCLE—0 TO 60 FIFTY...
1975 was a lukewarm year for performance at Detroit.
There were many reasons for this, but the biggest reason was heavy-handed government regulation during an...
FEBRUARY 2025: THIS 1966 GMC ¾-TON FLEETSIDE PICKUP HAS A FEW...
Warren Smith is the proud owner of a beautiful 1966 GMC ¾-ton pickup truck that used to be a farm truck in rural New...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING FEBRUARY 19 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Welcome to this week's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday's first clue.
Here's the second clue to the puzzle.
Look below on Thursday for the...
IS THE CLASSIC STREET ROD DESTINED TO RIDE OFF INTO THE...
I’ve become an amateur street rod historian over the years.
My education began when I was a kid in the 60s and my school bus...
FEBRUARY 2025: 1970 PLYMOUTH GT—A FAMILY TIE LED TO THIS RARE...
Warren Hurt remembered his parent’s 1970 Plymouth Fury four-door hardtop very well because he learned to drive behind the wheel of their big C-body...
SIXTY YEARS OF DAYTONA 500 PACE CARS
NASCAR held the first Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959
It was won by the legendary Lee Petty driving a ’59...
FEBRUARY 2025: 1965 IMPALA SS—BABY BLUE IS A TRIBUTE TO A...
Most people see a new car as a functional part of their life--like a microwave or a washing machine.
Fortunately, older cars take on a...
MYSTAR FEBRUARY 14 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: 1995 MUSCLE—THE ZERO TO SIXTY...
Students of automotive history know that zero to sixty times entered the dark ages in 1972 when smog regulations strangled engines.
I talked about five...
“WHEN A CAR GUY LOVES AN OLD CAR”: HAPPY VALENTINES FROM...
Percy Sledge knocked it out of the park when he recorded ’When a Man Loves a Woman’ in 1966. The song hit Number One...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING FEBRUARY 12 “WHAT’S IT” WEDNESDAY
This is the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
Here's the second clue.
Look below on Thursday for the answer to the puzzle.
It's...
FEBRUARY 2025: READ WHY A 1951 MERCURY TRUCK THINKS IT’S A...
Yes Virginia, there is (was) a Mercury truck.
These unique trucks were built for the Canadian market from 1948 until 1968 when the full...
FEBRUARY 2025: ’69 CAMARO CONVERTIBLE—HIS SISTER BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW
The 1st Gen Camaros are blue-chip cars in the car hobby because they’ve been popular since the day they hit the showrooms.
That intense popularity...