MSCC FEBRUARY 26 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE REASONS WHY YOU NEED...
One of the biggest trends in the custom or resto mod segment of the car hobby is to lower the ride height of a...
HOW TO SHAKE OFF A GREAT DEPRESSION IN A BIG WAY….1930-1939...
We at MyStarCollectorCar are not experts on prewar cars in any accurate sense of the term, so we seek out knowledgeable sources to fill...
MSCC FEBRUARY 24 “WHAT’S IT? WEDNESDAY—GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK
Today’s “What’s It?” Wednesday is a generous look across part of the hood and part of the grille.
The second clue is also a generous...
FEBRUARY 2021: A 1931 CHEVROLET SEDAN WAS BOUGHT IN 1961 BY...
Ted Weale is the current owner of a 1931 Chevy built in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada during a tumultuous period in the western Canadian GM...
HOW TO TELL WHEN YOUR MOTOR IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU
I was at a car show over ten years ago when a guy showed up driving a hairy-looking big block Willys and punched it...
MSCC FEBRUARY 2021 STARS OF THE SHOW—A LOOK BACK AT THE...
It was a dark and stormy night—at least that’s how the May 31, 2012 Red Deer Cruise Night began but it turned into a...
FEBRUARY 2021: A 1970 FORD TORINO 429 COBRA JET IS...
Ford did indeed have a better idea by 1970 when the Torino 429 Cobra Jet debuted in their showrooms.
Many car guys believe 1970...
MSCC FEBRUARY 19 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE REASONS WHY IVORY IS...
Ivory is a close relative of white in the grand scheme of color choices, but it is a better choice for several reasons in...
FEBRUARY 2021: A 1974 FIREBIRD TRANS AM PROVES BUMPER CARS CAN...
The 1970s were a time of heavy-handed change in the domestic car market.
New laws forced the Big Three to make cars that bled...
MSCC FEBRUARY 17 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—SOLVE A PUZZLE TO CELEBRATE MID-WEEK
Wednesday is a great day to solve a puzzle because it’s a distraction to the reality of mid-week so here’s the first clue.
Here’s the...
FEBRUARY 2021: A FAMILY LEGACY 1957 CHEVY PICKUP GOES BACK TO...
One of the storylines we encounter here at MyStarCollectorCar is a “boy meets truck…boy buys truck…boy sells truck” scenario.
Typically, there is an element...
TRACKING DOWN DAD’S VAN—A TYPICAL CAR GUY QUEST
We’ve all been there.
You think about a car from your past—sometimes it’s decades in the past, but suddenly that car becomes the only thing...
FEBRUARY 2021 ROAD WARRIORS—DON’T LET THE COVER PHOTO FOOL YOU
Some readers are fooled by the cover photo in Road Warriors because the season doesn’t match the month the cars are on the street.
It’s...
FEBRUARY 2021: 1957 DODGE CUSTOM ROYAL—IT WAS DAD’S DREAM CAR
A dream car for a car guy can come in many forms and, in most cases, the dream car is obvious.
That wasn’t the case...
MSCC FEBRUARY 12 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CARS YOU WISHED YOUR...
Most of us grew up wishing our dads drove something cooler than what they really drove—unless your dad was George Barris.
They were family guys—that’s...
FEBRUARY 2021: 1965 MERCURY 250 – THIS CANUCK TRUCK WAS GRANDPA...
Most old farm trucks fade (or rust) away after they retire – gone but not forgotten every time you drive by the back-quarter section...
MSCC FEBRUARY 10 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—PUT TOGETHER AN ANSWER
MyStarCollectorCar “What’s It?” Wednesday could get by with one clue, but two clues from different angles is a lot fairer.
Never let it be said...
FEBRUARY 2021: GRANDDAD’S HUNTING TRUCK: A 1970 CHEVY BLAZER K-10 STAYS...
Chris Hoyle has some very fond memories of his 1970 Chevy Blazer K-10 because his grandfather was the last owner.
The man was an...
COULD THE DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT MAKE A COMEBACK?
The recent plague changed how businesses function in a big way.
Everything is done under whatever state-issued guidelines allow, so bureaucrats amped up and changed...
FEBRUARY 2021: 1980 MERCURY ZEPHYR STATION WAGON – THIS 500-DOLLAR FIELD...
Field cars typically don’t have the brightest future because their fate is sealed the day they get shoved into the back 40 acres.
Occasionally, a...