SEPTEMBER 7, 2015: HOW A CAR STORY GOES FROM AN IMPRESSION TO A MYSTAR FEATURE

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2015: HOW A CAR STORY GOES FROM AN IMPRESSION TO A MYSTAR FEATURE

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Our motto at MyStarCollectorCar has always been pretty basic: there is a story behind every car.

Some of the stories are simply more interesting than others and those are the stories we chase here at MSCC.

The ones that grab our attention are sometimes visual because we like to follow the crowd at shows.

 

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Any ride with plenty of people around it will also grab our readers’ attention and we will seek out the owner to get the vehicle’s history.The story gets better if the owner has some form of direct involvement with the history of the vehicle, whether through personal family history or a hands-on approach to the actual build.

 

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The story gets less interesting if the owner simply wrote a check for the car and it is a flavor-of-the-week purchase for him or her.

 

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Sometimes we will find unlikely stories at shows when we see a less flashy ride and become curious about its history with the owner. It may be an entry level ride for a car guy/girl who loves the vintage vehicle hobby but cannot afford the high end rides at this point in their lives.

 

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Or it may be a family legacy vehicle that was purchased by an older relative and passed on down to the next generation-or generation after the next generation. These are stories where the current owner takes a trip down memory lane every time they climb behind the wheel and hit the road in the family legacy ride.

 

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Oddball rides work well for us at MSCC, whether they are vehicles built from a defunct automobile company that was unable to compete with the big boys, or a freestyle rat rod designed from the active imagination of its owner.

 

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Customs are always a good bet for us because they are also rolling art-only built with a completely different game plan than a junkyard dog rat rod. The best of the customs are flawless in every way, from their trick paint to their reworked sheet metal, and they get rock star treatment from their admirers at every show.

 

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We zero in on our automotive targets such as the aforementioned ride types at shows and hope we connect with their owners. Sometimes that owner search is the most difficult part of the process. Once we find the owner, we ask them a series of questions from the “who-what-when-and-why” interview list and nail down the details.

 

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Our most important question is the “why” question because we like to know why they chose the vehicle, since that question is the heart of the story for us at MSCC. We spend every summer at many car shows in hot pursuit of stories and we typically run the finished stories 6 months to a year after we interview the owners. We provide this timeline information during every interview and explain their car stories will not appear right away on MSCC, plus we also let them know their stories will not appear in a print magazine.

 

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The entire process takes plenty of time from initially spotting a ride to publishing the story on MSCC-and we love every minute of it.
Jim Sutherland

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JANUARY 2019 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS

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JANUARY 2019 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS

 

JANUARY 12-14: CINCINNATI, OH Cavalcade of Customs 

 

JANUARY 13:  WOODSTOCK, ON: Woodstock Nostalgia Show  Fairgrounds 875 Nellis St 519 426 8875

 

 

JANUARY 19: CALGARY, AB Michener-Allen Automotive Auction

 

JANUARY 20:  WOODSTOCK, ON: Woodstock Automotive Flea Market

 

JANUARY 26: EDMONTON, AB Michener-Allen Automotive Auction

 

 

CALGARY AB Thunderbird Club monthly meeting

 

SWIFT CURRENT, SK Eliminators Car Club weekly meeting

 

LETHBRIDGE, AB Le Barons Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB 5-6-7 Chevy Club monthly meeting

 

REGINA, SK Saskatchewan Ford/Mercury Club monthly meeting

 

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VICTORIA, BC Corvette Club monthly meeting

 

RED DEER, AB Ford Central Car Club monthly meeting

 

VEGREVILLE, AB Iron Runners Auto Club monthly meeting

 

PRINCE ALBERT, SK Klassic Kruizers Kar Klub monthly meeting

 

OLDS, AB Mountain View Pistons monthly meeting

 

LETHBRIDGE, AB Street Wheelers monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Triumph Drivers of Manitoba monthly meeting

 

LANTZVILLE, BC Old English Car Club monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Antique & Classic Auto Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Foothills Street Rod Association monthly meeting

 

 

CALGARY, AB MG Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Alberta Pioneer Auto Club monthly meeting

 

RED DEER, AB Central Alberta Mopar Association monthly meeting

 

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REGINA, SK Collectors Car Club of Saskatchewan monthly meeting

 

ST ALBERT, AB Cruisers Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Vintage Sports Car Club of Calgary monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Mopar Association monthly meeting

 

COALDALE, AB Custom Cruisers monthly meeting

 

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THUNDER BAY, ON Northern Ontario Classic Cruisers monthly meeting

 

DRAYTON VALLEY, AB Northern Thunder Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Corvettes Unlimited monthly meeting

 

BURNABY, BC Lions Gate Model A Club monthly meeting

 

 

HAMILTON, ON Chapter Studebaker Driver’s Club monthly meeting

 

THUNDER BAY, ON Lakehead Antique Car Club monthly meeting

 

