NOVEMBER 1963 ROD AND CUSTOM—WHY NOT BRING THE EARLY 60S CUSTOM LOOK BACK?
Custom car builders exploded in the early 60s—so did their creativity.
I’m biased but I think that era was a high point in the world...
APRIL 2024: A CAR GUY’S 50-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH A 1961 PONTIAC PARISIENNE CONVERTIBLE GASSER
Richard St Denis was a young car guy when he invested in a 1961 Pontiac Parisienne convertible during the early 1970s.
He lives in...
CAN YOU GET DECENT GAS MILEAGE OUT OF A 1975 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM?
The mid-1970s were not kind to giant cars with an uncontrollable appetite for gasoline.
Gasoline price spikes and shortages made domestic land barges with...
APRIL 2024: 1970 CHALLENGER RT/SE—IT WAS A 29-YEAR SEPARATION WITH A HAPPY ENDING
Spend about twenty minutes at a car show and you’ll hear the same old story about seller’s remorse.
It’s a simple plot—car guy sells car—then...
MYSTAR APRIL 12 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: HOW ABOUT SOME LOVE FOR THE EDSEL?
The Ford Edsel is not a new topic here at MyStarCollector because we have covered numerous Edsel owners’ stories over the past 15 years.
We...
APRIL 2024: 1985 DODGE ROYAL SE—HE RESCUED GRANDPA’S TRUCK FROM A 10-YEAR HIBERNATION
The worst thing you can do to a vehicle is let it sit for years.
Old cars and trucks are like humans—no exercise is a...
MYSTAR APRIL 10 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY
Here's the first clue to today's MyStar "What's It?" Wednesday.
This is the second clue.
You'll find the answer below on Thursday.
It's a '74...
APRIL 2024: YOU READ IT RIGHT…A 1953 GMC PICKUP WAS BOUGHT BRAND-NEW BY ITS...
Frank Sigurdson was a young man when he walked into a GM dealership and left with a brand-new 1953 GMC pickup truck.
Frank still...
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR EXPLAINS WHY TRADESMEN MAKE GOOD CAR GUYS
Old cars are your best friend and worst enemy, depending upon the circumstances.
It is nature’s way of keeping car guys humble, particularly when...
THE RED DEER SWAP MEET—A TRADITION FOR CAR GUYS SINCE 1965
I always look forward to the first weekend in May because that’s when the Central Alberta Vintage Auto Club hosts its annual swap meet.
The...
