APRIL 30, 2009: MY STAR REVISITED MAY 2009 “WALL FLOWER POWER–’67 Rambler American
1967 was the Summer of Love and it was also the year that Larry Chappele fell in love with his 1967 Rambler American.
'Larry followed his father to a big city Rambler dealership that year...
APRIL 29, 2009: LOST STAR-THE ’73 DODGE DART AND THE BEACH GIRL
Lisa Puzey is not a typical owner of a 1973 Dodge Dart.
'Lisa is a classic blond "guy-magnet"-she would look far more natural on a California beach or behind the wheel of a Porsche but...
Herbie the Love Bug versus Christine – The ANGRIEST 58 Fury in the world...
WEEK 4(JIM)HERBIE   Sissy no. Nice guy-yes.Like I said Herbie is an automotive nice guy and as we all know nice guys don’t finish last. Look at Herbie’s win-loss record on the track...
The Restoration From Hell Part Four
THE WALLY SAGA BEGINSCrank invited another guy to the party-his name was Wally.Wally had lost a business to a nasty divorce and that, combined with his natural aversion to being a warm and fuzzy...
Herbie the Love Bug versus Christine – The ANGRIEST 58 Fury in the world...
WEEK 3 (JIM) HERBIE Loyalty? What kind of loyalty involves mangled bodies, major property damage and an army of investigators aimed directly at Arnie, the poor schlep owner who’s only real crime...
The Restoration From Hell Part Three
POST PURCHASE-THE AFTERMATH Oddly enough the 59 Belvedere was the same ivory white color that my dad’s was 50 years ago. It looked like a good solid driver-a decent un-restored original. I...
APRIL 14, 2009: IN MEMORIAL DOUG THE DOG
APRIL 14, 2009: In memorial: Doug the dog (1997-April 7 2009)
We filmed our You Tube segment "Dog drives identical twins in a 1956 Dodge"‚ with a very likeable Lab named Doug two years ago.
Doug...
APRIL 2, 2009: THE LIFE OF A FAMILY CAR -THIS 1960 PHOENIX WON’T RISE...
Here's an MSCC article from April 2009 that really summed up the life of the average family car...
'At mystarcollectorcar we're not always going to feature cars with new paint, new chrome, rebuilt motors and...
WEEK 2- HERBIE VS CHRISTINE-THE ANGRIEST 58 FURY IN THE WORLD
WEEK 2 (JIM) HERBIE It's time to get past that "rolling the Beetle story"You cling to that one like it was Talladega Speedway and the crash happened at 200 mph ...
The Restoration From Hell Part Two
FINDING THAT DREAM CAR Those of you who have looked for that dream car will already understand the pain of the search process. Most of you were just like me-scouring the...