LANGLEY, BC Mopars Unlimited monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Northern Mopars Auto Club monthly meeting

 

FORT GARRY, MB AMC Manitoba monthly meeting

 

 

SUMMERLAND, BC VCCC South Okanagan monthly meeting

 

EDMONTON, AB Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club monthly meeting

 

SURREY, BC Canadian Falcon Fairlane Comet Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Calgary Firebird Club monthly meeting

 

 

CRESTON, BC Creston Valley Cruisers monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Mustang & Ford monthly meeting

 

KAMLOOPS, BC Vintage Car Club of Canada monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Foothills Model T Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Alberta Mustang Auto Club monthly meeting

 

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MSCC SEPTEMBER 6 STAR OF THE WEEK: ’67 HEMI GTX—GOOD THINGS COME IN PLAIN WRAPPERS

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Chrysler took more bows for its engineering prowess than its good looks in the 60s.

They were clean-looking, functional cars but nobody confused a ’63 Plymouth with a ’63 Vette when both were fresh out of the showroom.

Chrysler didn’t care because their buyers were pragmatic people who liked reliability over looks but when you needed a raging monster under the hood Mopar came through in a big way back in the 60s.

This MSCC Star of the Week plain Jane (dog dish hubcaps and all) ’67 Hemi GTX is all about how good things (and monsters) come in plain wrappers.

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There was a time (probably less than ten years ago) when you couldn’t give away an old farm truck.

You’d see 40 or 50-year-old trucks at auctions with less than 20,000 miles sell for less than 1000 bucks.

Nobody seemed to want these old farmhands until a few years ago when people suddenly realized these old trucks are affordable classics.

This MSCC ’51 IHC L-160 was at an August show where it was surrounded by admirers because these old farm trucks are spiking in cool factor.

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Life is full of good days and bad days.

Good days for car guys are warm and sunny—not scorching hot days because old carbs and radiators hate new gas and excessive heat.

That’s the perfect scenario for vintage rides.

This MSCC Star of the Day is the exception because this old classic was out in horrible weather because any day is good day in a vintage Vette.

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Volkswagen couldn’t lose with the Beetle because it was cheap enough and cute enough for owners to forgive its limitations.

You could overlook a Beetle’s lack of heat, lukewarm power and hairy road manners when you pushed it too far because these cars were icons.

Nevertheless, lifestyles changed and Beetle owners needed more room and more doors so VW introduced the 411 to give buyers more options.

This MSCC Star of the Day 411 is how VW moved on from the Beetle era.

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MSCC SEPTEMBER 2 STAR OF THE DAY: ’56 METEOR NIAGARA—THINGS GOT A LITTLE WEIRD NORTH OF THE BORDER

Canadians have fought an identity crisis since 1867 because they live in the shadow of the most powerful country in the world.

Proximity to the United States produces odd rules like mandatory Canadian content regulations on radio and TV to protect national identity via state-issued music and television.

This isn’t a new concept-it’s been around for decades.

This MSCC Star of the Day ’56 Meteor Niagara is a great example of how things got a little weird north of the border 60 years ago.

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Apocalypse Now had one the best lines ever delivered by Robert Duvall.

He was in the middle of a major firefight on a beach and he said: “ I love the smell of napalm in the morning…The smell, you know that gasoline smell”.

The same thing happened yesterday in traffic because a guy rolled up in traffic yesterday in this muscled-out, far from stock SS Chevelle and clearly it was running race fuel.
MSCC Star of the Day—the smell of racing fuel in the morning.

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MSCC AUGUST 31 STAR OF THE DAY: CHALLENGER CONVERTIBLE-A DAY FOR GOING TOPLESS

Yesterday was the last weekend of August 2015 and it went out in a blaze of glory.
There were several great examples of old iron on the street because car guys can sense when the season is on the back 9.

Every car on the street yesterday was cool but one guy was a notch above in the cool department.

This MSCC Star of the Day Challenger convertible made a strong case for going topless.

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DECEMBER 2018 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR

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DEC 1: EDMONTON, AB  Michener Allen Auto Auction

DEC 13: EDMONTON, AB  Michener Allen Unreserved Timed  Auction

DEC 15: CALGARY, AB  Michener Allen Auto Auction

 

 

DEC 26: VANCOUVER, BC VCCC Boxing Day Vintage Antique Run 604-519-4627

 

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CALGARY AB Thunderbird Club monthly meeting

 

SWIFT CURRENT, SK Eliminators Car Club weekly meeting

 

LETHBRIDGE, AB Le Barons Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB 5-6-7 Chevy Club monthly meeting

 

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REGINA, SK Saskatchewan Ford/Mercury Club monthly meeting

 

VICTORIA, BC Corvette Club monthly meeting

 

RED DEER, AB Ford Central Car Club monthly meeting

 

VEGREVILLE, AB Iron Runners Auto Club monthly meeting

 

