THE LAST PLYMOUTH
The last Plymouth rolled off the assembly line just over twenty years ago on June 28, 2001 in the form of a 2001 Neon...
MSCC JULY 21 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—A WEEKLY PUZZLE FOR CAR GUYS
Car guys do a lot of problem solving because old iron is going to throw a lot of problems at the owners but at...
JULY 2021: 1971 DODGE DUDE–YOU NEVER PASS UP A CHANCE TO...
The Dodge Dude was a pickup version of the colorful Mopar car muscle era--circa early 1970s.
The C-stripe along the side and the high-impact colors...
TWO WEEKEND CAR SHOWS THAT WERE NOT A BIG COMMUTE FOR...
We have gotten used to hitting the road every summer weekend to attend car shows here at MyStarCollectorCar.
Road trips are part of the...
JULY 2021: 1975 FORD LTD–BRAZIL LIKED THE CLASSIC LOOK OF THE...
South America was the land that time forgot in the 1960s and 70s because cars from the mid-60s Detroit era were alive and well...
JULY 2021 STARS OF THE SHOW—THE JULY 23, 2016 ROCKY SHOW
There’s an annual car show in the picturesque town of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. As the name of the town implies, Rocky is...
MSCC JULY 16 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE GREAT SUMMER VACATION...
Car guys tend to protect their classics from every form of bad weather because the investment and personal connection is massive, so winter driving...
JULY 2021: “I NEVER WANTED TO PLAY WITH THESE THINGS”: A...
Mario Raymond had a long career as a body man before he took a 180 degree turn in life and became a computer technician....
MSCC JULY 14 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—A GREAT SUMMER VACATION PUZZLE
The best part about summer vacation isn’t solving puzzles, but puzzles are a big part of any summer vacation leisure activity.
You could safely argue...
JULY 2021: A REMARKABLE 1941 BUICK IS ONLY ON ITS SECOND...
Ted Weale prefers to own stock vehicles and keep them stock. He thrives on originality when it comes to vintage vehicles, including his 1941...
AFTERMARKET VS PERIOD CORRECT–YOU CAN MAKE A CASE FOR BOTH
Car guys are historians, but they’re also innovators who believe in upgrades--otherwise nobody would have plunked a bigger engine in a Model T 100...
JULY 2021 ROAD WARRIORS—THE TRANSITION INTO SUMMER
There are many reasons to embrace summer—one of the biggest is because it isn’t winter.
Another great reason is because you get peak time for...
JULY 2021–“NO-I NEED IT”: A 1981 CAMARO Z-28 IS STILL A...
Camaro is a legendary name in the pony car category because this GM car brand has always able to gallop with the best of...
MSCC JULY 9 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE REASONS TO CELEBRATE CAR...
Car Collector Appreciation Day falls on July 9th, 2021 and that is a great way to end a week and start a summer weekend.
The...
JULY 2021: A 1956 IHC S-100 Series ½ TON IS GIVEN...
40 years is a long banishment sentence for any vehicle because the passage of time is murder on vintage vehicles, particularly if the timeout...
MSCC JULY 7 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR
Some of the “What’s It?” clues are fairly obvious, but there are some that are tricky.
Here’s the second clue—you be the judge about degree...
SEPTEMBER 2021: A 1951 CHEVY 1300 ½ TON RESTO MOD IS...
Just for the record, a 1951 Canadian Chevy pickup truck was a 1300 model whereas the American version was known as a 3100 model,...
THE BONNET/HOOD RELEASE SOCIAL MEDIA SAGA–THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL...
Social media is a roll of the dice on a good day when you seek advice because you’ll typically get two answers--one will be...
JULY 2021: 1973 CHARGER—IT’S WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Some guys get rid of a car within a few years, so they essentially drive nearly new cars forever.
Other guys tend to keep their...
A CANADA DAY LONG WEEKEND CAR SHOW DOUBLE-HEADER IS A RETURN...
One of the shop-worn clichés trotted out every time changes occur in peoples’ lives is “new normal”-not a favorite mantra for us here at...

























































