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)...
DECEMBER 2017: A BIG, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL 1928 FRANKLIN BUSINESS COUPE IS READY FOR...
A giant pre-war two door coupe became an instant automotive rock star at a summer show.
MSCC is not afraid to admit that we do...
CARVING UP A LEGEND—WHY BUTCHER HISTORY?
There’s been a solid trend toward resto-mods in the old car hobby and that’s a good thing in many ways.
Classic iron with great brakes,...
DECEMBER 2017: 1985 OLDS CALAIS 500–‘THE WORST INDY PACE CAR EVER MADE’ IS A...
The 1985 Olds Calais was not the stuff of dreams for most car guys.
It was a practical compact car with front wheel drive that...
DECEMBER 2017: A 1975 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PICKUP TRUCK STEALS THE SHOW
International Harvester is a famous agricultural name that has roots in the early stages of the farm machinery era of the early 19th century...