PRINCE ALBERT, SK Klassic Kruizers Kar Klub monthly meeting

 

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OLDS, AB Mountain View Pistons monthly meeting

 

LETHBRIDGE, AB Street Wheelers monthly meeting

 

BRITISH COLUMBIA American Motors Club monthly meeting

 

 

WINNIPEG, MB Triumph Drivers of Manitoba monthly meeting

 

LANTZVILLE, BC Old English Car Club monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Antique & Classic Auto Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Foothills Street Rod Association monthly meeting

 

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CALGARY, AB MG Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Alberta Pioneer Auto Club monthly meeting

 

RED DEER, AB Central Alberta Mopar Association monthly meeting

 

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REGINA, SK Collectors Car Club of Saskatchewan monthly meeting

 

ST ALBERT, AB Cruisers Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Vintage Sports Car Club of Calgary monthly meeting

 

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Mopar Association monthly meeting

 

COALDALE, AB Custom Cruisers monthly meeting

 

THUNDER BAY, ON Northern Ontario Classic Cruisers monthly meeting

 

DRAYTON VALLEY, AB Northern Thunder Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Corvettes Unlimited monthly meeting

 

BURNABY, BC Lions Gate Model A Club monthly meeting

 

HAMILTON, ON Chapter Studebaker Driver’s Club monthly meeting

 

THUNDER BAY, ON Lakehead Antique Car Club monthly meeting

 

LANGLEY, BC Mopars Unlimited monthly meeting

 

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CALGARY, AB Northern Mopars Auto Club monthly meeting

 

FORT GARRY, MB AMC Manitoba monthly meeting

 

SUMMERLAND, BC VCCC South Okanagan monthly meeting

 

EDMONTON, AB Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club monthly meeting

 

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SURREY, BC Canadian Falcon Fairlane Comet Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Calgary Firebird Club monthly meeting

 

CRESTON, BC Creston Valley Cruisers monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Mustang & Ford monthly meeting

 

KAMLOOPS, BC Vintage Car Club of Canada monthly meeting

 

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CALGARY, AB Foothills Model T Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Alberta Mustang Auto Club monthly meeting

 

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SEPTEMBER 2015: UNEXPECTEDLY COOL: A 1964 FORD GALAXIE WAGON

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SEPTEMBER 2015: UNEXPECTEDLY COOL: A 1964 FORD GALAXIE WAGON

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Full-sized station wagons were once kings of the road.

They were the most popular mode of transportation to haul a kiddie explosion known as baby boomers during their childhood years.

Most of us barely noticed them when we were kids, even though they were right in front of our eyeballs on the roads during the 60s and 70s.

Station wagons were hardly the stuff of dreams for kiddie car guys during the 60s and 70s, an era when muscle cars and pony cars got our undivided attention.

 

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Then the station wagons were gone, replaced by mini vans and sport utility vehicles for the coveted kid-hauler job. The ultimate in un-cool automotive transportation in the eyes of children who grew up in the 60s and 70s performed the best disappearing act since bubble gum music and the 1910 Fruitgum Company.
The disappearance of the 60s-70s station wagon caused an unexpected reaction for now-middle-aged baby boomers: we missed them. Their disappearance was a lost connection with our own childhoods and we began to miss the unloved wagons.

 

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That sense of loss has driven up the value of any vintage station wagon that managed to dodge the crusher for all of these decades. We seize every opportunity to get a wagon story so a survivor 1964 Ford Galaxie station wagon was high on our list at a car show.
The Galaxie’s owner was Ron Marchuk and he was the right owner because he was old enough to remember station wagons on the road very well from his own childhood. Ron’s father owned a 1963 ½ Ford, so he had some fond memories of this automotive era from a personal point of view.
The wagon had spent its life in Ocean City, California, including 25 years in warehouse storage until last fall when Ron rescued it from confinement. Ron is an experienced mechanic who currently enjoys a life of semi-retirement and wanted to own a vehicle from a simpler time.

 

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The wagon fit the bill because Ron only needed to replace the hoses, spark plugs and wires, then add a new battery to put the 51-year-old Ford back on the road. In fact he had a 350 mile road trip planned for the wagon the next week following our interview. We spotted the car at a few shows this past summer and it was running like a top.
The car has only a few options, including a power back window and a clock, but its most important option is likely its overdrive because Ron’s wagon is a column-mounted manual transmission and the overdrive system is a valuable asset.

 

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He averaged around 70 mph (110 km/h) on the highway during his first trip in the wagon and found it was very comfortable at that speed. Ron pointed out the cars were engineered during a relatively modern era for higher speeds and have little difficulty running on modern roads.

His Ford is equipped with a 289 engine and provides plenty of power for the wagon.

 

 

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Ron describes his car as “all original and clean underneath.”

 

We describe his car as all original and very cool everywhere, a concept we never saw coming when we were kids riding in station wagons.

