OCTOBER 23, 2010: WE SAY FAREWELL TO A CAR GUY’S CAR GUY
The Red Deer car guy world lost one of its own recently with the untimely passing of a local hot rod legend-Mike McCrimmon.
Mike...
OCTOBER 22, 2010: BADGES OF HONOR PART TWO-THE STREET FIGHTER COAT OF ARMS
This Badges of Honor section was so popular that we had to bring it back-it wasn't optional so ... MSCC presents Badges of Honor...
THE LONG WAY AROUND A POINT: MY 25TH ANNIVERSARY AS A COLUMNIST
I find it hard to believe that, next month, 25 years will have passed by in a heartbeat for me as a Red Deer...
OCTOBER 16, 2010: WE EXPLAIN OUR BASIC REASON FOR EXISTENCE AT MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR.COM
The new world of online communication gives everybody a window on the world.
Our world is the feel-good world of the past as it...
OCTOBER 12, 2010: AUTUMN LEAVES-NOT EVERYBODY LOVES THEM-ESPECIALLY OLD CAR OWNERS
There are some pretty good reasons not to love the fall season.
Sure you have some great color choices in trees, but that just...
OCTOBER 9, 2010 THE TOUGHEST GUY I MET THIS SUMMER IS BECOMING FAMOUS
Earlier this year, I met a nineteen-year-old car guy who has been confined to the hospital for a long time.
Aidan Fitzgerald is just...
OCTOBER 7, 2010: 1964 CHEVROLET TWO DOOR SEDAN–NOT YOUR GRANDFATHER’S CAR
Back in the 1960s there were typically two types of buyers for these less glamorous bare bones 2-door sedans-grandparents and drag racers.
Grandparents liked them...
OCTOBER 7, 2010: BLOWING UP THE RETAIL AUTO TRADE-IN FORMULA WHEN STRANGE AND UNIQUE...
Even non-automotive retailers (a.k.a. the public) know the car retail industry is based on some fairly simple formulas.
You price out a new car...
OCTOBER 5, 2010: “KELLY” THE 1962 JAGUAR MARK II- NAMED AFTER A CHEVY GUY
Classic British sedans are rarely given nicknames because they are typically owned by guys who like the quiet dignity of these cars.
If they...
OCTOBER 4, 2010: WHAT THE F-100 IS THE STORY WITH OLD SCHOOL PICKUP TRUCKS?
The newest trend in valuable old iron is the classic pickup truck.
The non-slammed, original mill (probably a six-banger) three-on-the-tree old classics have really...
