CAN YOU GET DECENT GAS MILEAGE OUT OF A 1975 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM?

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The mid-1970s were not kind to giant cars with an uncontrollable appetite for gasoline. Gasoline price spikes and shortages made domestic land barges with horrific gas mileage numbers even more impractical from a consumer’s...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS FIVE BEAST MODE RETRO RIDES

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What’s in a name? Plenty when it comes to beastly car name choices from a bygone era and their accuracy in terms of wild animal performance. In this episode of ‘Five for Friday’, MyStarCollectorCar...

APRIL 2024: 1970 CHALLENGER RT/SE—IT WAS A 29-YEAR SEPARATION WITH A HAPPY ENDING

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Spend about twenty minutes at a car show and you’ll hear the same old story about seller’s remorse. It’s a simple plot—car guy sells car—then car guy regrets the decision to his dying day.  Jerry Sutherland Gary...

MYSTAR APRIL 12 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: HOW ABOUT SOME LOVE FOR THE EDSEL?

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The Ford Edsel is not a new topic here at MyStarCollector because we have covered numerous Edsel owners’ stories over the past 15 years. We have also written opinion pieces about the Edsel, including a...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR LISTS FIVE THINGS TO CONSIDER ON A ROAD TRIP IN AN OLD CAR

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A road trip in any retro ride is an enormous challenge, but therein lies the irresistible charm of a long journey in an old vehicle that is well past its best-before date, specifically the...

APRIL 2024: 1985 DODGE ROYAL SE—HE RESCUED GRANDPA’S TRUCK FROM A 10-YEAR HIBERNATION

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The worst thing you can do to a vehicle is let it sit for years. Old cars and trucks are like humans—no exercise is a worst-case scenario. That’s why when a classic piece of iron gets...

MYSTAR APRIL 10 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY

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Here's the first clue to today's MyStar "What's It?" Wednesday. This is the second clue. You'll find the answer below on Thursday. It's a '74 Road Runner. By: Jerry Sutherland Jerry Sutherland is a veteran automotive writer...

FIVE REASONS WHY YOU NEED A DRIVER-QUALITY CLASSIC

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We’ve all seen cars sell at auctions in the million-dollar + range and my immediate question is simple. What do you do with a multi-million-dollar car? MyStar has the answer--here’s a five-point case for a driver-quality...

APRIL 2024: YOU READ IT RIGHT…A 1953 GMC PICKUP WAS BOUGHT BRAND-NEW BY ITS...

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Frank Sigurdson was a young man when he walked into a GM dealership and left with a brand-new 1953 GMC pickup truck. Frank still has the truck 71 years later and was willing to...

MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR EXPLAINS WHY TRADESMEN MAKE GOOD CAR GUYS

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Old cars are your best friend and worst enemy, depending upon the circumstances. It is nature’s way of keeping car guys humble, particularly when a molehill becomes Mt Everest in short order.Jim Sutherland MyStarCollectorCar’s trusty...