Jim Sutherland

 

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NOVEMBER 2018 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR

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NOV 1-4: PALM SPRINGS, CA Cars, Stars and Rock and Roll Collector Car Auction

 

 

NOV 4: SURREY, BC Kruise for Kids 2018 604-521-3021

 

NOV 16-18: WETASKIWIN, AB Reynolds Museum Presents Museum-Quality Vehicle Restoration Workshops  Are you thinking about restoring a vintage vehicle, or are already in the process, and would like to learn more? Then register for our restoration workshops!

 

NOV 17: CALGARY, AB  Michener Allen Auto Auction

 

NOV 19-23: WETASKIWIN, AB Reynolds Museum Presents Museum-Quality Vehicle Restoration Workshops Are you thinking about restoring a vintage vehicle, or are already in the process, and would like to learn more? Then register for our restoration workshops!

 

 

 

NOV 22: WETASKIWIN, AB Reynolds Museum Presents Museum Store Christmas Shopping Party Unique gift options for the people in your life that have everything! With extended shopping hours, this is a great way to shop in a relaxing environment.

 

CALGARY AB Thunderbird Club monthly meeting

 

SWIFT CURRENT, SK Eliminators Car Club weekly meeting

 

LETHBRIDGE, AB Le Barons Car Club monthly meeting

 

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CALGARY, AB 5-6-7 Chevy Club monthly meeting

 

REGINA, SK Saskatchewan Ford/Mercury Club monthly meeting

 

VICTORIA, BC Corvette Club monthly meeting

 

RED DEER, AB Ford Central Car Club monthly meeting

 

VEGREVILLE, AB Iron Runners Auto Club monthly meeting

 

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PRINCE ALBERT, SK Klassic Kruizers Kar Klub monthly meeting

 

OLDS, AB Mountain View Pistons monthly meeting

 

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LETHBRIDGE, AB Street Wheelers monthly meeting

 

BRITISH COLUMBIA American Motors Club monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Triumph Drivers of Manitoba monthly meeting

 

LANTZVILLE, BC Old English Car Club monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Antique & Classic Auto Club monthly meeting

 

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CALGARY, AB Foothills Street Rod Association monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB MG Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Alberta Pioneer Auto Club monthly meeting

 

RED DEER, AB Central Alberta Mopar Association monthly meeting

 

REGINA, SK Collectors Car Club of Saskatchewan monthly meeting

 

ST ALBERT, AB Cruisers Car Club monthly meeting

 

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CALGARY, AB Vintage Sports Car Club of Calgary monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Mopar Association monthly meeting

 

COALDALE, AB Custom Cruisers monthly meeting

 

THUNDER BAY, ON Northern Ontario Classic Cruisers monthly meeting

 

DRAYTON VALLEY, AB Northern Thunder Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Corvettes Unlimited monthly meeting

 

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BURNABY, BC Lions Gate Model A Club monthly meeting

 

HAMILTON, ON Chapter Studebaker Driver’s Club monthly meeting

 

THUNDER BAY, ON Lakehead Antique Car Club monthly meeting

 

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LANGLEY, BC Mopars Unlimited monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Northern Mopars Auto Club monthly meeting

 

FORT GARRY, MB AMC Manitoba monthly meeting

 

SUMMERLAND, BC VCCC South Okanagan monthly meeting

 

EDMONTON, AB Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club monthly meeting

 

SURREY, BC Canadian Falcon Fairlane Comet Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Calgary Firebird Club monthly meeting

 

CRESTON, BC Creston Valley Cruisers monthly meeting

 

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WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Mustang & Ford monthly meeting

 

KAMLOOPS, BC Vintage Car Club of Canada monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Foothills Model T Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Alberta Mustang Auto Club monthly meeting

 

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SEPTEMBER 2015 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LITTLE BIT OF SHOW, A LITTLE BIT OF GO OR A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH

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SEPTEMBER 2015 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LITTLE BIT OF SHOW, A LITTLE BIT OF GO OR A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH

The car show is not easily defined because there are so many versions.

Some elite shows are based strictly on judging and points and you’ll see Duesenbergs, Cords and Bugattis surrounded by guys in formal wear.

Most shows are less uptown so you’ll see rat rods next to vintage Vettes and restored grain trucks.

Tuxedos are optional.

The biggest common denominator is this—most shows will have a little bit of show, a little bit of go or a little bit of both.

 

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OCTOBER 2018 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR

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OCT 4: RED DEER, AB Thursday Cruise Night Weekly Show and Shine ***Note this show is back in the North Parking Lot at Parkland Mall.

