APRIL 2025: A 1965 FORD THUNDERBIRD FULFILLS A CAR GUY’S BOYHOOD DREAM
Art Ries was just a kid when he spotted a Flair Bird for the first time.
A Flair Bird was the nickname given to...
PORTRAIT OF AN AVERAGE CAR GUY: A FIVE FOR FRIDAY SPECIAL
We started ‘MyStarCollectorCar’ in April 2009, but we were dedicated car guys long before our debut as an e-zine for other car guys.
We...
HOW TO BUILD AN ACCURATE CLASSIC ERA STREET ROD OR CUSTOM
The classic era (in my opinion) for street rods and customs is found in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.
Hardcore street rod fans will...
APRIL 2025: THIS 1963 STUDEBAKER DAYTONA LARK HAS A FEW SURPRISES
Mike Prydula is a big fan of Studebakers who has owned 30 of them over the years and drove his first Studebaker at 13....
THE CRAZY WAY CAR GUYS THINK
Mainstream society will never understand the car hobby.
That’s not a shot at mainstream society—it’s a simple observation.
There are several reasons why--but the path to...
MYSTAR APRIL 18 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE OF THE NASTIEST ENGINES EVER BUILT–PLUS...
Detroit has built some cool engines over the years, because horsepower has always been a battle between the Big Three.
This is a race that...
APRIL 2025: THIS WILD 1927 MODEL T HOT ROD HAS OLD AND NEW(ISH) UPGRADES
The Model T is arguably the most famous mass production car ever built because it was an affordable and practical mode of transportation for...
MICHENER-ALLEN AUCTIONEERING APRIL 15 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's Michener-Allen Auctioneering "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
Come back on Thursday and the answer will seen below.
Surprise....
THE CHECKER CAB… A PIONEER URBAN ASSAULT VEHICLE
I grew up in a small city with exactly zero Checker cabs roaming the streets.
It was our community’s loss because the Checkers were...
APRIL 2025: A 1973 FORD MAVERICK IS A FATHER-SON LEGACY VEHICLE
Duane Gryb was only 15 years old when he got his first car, a 1973 Ford Maverick that would stick around with Duane for...
