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Car museums are a great concept because they keep the old iron around-particularly the rare old iron. There are vehicles that are so rare historically that the safest place is in a climate controlled , secure building. Cars...
AUGUST 18 STAR OF THE WEEK: VINTAGE SEAGRAVE FIRE TRUCK-THE ULTIMATE NAME IN LIFESAVING Seagrave is a household name if you're talking about a firehouse. Their firefighting equipment is synonymous with innovation and quality. It's been that way...
We watched a 1956 Dodge Regent pull into a show and knew we had to get its story.
'The Dodge Regent is a uniquely Canadian car, sometimes called a “Plodge” in the car hobby because it had a distinctively...
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YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A CAR SHOW…MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR FOUND ONE RIGHT BESIDE SOME VINTAGE JETS
Car shows were a vanishing species during last summer’s version of the plague, but they have begun to rebound with a vengeance as we...
DECEMBER 18, 2015: 1978 PLYMOUTH FURY— IT JOINED THE POLICE FORCE LATE IN LIFE
There are many trends in the old car hobby and one of the hottest is the vintage police car.
'Most police cars were used up...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 (OCTOBER 2013) WARNING-THIS CAR IS NO LONGER A 1986 MERCURY MARQUIS-NOT...
I was at a show in September 2013 when I spotted a 1957 Ford station wagon and wanted to get its story because these...
AUGUST 19, 2013: WE ARE WHAT WE HEARD OVER A CAR RADIO WHEN WE...
I have compiled a giant list of tunes via the MP3 route for general listening purposes while in a car.
The list crosses many...
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These are all great businesses and they support MyStarCollectorCar through their advertising so we can continue to bring you our insight into the...
APRIL 2021: A TRIBUTE TO AN INCREDIBLY RARE COBRA DAYTONA IS...
One of the rarest automobiles on the planet is the 1964-65 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe.
These cars were designed as a Ferrari killer and...
CANADA DAY WEEKEND CAR SHOW PART 2…THE RAINY DAYS AND SATURDAYS...
There are very few mortal enemies that hate each other with more venom than car show organizers and rain.
The battle between good (car...
CANADA DAY WEEKEND CAR SHOW DOUBLEHEADER…THE SUNDRE ALBERTA EDITION
It’s no secret that summer long weekends are a popular time for car shows, so our monthly MyStarCollectorCar calendar has plenty of entries for...
JULY 2022: ’28 PORTER—WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO MY MOTHER THE CAR?
The 60s TV show ‘My Mother the Car’ earned the title of second worst situation comedy ever made, so it was a punchline for...
JULY 2022: ‘66 SPORT FURY CONVERTIBLE— ‘THE GHOST’ COMES HOME
The saddest back story in the car hobby is the lost—and never found scenario.
In most cases, the story has an ‘Old Yeller’ ending because...
JULY 2022: 1947 DODGE PICKUP–A FIRE CHIEF’S GIFT TO HIS DEPARTMENT
Fire department halls are the ultimate expression of function over form because they are designed for work--not play.
Despite the focus on function, fire halls...
JULY 2022: A CAR GUY’S LONG SEARCH FOR A 1957 CHEVY...
Gord Leeson is a dyed-in-the-wool car guy who has lived and breathed the hobby for most of his life.
Gord’s father owned a 1957...
JULY 2022: 1957 CHEVROLET PICKUP–IT EVOLVED OVER TIME
Resto-mods are a hot ticket in today’s world because they combine the cool factor of old iron with the road manners of a new...
JULY 2022: “SHE’S A DRIVER”: A 1929 CHEVY CABRIOLET DROP TOP...
The hot rod culture began when car guys from a bygone era removed excess body parts (dead weight to them) on pre-war cars to...
JULY 2022: A 1966 FARGO ½ TON HAULS BACK SOME FOND...
Ed Peake bought his first new truck in 1966. His choice was a 1966 Dodge ¾ ton truck that was destined to be his...
JULY 2022: 1963 DODGE 440 CONVERTIBLE–THIS TOP-OF-THE-LINE PLODGE WAS LOST AND...
Plodges have been the subject of many MyStar owner stories over the years, but for new readers, here’s a brief history lesson.
A Plodge is...