 

OCT 6: SMOKY LAKE, AB Pumpkinfest Show and Shine

 

OCT 6: REGINA, SK  Majestics 20th Annual Fall Swap Meet
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OCT 6: HARRISON, BC Turkey Run Car Cruze Harrison to Langley BC, 604-833-5520

 

OCT 6: WARMAN, SK Coachmen Car Club Fall Round-up 306-227-7468

 

OCT 6: WOODBRIDGE, ON Classic and Exotic Car Show

 

OCT 6: REGINA, SK The Hooligans Car Club 16th Annual Steak Nite 306-530-0597

 

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OCT 11: RED DEER, AB Thursday Cruise Night Weekly Show and Shine ***Note this show is back in the North Parking Lot at Parkland Mall.

OCT 12-13: YORKTON, SK AAAC Last Chance Swap Meet 306-620-7928

 

OCT 14: ROCKTON, AB British Swap Meet

 

OCT 18: RED DEER, AB Thursday Cruise Night Weekly Show and Shine ***Note this show is back in the North Parking Lot at Parkland Mall.

 

 

 

OCT 20: CALGARY, AB  Michener Allen Auto Auction

 

OCT 27: EDMONTON, AB  Michener Allen Auto Auction

 

OCT 25: RED DEER, AB Thursday Cruise Night Weekly Show and Shine ***Note this show is back in the North Parking Lot at Parkland Mall.

 

OCT 27: CALGARY, AB 7th Annual Calgary Swap Meet 403-275-3830

 

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OCT 27: WETASKIWIN, AB Reynolds Museum Are You Afraid of the Dark? Halloween Haunting Do you dare to meet legendary monsters from Count Dracula to Wolf Man in the dark? Walk our museum gallery and meet monsters from our ghoulish movie past.

 

OCT 28: ANCASTER, ON Rodmasters Fall Car Show Swap Meet

 

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CALGARY AB Thunderbird Club monthly meeting

 

SWIFT CURRENT, SK Eliminators Car Club weekly meeting

 

LETHBRIDGE, AB Le Barons Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB 5-6-7 Chevy Club monthly meeting

 

REGINA, SK Saskatchewan Ford/Mercury Club monthly meeting

 

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VICTORIA, BC Corvette Club monthly meeting

 

RED DEER, AB Ford Central Car Club monthly meeting

 

VEGREVILLE, AB Iron Runners Auto Club monthly meeting

 

PRINCE ALBERT, SK Klassic Kruizers Kar Klub monthly meeting

 

OLDS, AB Mountain View Pistons monthly meeting

 

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LETHBRIDGE, AB Street Wheelers monthly meeting

 

BRITISH COLUMBIA American Motors Club monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Triumph Drivers of Manitoba monthly meeting

 

LANTZVILLE, BC Old English Car Club monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Antique & Classic Auto Club monthly meeting

 

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CALGARY, AB Foothills Street Rod Association monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB MG Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Alberta Pioneer Auto Club monthly meeting

 

RED DEER, AB Central Alberta Mopar Association monthly meeting

 

REGINA, SK Collectors Car Club of Saskatchewan monthly meeting

 

ST ALBERT, AB Cruisers Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Vintage Sports Car Club of Calgary monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Mopar Association monthly meeting

 

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COALDALE, AB Custom Cruisers monthly meeting

 

THUNDER BAY, ON Northern Ontario Classic Cruisers monthly meeting

 

DRAYTON VALLEY, AB Northern Thunder Car Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Corvettes Unlimited monthly meeting

 

BURNABY, BC Lions Gate Model A Club monthly meeting

 

HAMILTON, ON Chapter Studebaker Driver’s Club monthly meeting

 

THUNDER BAY, ON Lakehead Antique Car Club monthly meeting

 

LANGLEY, BC Mopars Unlimited monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Northern Mopars Auto Club monthly meeting

 

FORT GARRY, MB AMC Manitoba monthly meeting

 

SUMMERLAND, BC VCCC South Okanagan monthly meeting

 

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EDMONTON, AB Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club monthly meeting

 

SURREY, BC Canadian Falcon Fairlane Comet Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Calgary Firebird Club monthly meeting

 

CRESTON, BC Creston Valley Cruisers monthly meeting

 

WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba Mustang & Ford monthly meeting

 

KAMLOOPS, BC Vintage Car Club of Canada monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Foothills Model T Club monthly meeting

 

CALGARY, AB Alberta Mustang Auto Club monthly meeting

 

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015: THE 1975 DODGE 100 SOLUTION: WHEN YOUR CHEVY BURNS IN A FIRE

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Clayton Muncaster used to be the proud owner of a 1967 Chevy truck until a bizarre fire cooked the old pickup truck.

Clayton’s truck was parked in an area where a train sparked a grass fire and his Chevy was burnt beyond repair. Clayton’s truck was a “victim of circumstance”, to borrow heavily from misunderstood comic god Curly Howard of the Three Stooges.

Clayton’s in laws felt sorry for him, in fact sorry enough for his brother in law to offer a 1975 Dodge Adventurer SE truck to replace the crispy Chevy.

 

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Clayton had some history with Mopar because his grandfather was a devoted fan of the Chrysler brand and accepted his brother in law’s generous offer.

