FEBRUARY 2018: A 1950 GMC RESTO MOD GETS SAVED FROM A RASPBERRY PATCH
Dave and Bernice Boucher had a great reason to buy a 1950 GMC 1500: Bernice owned a vintage GMC pickup truck and her ex-husband...
JANUARY 2018: ’69 VW BEETLE—DAD PICKED UP THE BALL ON THIS PROJECT
There’s a succession formula in the old car game.
Typically an old car or truck will go from the older generation to the younger as...
A BOAT BY ANY OTHER NAME—WHAT’S THE TRUTH BEHIND OLD IRON’S WEIGHT PROBLEM?
I used to get into some pretty serious debates when I owned a ’59 Plymouth--it was always about the weight of the car .
The...
JANUARY 2018: A 1938 DODGE TWO-DOOR RUNS CONTRARY TO THE TYPICAL RESTO MOD GAME...
A very cool custom 1938 Dodge two-door sedan arrived at a summer show.
The car had plenty of bug splats on its grille and windshield,...
JANUARY 2018: ’63 OLDS STARFIRE CONVERTIBLE—SOMETIMES THE BARN FIND IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR
The term “barn find” is thrown around with reckless abandon in the car culture because it’s trendy and all-encompassing.
In most scenarios, the pot of...
MSCC JANUARY 26 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE GOOD REASONS TO WRITE A CHECK FOR...
Sometimes the smartest car guys in the world are the ones who simply write a check and buy a classic vehicle.
There are many good...
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
Perusing online classifieds is one of my favorite pastimes.
But it’s an also a dangerous pastime as the pursuing anything I find is at odds...
JANUARY 2018: A 1984 VW CAMPER VAN IS A BIG UPGRADE FROM THE 60S-ERA...
The VW camper van from the 1960s became a legend for the decade because it was an affordable mode of transportation that provided shelter...
JANUARY 2018: A 1975 BRICKLIN SURVIVOR FROM A BANKRUPT, PUBLICALLY-FUNDED COMPANY
The Bricklin sports car was a great idea that was built from a lot of bad ideas.
The first bad idea was the financial investment...
DOES A BREXIT DEBATE BELONG ON A CAR HOBBY PAGE?
I look at hundreds of car related pages every week because they relate directly to what I do at MyStarCollectorCar.
I get a trifecta out...
