JUNE 2021: A 1958 CORVETTE BONDS A SON WITH HIS LATE...
Mike Youngman is the proud owner of a 1958 Corvette that has a strong connection to its former owner, a car guy named Tom...
JUNE 2021: 1965 FALCON FUTURA CONVERTIBLE—DAD’S TOY IS A FAMILY LEGACY
The best MyStarCollector Car owner’s story is the one with a major family connection.
This 1965 Falcon convertible is a classic example.
Chad Trotter is the...
MSCC JUNE 18 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: THE FIVE BIGGEST LIES TOLD...
Spreading exaggerated falsehoods about a topic of interest is not unique to the car hobby.
For example, fishermen have lied about the size of...
WHY THE 1948 CHEVROLET FLEETLINE AEROSEDAN MATTERED TO MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR
1948 was the end of the line for old style sedans built in North America.
The cars were the bridge between the pre and...
MSCC JUNE 16 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY – FAMILIAR…BUT CAN YOU SOLVE...
Most of these MyStar “What’s It?“ Wednesday puzzles are based on familiar cars, so the chances are better for a solution.
Hopefully, this second clue...
A 50TH ANNIVERSARY ROAD TRIP IN DAD’S LAST TRUCK–A 1975 FORD...
Jan Michener remembers when her dad Ron bought his first--and only new vehicle.
It was a 1975 Ford Super Cab and it was bought for...
JUNE 2021: 1964 FORD COUNTRY SQUIRE–DAD’S FIRST NEW CAR WAS A...
There are major milestones in life--things like graduation, marriage and kids are high on the list, but the first new car is also a...
JUNE 2021: “MY DAD BOUGHT IT FOR ME!” A 1972...
Murray Stewart was a newly minted teenaged driver when his dad Bill made a promise to buy Murray his first car.
The process began...
JUNE 2021 STARS OF THE SHOW—THE JUNE 11, 2011 HISTORY ROAD...
History Road at the Reynolds Museum will be sidelined for two years straight in 2021, but they held a great show back on June...
MSCC JUNE 11 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: T-TOPS WERE COOL…MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS OUR...
T-Top roofs defined the 1970s in our humble opinion here at MyStarCollectorCar, but the origins of T-Tops actually began in 1968 when it was...
JUNE 2021: A 1951 STUDEBAKER ‘BULLET NOSE’ BUSINESS COUPE IS STILL...
One of the most iconic designs in automotive history is the famous Bullet-Nose Studebaker built in 1950 and 1951 by the creative little car...
MSCC JUNE 9 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—SOLVE A MID-WEEK CAR PUZZLE
MyStar’s “What’s It?” Wednesday has really taken off in the last two years because car guys are natural problem solvers.
They figure out what goes...
DON’T LET YOUR BELOVED OLD CLASSIC BLOW ITS TOP THIS SUMMER
Those hot summer days are here--so the road beckons for car guys.
The hot weather is very welcome after a long, nasty winter, but the...
THE LONG RUN AND MERCY KILLING OF PONTIAC
Pontiac was a familiar name in the domestic car world and enjoyed 85 years as a member in good standing within the General’s extended...
JUNE 2021 ROAD WARRIORS—WHAT WAS OUT THERE LAST MONTH?
Road Warriors are a good snapshot of what’s on the street at any given time, so here are some classics on the street last...
JUNE 2021: 1979 DODGE MAGNUM–DON’T LET THE NAME FOOL YOU–THIS IS...
South America is full of cars that never saw the streets of North America, because they were built specifically in South America for the...
MSCC JUNE 4 FIVE FOR FRIDAY:THE K CARS WERE HERE…HOW THEY...
Chrysler was taking on water at an alarming rate by the late 1970s and should have introduced a model called a Titanic to celebrate...
WE FOUGHT THE CAR AND THE CAR WON: HOW THE BOBBY...
MyStarCollectorCar readers may ask this simple question: Who is Bobby Fuller?
Bobby Fuller was a one- hit wonder in pop music whose claim to...
MSCC JUNE 2 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—A JUNKYARD DOG MISSING A FEW...
Most “What’s It?” vehicles are intact but in this case it’s a junkyard dog, so it’s missing a few parts.
This second clue is a...
JUNE 2021: AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD 1962 OLDSMOBILE STARFIRE HAS THE RIGHT OWNER
There was a time when the Space Race even influenced domestic car names, including the famous Olds Starfire built between 1961 and ’66 by...