 

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The 70s-era Dodge pickup truck was a replacement for the Dodge Sweptline trucks that had a 10 year model run from 1961 t0 1971. The 1972 Dodge was a major departure from its predecessor and put Dodge trucks right in step with the new decade at the time.
The post-71 Dodge trucks were designed with more creature comforts such as coil front suspension and an ability to actually handle three passengers with its wider cab. The buckboard wagon effect from the four leaf suspension of the Sweptline Dodges was a thing of the past with the introduction of the 1972 Dodge trucks.

 

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The then-new Dodge trucks were a popular choice as a fleet truck in the 70s and many of them found their way onto job sites all over North America. The trucks were worked hard and few survived into the 21st century unless they had exhaust stacks and Little Red Express decals on their doors.
Some still remain on the road, mostly as working trucks that have survived through the many decades since they left the factory in the 70s.
The Adventurer SE models were an upscale version of the basic Dodge truck during the 70s and likely stood a better chance for survival for that reason (i.e. more likely to be pampered), so Clayton had a pretty good head start with his ’75.

 

 

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Clayton is a young guy with good mechanical skills and decided he needed to put his own stamp on the Dodge pickup. He cut the front coils down by 4 ½ inches and installed a four link air ride system on the back end of the truck.
He also installed spark plugs, spark plug wires, coil and added a header exhaust system to the truck’s 360 engine. Clayton calls it “still a project in the works” in the best tradition of every car guy on the planet.

 

 

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Clayton has addressed the mechanical issues on the truck and can now concentrate on future cosmetic upgrades to his 40-year-old truck. In the meantime, he has enjoyed his time behind the wheel of his old truck.
Clayton doesn’t push the old truck too hard on the highway right now and is content to enjoy the scenery at a leisurely pace while he plots the Dodge’s future-which presumably will not be too close to train tracks.
Jim Sutherland

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SEPTEMBER 2018 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR

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JAN 1-OCT 8: WETASKIWIN, AB Reynolds Museum Military Motorcycle Display See 27 military motorcycles from the First World War and the Second World War, on display now at Reynolds-Alberta Museum.

 

MAY 1-OCT 8: WETASKIWIN, AB  Reynolds Museum The McLaughlin Story – 150 Years of Carriages, Cars, and Canada Dry Opened May 2017, this exhibition explores the successes of this family of risk-takers. See beautifully restored and as-found McLaughlins and McLaughlin-Buicks.

 

AUG 31-SEPT 3: LEDUC, AB 39th Annual International Mustang Meet

 

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SEPT 1: THREE HILLS, AB 2nd Annual “Head to The Hills” show and shine Prairie College open to all cars, trucks, and bikes. entry fee is $10.00 10am-3pm. registration starts at 9am. Pancake breakfast starts at 8am. burgers start at 11:30.Live music with various local artists all day. Dragsters from 3 Hills Motor Sports on site. Silent auction and prizes. Dash plaques for the first 100. Fun for all and a chance to see what Prairie has to offer. Prairie Bible College. Three Hills AB

 

SEPT 1: WESTASKIWIN, AB  Reynolds Museum Harvest Festival Families will enjoy steam threshing, tractor rides, bread baking demonstrations, a children’s carnival, petting zoo, and more. Watch us take in the harvest!

 

SEPT 1: CRESCENT BEACH, BC Concours d’Elegance 604-263-3400

 

SEPT 1: WADENA, SK  Town & Country Fair Show and Shine 306-560-0212 kimy@yourinsurancematters.ca

 

SEPT 1-2; CAMPBELL RIVER, BC 26th North Island Cruisers Show and Shine Jim 250-204-5547

 

SEPT 2: GULL LAKE, AB 8th Annual Fall Breakfast Show and Shine Barry 403-304-8026

 

SEPT 2: PIERCELAND, SK Swap Meet,  Car Show, open to all classes! Cherry Grove Community Hall, Ab Highway 55, between Cold Lake and Pierceland, Sk 7am to Noon Ben Fadeyiw coldlakeblind@icloud.com  780-573-4723

 

SEPT 2: ALDERGROVE, BC PISRA’s Back to Bradner Show and Shine 604-220-0542

 

SEPT 2: ROUND HILL, AB Pre 90s Show & Shine Allen 780-672-6104

 

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SEPT 3: LANGLEY, BC CFFCC Falcon Fairlane Picnic In the Park 604-589-2451

 

SEPT 3: REGINA, SK 14th Annual Labour Day Show and Shine 306-546-6802 ShowNShine@myaccess.coop

 

SEPT 3: GALIANO ISLAND, BC Classic Car Show and Shine 250-539-3404

 

SEPT 3: LANGLEY, BC Corvette Show and Shine 604-533-2529

 

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SEPT 6: RED DEER, AB Thursday Cruise Night Weekly Show and Shine ***Note this show is back in the North Parking Lot at Parkland Mall.

