HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2025—ROAD TRIPS, CAR SHOWS AND CAR GUY PERSPECTIVES
2025 was another great year in the car hobby.
To be honest, this world of old iron is like going to Disneyland because even if...
TOPLESS IN THE EIGHTIES
The early 1980s saw the return of the convertible in the North American car market.
Convertibles were never practical, but nostalgia is a powerful force—it’s...
JANUARY 2026: THIS 1978 CITROEN 2CV WAS DRIVEN OVER 2OOO MILES TO ATTEND A...
The spirit of adventure is still alive in Alaska because Art and Tamea Isham drove their 1978 Citroen 2CV sedan from the greater Anchorage...
MYSTAR JANUARY 2 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CLASSICS I’D LIKE TO SEE IN...
You can see a classic Camaro, Challenger or Mustang at virtually every car show in North America because those cars have armies of fans.
Popularity...
WELCOME TO 2026…HERE’S MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR’S NEW GAME PLAN FOR THE NEW YEAR
Happy New Year to our loyal readers in the retro vehicle hobby.
MyStarCollectorCar is now in its 17th year of operation and will celebrate...
JANUARY 2026: 1972 CHECKER MARATHON STATION WAGON—FROM THE ‘WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU...
Checker cabs were like traffic lights in big cities because you saw them all over the place.
These weren’t family cars--most of them were commercial...
JANUARY 2026: A 1967 MUSTANG A-CODE FASTBACK IS A TRUE SURVIVOR WITH ONLY 51,000...
A little Ford history may be in order here: 1967 marked the start of a new outer skin for the Ford Mustang after its...
JANUARY 2026: A PRO STREET 1964 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE IS AN UNTAMED BEAST OF A...
It was difficult not to notice a bright orange 1964 Plymouth Belvedere at a car show with a turbo boost pipe sticking out of...
JANUARY 2026: HIS NEARLY COMPLETED 1961 FORD GALAXIE WAS THE RIGHT CAR AT THE...
Mid-project cars are the biggest gamble you can take in the car hobby.
Most of them are doable, but some half-finished projects are simply a...
JANUARY 2026: 1971 LINCOLN MARK III—DAD LEFT A LEGACY CAR BEHIND
Car stories are always more interesting when there’s a DNA connection between the first and second owner.
That’s because the car (or truck) never left...
