DECEMBER 2017: RALPH NADER WAS WRONG–A 1966 CORVAIR CORSA GETS A NEW ATTITUDE
The most popular non-fictional book on the 1966 New York Times best-seller list was a largely fictional book titled Unsafe at Any Speed, written...
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR
Merry Christmas to our MyStarCollectorCar readers who have already discovered that, “Yes Virginia”, there is a written story that always accompanies our pretty pictures...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR REMEMBERS CAR GUY TOYS FROM CHRISTMAS PAST
Trevor Comfort is one of our most talented and dedicated local car guys.
Trevor is also a collector and his memorabilia includes many items...
DECEMBER 2017: ’61 FURY—30 YEARS AND COUNTING IN THIS RELATIONSHIP
The Virgil Exner era was in its twilight at Chrysler in 1961.
The fin era had come and gone and with it went Exner’s legacy.
The...
MSCC DECEMBER 21 FIVE FOR FRIDAY—FIVE RULES TO LIVE BY
Society has a basic set of rules and in most cases they make sense because they separate us from anarchy.
The car hobby isn’t chaotic...
DECEMBER 2017: 1972 DATSUN PICKUP—THE DEFINITION OF A PERIOD CORRECT TUNER
Tuner cars are definitely the domain of younger car guys.
They squeeze enormous power out of engines the size of a picnic basket and there’s...
HOW TO I.D. OLD IRON—DON’T BE AFRAID TO USE A CHEAT SHEET
I’m pretty good at identifying old cars and trucks—within a certain range.
I can I.D. most old cars between 1955 and 1970 because they changed...
SAINT ALBERT ROCK’N AUGUST—THE BIG SHOW RETURNS AUGUST 7-11
Rock’n August is one of Western Canada’s biggest annual car shows.
The whole community gets behind this week-long event because this is a showcase for...
CRUSHING A HIGH SCHOOL KID’S FIRST CAR DREAMS WITH A CYLINDER HEAD REBUILD
There was a bygone era when a first car meant everything to a young car guy.
A first car represented a golden opportunity to hit...
DECEMBER 2017: A 1973 DODGE C-600 BIG RIG DRAWS THE CROWDS AT A SHOW
Many car guys were probably unaware that Dodge produced a heavy truck from 1960 to 1976 for its domestic market.
The LCF (Low Cab Forward)...