 

 

SEPT 7-8: SLAVE LAKE, AB Route 88 Rods & Customs Annual Show and Shine Ray 780-260-0402

 

SEPT 7-8: NELSON, BC 16th Nelson Queen City Cruise and Car Show 250-352-9783

 

SEPT 7-8: BROOKS, AB 19th Brooks Street Rod Association Car/Truck Show and Shine Darrell 403-793-4582

 

SEPT 7-8: NELSON, BC Road Kings Queen City Cruise

 

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SEPT 7-9: RED DEER, AB 11th Annual Red Deer Fall Finale Collector Car Auction

 

SEPT 7-9: PARTRIDGE HILL, AB Touring Tin Fall Toy Run Lionel 780-453-2921

 

SEPT 7-9: DUNCAN, BC 15th Annual Island Challenge Tour Vintage Cars 250-479-6937

 

 

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SEPT 8: CALGARY, AB  Michener Allen Auto Auction

 

SEPT 8: SWIFT CREEK, SK Cruisin’ the Market -7th Annual Show & Shine 306-774-5741  fgc@sasktel.net

 

SEPT 8: CREMONA, AB 7th Annual Show and Shine Clarke 403-875-4473

 

SEPT 8: HIGH RIVER, AB Model T Speedsters on the ½ Mile Track, Tractor Pull, Car Show  Trevor 403-982-5984

 

SEPT 8: SUMMERLAND, BC 13th Endless Summer Show and Shine 250-494-0887

 

SEPT 8: ST ALBERT, AB Wheels for Wishes Car Show & Shine 8am-3pm 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, AB T8N 6K3 For info  Call Kelly @ 780-920-9499 Or email @  wheelsforwishes.ca

 

SEPT 8: BITTERN LAKE, AB 4th Annual Show and Shine  at the Community Hall

 

SEPT 8: EMERALD PARK, SK 3rd Annual Car Show 306-781-5523

 

SEPT 8: DIDSBURY, AB 5th Annual Suicide Awareness Drive-in Movie Night Dana 403-923-2481

 

SEPT 8: FALLIS, AB Fall Show and Shine Lawrence 780-797-3123

 

SEPT 8: STRATHMORE, AB Antique Truck Show and Shine Harold 403-542-3341

 

SEPT 8: EMERALD PARK, SK 3rd Annual Car Show 306-781-5523 sosier@plainsview.com

 

SEPT 8: BARRHEAD, AB Chariots Car Club Annual Show and Shine Rod 780-674-2421

 

SEPT 8: EDMONTON, AB AIIPC-EC 9th Annual All Pontiac Show and Shine Shawn 780-717-3866

 

SEPT 8: SWIFT CURRENT, SK Cruisin’ the Market 7th Annual Show and Shine Trudy 306-774-5741

 

SEPT 8: ST ALBERT, AB Wheels for Wishes Car Show and Shine Kelly 780-920-9499

 

SEPT 8: CALGARY, AB  Dalhousie Show and Shine, Dalhousie Community Center 5432 Dalhart Road NW, Open to all makes, models, years, Registration $10, starts 9 am, Show from 10-2pm.  Trophies, BBQ, Door Prizes, Silent Auction etc.  All proceeds to Enviros www.enviros,org.   For more information contact neslo@shaw.ca or see the DCA website.

 

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SEPT 8-9: INNISFAIL, AB Weekend of Wheels Car Show

 

SEPT 8-9: VANCOUVER, BC Luxury Supercar Canadian Concours d’Elegance 604-612-9784

 

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SEPT 9: CHILLIWACK, BC FVBMC British Car/Motorcycle Show Cultis Lake Park Picnic 604-850-1645

SEPT 9: COCHRANE, AB Classic Car Club Show and Shine Scott 403-875-0770

 

SEPT 9: SHERWOOD PARK, AB Colchester Community Hall 3rd Annual Show and Shine Mark 780-916-2231

SEPT 9: VICTORIA, BC 24th English Car Affair In The Park 250-590-5858

 

SEPT 9: EDMONTON, AB Grace Point Church of God 9th Annual Show and Shine Guy 780-489-6773

 

SEPT 9: CALGARY, AB 13th Annual Valley Ridge Car Show 11-4pm Ralph 403-978-5095

 

SEPT 9: SASKATOON, SK Circle Drive Alliance Church Show and Shine & Fall Kick Off 306-373-5445 cdac@cdac.ca

 

SEPT 9: CALGARY, AB Wild Rose Rod & Custom Toy Run Mike 403-273-5096

 

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SEPT 13: RED DEER, AB Thursday Cruise Night Weekly Show and Shine ***Note this show is back in the North Parking Lot at Parkland Mall.

