APRIL 2021 ROAD WARRIORS—FROM 2013 TO A FEW WEEKS AGO
April is when things start heating up on the streets, so even in the plague era you’ll see classic iron out there because they...
APRIL 2021: 1964 FORD COUNTRY SQUIRE–FROM LOS ANGELES TO THE ITALIAN...
The station wagon is a huge symbol of the 1960s, because the Baby Boom peaked, and the minivan was still two decades away from...
MSCC APRIL 16 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR INTERPRETS FIVE MORE EXAMPLES...
Car guy world has many terms that are part of the lingo in the hobby, but these terms may be an entirely new language...
APRIL 2021: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER…A 1956 DODGE CRUSADER STORY FROM...
We discovered the MyStarCollectorCar version of lost tapes very recently when an MSCC article about a 2014 car show inadvertently turned up a forgotten...
MSCC APRIL 14 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY: A MID-MONTH MID-WEEK PUZZLE
Today is essentially mid-month so why not have a mid-week puzzle? Here’s the first clue.
This is the second clue.
No—there’s no third clue, so if...
APRIL 2021: A 1948 MERCURY PANEL TRUCK NAMED “BONE-BUSTER” IS A...
Just for the record, the headline reads correctly in this article because a Mercury truck was available in Canada.
The unusual Canuck truck was...
TWO OLD LIMOS: A LOOK AT STREAMING CAR CONTENT IN 2021
I consume a lot of YouTube content.
I especially consume a lot of content that has to do with old cars. I have consumed so...
APRIL 2021: “IT’S A BEAUTY IN MY EYES”–A VERY UNUSUAL DODGE...
Roger Rueedi is only the second owner of a 1961 Dodge W-200 that was originally purchased by a fire and rescue unit in Switzerland....
APRIL 2021 STARS OF THE SHOW—THE AUGUST 8, 2015 AIRDRIE SHOW
If current trends continue, large car shows will be on hold for another season but they were going strong back on August 8, 2015...
MSCC APRIL 9 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE SPECIAL EDITION CARS THAT...
The mid-1970s were called the Dark Ages in automotive history for a reason.
Massive bumpers and choked-off engines were mandated by bureaucrats and seconded by...
APRIL 2021: NOT A HOT ROD-BUT THIS 1950 FORD OF ENGLAND...
There was a smaller British Invasion that occurred long before the Beatles and many other English musical acts hit North America in the mid-1960s....
MSCC APRIL 7 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—A FENDER, HALF A GRILL AND...
This week you get to see a lot of real estate for this week’s “What’s It?” Wednesday clues because the first one is a...
DON’T GO CHANGING… FIVE EXAMPLES OF INTERRUPTED PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE
“Planned obsolescence” is alive and well in 2021. The term refers to a ruthless sales tactic that takes a perfectly good product and forces...
ARE CAR GUYS THE LAST OF THE NON-CONFORMISTS?
One of the things I’ve noticed over the past several years is a trend toward conformity in most aspects of our daily lives.
Examples...
HOW TO TELL ONE FISH FROM ANOTHER: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR SORTS OUT THE...
Car guy trivia is a topic that may even cause fistfights.
For example, the first pony car was not even a pony--let alone a...
APRIL 2021: A 1975 MAVERICK WITH A CAMPER UNIT? MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR FOUND...
A 1975 Ford Maverick is a story unto itself, given the fact they are not a common sight on the streets in 2021, but...
APRIL 2021: SAVED FROM THE CRUSHER–A 1971 CHEVY CHEYENNE 10 GETS...
Chevy trucks have always played an important role in pickup history.
The 1967-72 versions followed this trend and produced some of the most sought-after...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR…12 YEARS AND COUNTING
The official launch date for MyStarCollectorCar was April 2, 2009 (12 years ago), but the process behind the first day was in the works...
APRIL 2021: 1969 CHRYSLER 300 CONVERTIBLE – THE DAY THE RIVER...
Car guys have many fears about their beloved cars and one of the big ones is natural disaster.
Natural disasters can range from hurricanes to...
MSCC MARCH 31 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—GO OUT LIKE A LION
There’s an old saying about March—if it comes in like a lamb, it goes out like a lion--so this first clue may turn the...

























































