MSCC AUGUST 19 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY – SOLVE THE PUZZLE WITH...
You only get two pieces to the puzzle with MyStar “What’s It?” Wednesday but they are good clues so hopefully this first clue sets...
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO CAR GUYS – LEARN THE BASICS
The car hobby is a mystery to outsiders because it defies logic, but MyStarCollectorCar is here to unravel the mystery of the car guy.
Here’s...
AUGUST 2020: ’69 CADILLAC STATION WAGON – GRANDPA’S LEGACY ‘KING OF...
The best car stories have a major family link because a good biography is light years better than an “I bought it at Barrett-Jackson”...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR GIVES A BIG THUMBS UP TO THE CAR SHOW NEAR...
This year has largely been a non-starter for car shows due to the thick handbook of plague regulations faced by organizers.
However, a few...
AUGUST 2020 ROAD WARRIORS – PEAK SUMMER COOL ON THE STREETS
The plague has really changed the dynamics of the car show season, but the upside is this.
More car guys are hitting the streets because...
AUGUST 14 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE THINGS SIGNAL 30 WILL TEACH...
The car hobby lives in the past and that’s a good thing because the past is a very sentimental world for most people.
The past...
AUGUST 2020: MISS KITTY—A 1961 JAGUAR MARK II DEFINES A MEMORABLE...
Your birth year defines you in many ways.
In its purest form, your birth year is a good way to tell you how many trips...
MSCC AUGUST 12 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY – TWO CLUES…A GRILLE AND...
Today’s “What’s It?” Wednesday takes a more conventional path with the clues so you get the front grille and headlight for the first clue.
The...
VARSITY HALL MYSTERY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING DANCE...
There was a time when dance halls were as common as drive-in theaters and carhops at fast food joints.
The dance palaces were a...
AUGUST 2020: A 1930 MODEL A HOT ROD FULFILLS A LONG...
Dave Cassels grew up in a small city and was an impressionable young car guy when the hot rod craze was a relatively...
MOPARS AND FRIENDS AT THE 26TH ANNUAL CAMA SHOW
The Central Alberta Mopar Association’s theme song should be ‘I Get Around’ by the Beach Boys because the club moves their host location on...
AUGUST 2020: A 1966 DODGE A-100 PICKUP IS A PERFECT FIT...
Terry McCrindle is an unapologetic car guy.
In fact, Terry liked the automotive world so much that he became a journeyman mechanic and eventually...
MSCC AUG 7 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS FIVE REALLY BAD...
There are some historical elements of the automotive industry that beg the question: Were the movers and shakers in the car biz on cheap...
AUGUST 2020: ’63 FORD GALAXIE 500 FOUR-DOOR SEDAN—200 DOLLARS WELL SPENT
The four-door sedan may never win ‘most popular version of any car ever built’ but what they lack in public support, they make up...
MSCC AUGUST 5 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY – YOU GET BOTH HEADLIGHTS...
“What’s It?” Wednesday plays games with the clues so usually you get a part of the car, but today you get the whole roofline...
AUGUST 2020: A 1956 CHEVY 210 IS A STUNNING TRI-FIVE RESTO...
The mid-1950s marked a radical switch in style direction for the Chevrolet models at General Motors with the debut of their first Tri-Five Chevys....
STUDEBAKER’S GOLDEN HAWK AND AVANTI: A LOOK BACK AT COOL
Studebaker was always the lovable underdog in the domestic car market.
They were a small car manufacturer with an overly optimistic dream to...
AUGUST 2020 STARS OF THE ROCK’N AUGUST SHOW
This year has inflicted a lot of damage on car shows and St. Albert’s Rock’n August is no exception, but they are adapting to...
AUGUST 2020: IN STYLE AND FUN — HOW A 1936 HOT...
MyStarCollectorCar did an earlier feature on this very cool 1936 Chevy truck in the spring of 2013.
The truck was undergoing a transformation into...
MSCC JULY 31 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: PUT AWAY THE TOOLS…THESE FIVE...
There are many car cosmetic surgeons in the hobby.
These talented cats can transform a style-challenged car into something well beyond the factory vision...