 

SEPT 14-16: MEDICINE HAT, AB MHDRA Street Car Shootout Dave 403-548-4568

 

SEPT 14-16: LILLOOET, BC Route 99 Cruisers 6th Show and Shine/Poker Run 250-256-1655

 

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SEPT 15: SASKATOON, SK  Show and Shine 306-251-1403 jerry.reimer@nufab.com

 

SEPT 15: EDMONTON, AB Beulah Alliance Church 12th Annual Show and Shine Gerald 587-340-1984

 

SEPT 15: LETHBRIDGE, AB The Rob Dixon Memorial Classic Car Show Barry 403-328-7755

 

SEPT 15: SASKATOON, SK 8th Annual Show and Shine Jerry 306-251-1403

 

SEPT 15: LEDUC, AB Leduc Composite High School Parent Council Show ‘N Shine  September 15 (rain out date is Sept. 22) 10 AM to 3 PM South parking lot BBQ and face-painting

 

SEPT 15-16: GREY COUNTY, ON Cobble Beach Councours d’Elegance

 

SEPT 15-16: WESTASKIWIN, AB  Reynolds Museum Metal Art Show and Sale Buy hand-crafted metal knives, sculptures, chainmaille, jewelry, and home and garden decor. More than 55 artists from Western Canada participate.

 

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SEPT 16: BRANTFORD, ON Kinsmen Car Show and Swap Meet

 

SEPT 16: KAMLOOPS, BC 7th All GM Show & Shine 250-372-2551

 

SEPT 16: LANGLEY, BC Model A Swap Meet 604-787-9312

 

SEPT 16: VICTORIA, BC Vancouver Island Christmas Toy Run 250-886-2571

 

SEPT 19: RED DEER, AB Downtown Cruise Night Shine up your ride and head downtown! Ford Central Car Club Red Deer presents Red Deer Downtown Cruise Night the third Wednesday of every month until September!
Join us from 6 til 9 in the parking lot at 51st Ave and 47th Street! There’s music, food, and so much more. Free to attend and fun for the whole family!

 

SEPT 20: RED DEER, AB Thursday Cruise Night Weekly Show and Shine ***Note this show is back in the North Parking Lot at Parkland Mall.

 

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SEPT 22: EDMONTON, AB  Michener Allen Auto Auction

 

SEPT 22: KINDERSLEY, SK 46th Annual Show & Shine 306-463-2653 cgordon@goldenwestradio.com

 

SEPT 22: CALGARY, AB 1st Annual Bowness High School Show and Shine Corey 403-870-4625

 

SEPT 22: KELOWNA BC 5th Annual Harvest Sunset Show and Shine 250-870-7955

 

SEPT 22: ASSINIBOIA, SKSouthern Cruisers Fall Show & Shine 306-642-4705 southerncruisers@sasktel.net 

 

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SEPT 23: HIGH RIVER, AB River City Classics Club Show and Shine.

 

SEPT 23: ROSETOWN, SK Dusty Wheels 30th Annual Car Show 306-882-3197

 

SEPT 23: LANGLEY, BC Brookswood Secondary School Car Show Fundraiser 604-992-7507

 

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SEPT 27: RED DEER, AB Thursday Cruise Night Weekly Show and Shine ***Note this show is back in the North Parking Lot at Parkland Mall.

 

SEPT 28-30: BRIGHTON, ON 2018 Applefest

 

SEPT 28-30: WESTASKIWIN, AB  Reynolds Museum Culture Days Free admission to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum, where you can visit the featured exhibit, take a tour, watch movies, and more.

SEPT 29: STONY PLAIN, AB Capital Region Fall Swap Meet indoors John 780-910-5219

 

SEPT 29: SALMON ARM, BC Cam Jammers Cruise’n Chip Fun Golf Contest 250-546-6900

 

SEPT 29: RED DEER, AB Outkasts Car Club Toy Run and Car Show Parkland Mall (SW Lot)

 

SEPT 30: WOODSTOCK, ON Car Show & Shop  Woodstock Car Show & Swap Meet Stroll through classic vehicles and shop the swap meet booths. Enjoy full access to the Woodstock Woodworking Show, Ontario Woodworking Championships, DJ, prizes, food available onsite.10 am – 5 pm rain or shine Location: Woodstock Fairgrounds – 875 Nellis St.Spectator Admission $12 at the gate. Ticket Link – https://advancedtixs.com/woodworking-show/events/woodstock18/Show Vehicle Register: woodshows.com/CarShow Pre-registration is preferred and recommended.$10 Show Car fee include driver & passenger.Online Registration: https://advancedtixs.com/woodworking-show/events/woodstockcarshow/

SEPT 30: KAMLOOPS, BC George’s 22nd Annual Pumpkin Run 250-573-4966

 

 

 

By: Jerry Sutherland

 

Jerry Sutherland is a veteran automotive writer with a primary focus on the collector car hobby. His work has been published in many outlets and publications, including the National Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Regina Leader-Post,  Vancouver Sun and The Truth About Cars. He is also a regular contributor to Auto Roundup Publications.

 

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