MSCC SEPT 17 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS FIVE VERY COOL...
A strong argument could be put forth about the 1971 Buick Riviera’s status as the coolest Buick ever built by the General.
The ’71...
SEPTEMBER 2021: 1956 DODGE COE–THE FACTORY HEMI MADE IT A DONOR
The hemi is a legend in the car world, but few people know it was a workhorse engine so you could find it in...
MSCC SEPT 15 “WHAT’S IT?’ WEDNESDAY—YOU’LL BE 100% IN OR OUT...
Today’s MyStar “What’s it?” is one of those puzzles you’ll either solve right away or never solve.
Here’s the second clue.
If the answer doesn’t jump...
SEPTEMBER 2021: HIS FIRST CAR WAS A 1968 MUSTANG NAMED SALLY–AND...
Jason Baranec was not even old enough to drive when he bought his first car in 1997.
The car in question was a 1968...
MAIN STREET IS ALWAYS THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR THE ANNUAL INNISFAIL...
Innisfail, Alberta Canada is a town of about 8000 people located in the central region of that Canadian province.
Small prairie communities like Innisfail...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR GOES THROUGH A MONSOON AND FOG TO HIT THE CAR...
MyStarCollectorCar’s summer calendar is filled with road miles as we attempt to hustle from one show to another, so we gloat whenever we can...
SEPTEMBER 2021: THIS 1963 CORVETTE IS MORE THAN A CAR–IT IS...
The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray moved mountains in the domestic car industry.
The ’63 Vette was an instant legend, complete with a radical new...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 10 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS YOUR CAR STORY...
The easiest path to a good car story is a straight line story.
I like car stories with a straight-line plot because they’re easy to...
SEPTEMBER 2021: AN EXTREMELY RARE 1952 OLDSMOBILE 98 CONVERTIBLE IS NOW...
Garland Jesso is the proud owner of a fully restored 1952 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight convertible that he bought in 1992 as a major restoration project....
MSCC “WHAT’S IT WEDNESDAY?”—THIS ONE MIGHT BE TRICKY
The best thing about “What’s It?” Wednesday is you get two clues.
The worst thing is a simple fact--two clues (like this second one) may...
SEPTEMBER 2021: A 1951 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER L-110 GETS A NEW LEASE...
International Harvester blazed its own path in the truck world when it built pickup trucks from 1907 to 1975.
In fact, IHC was a...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR VISITS TWO SHOWS ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS AT ONE LAKE...
The Labor Day weekend show took us to a couple of unrelated car shows that took place on two separate days at one lake,...
SEPTEMBER 2021: “NO-IT’S NOT THE ZZ TOP CAR”-THIS 1936 NASH LAFAYETTE...
Nash was a reasonably big player in the domestic automotive game during its early years.
Not Big Three-sized, but innovative enough to survive in...
SEPTEMBER 2021 ROAD WARRIORS—THE CARS OF RED DEER
Red Deer Alberta, Canada is a mid-sized city between two of Alberta’s major cities—Calgary and Edmonton.
It’s also the hometown of MyStarCollectorCar.
That makes sense because...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 3 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE REASONS WHY THE SHELBY...
There are not many good reasons to trade your first-born child for a car, but the otherworldly Shelby Cobra may be one of them....
SEPTEMBER 2021: BREAKING NEWS–A 1962 VW TYPE 2 MICROBUS IS FAST...
The Volkswagen Beetle was an imported sensation when it hit the North American automotive market over 70 years ago.
The sub-compact Bug was...
MARCH 2022: HOW A 1969 DODGE PICKUP CONNECTS WITH AN EARLY...
The 1969 Dodge pickup was part of Chrysler’s famous Sweptline models that ended in 1971 after a ten-year production run.
These trucks were not...
MSCC SEPTEMBER 1 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—START A NEW MONTH WITH A...
This is a new month at MyStar so the best way to begin is with a challenge.
Here’s the second clue to MyStar’s “What’s It?”...
NO SALE: WHY WE WERE UNABLE TO BUY A PART OFF...
MyStarCollectorCar used to run a feature entitled ‘Fallen Stars’, a monthly pictorial that showcased old cars and trucks in an advanced state of decline....
AUGUST 2021: 1957 PLYMOUTH SAVOY 4-DOOR SEDAN–A 250-DOLLAR PARTS CAR BECOMES...
Four-door sedans have been the flavor of the month for donor cars for so long there’s a good chance Fred Flintstone had a parts...

























































