MyStarCollectorCar attends a ton of car shows every summer and we always look for the rock star vintage rides at every show.
Our definition of rock star is any vehicle that attracts a crowd at a show, the kind of fanfare that forces us to look for openings so we can take our photos whenever we spot a break in the crowd around the car or truck that has drawn a large army of onlookers at any given show.
Jim Sutherland
The Western Wheels Auto Club in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta Canada hosts an annual car show with plenty of four-wheeled rock stars in attendance.
A good example was a wild-looking retro ride that was (in reality) a 2007 Zimmer Golden Spirit, a modern vehicle built to resemble high end cars from the pre-war era. Typically, we at MyStarCollectorCar shy away from new age vehicles like they were radioactive hot spots but this beauty embodied so much of the automotive design from the 1920s and ‘30s that it drew many curious onlookers, along with our interest.
Enough interest to tell its story in a future MyStarCollectorCar article.
The Monte Carlo was introduced as an upper end mid-sized Chevy model in 1970 and few people wanted to make it into a full-blown street monster, an honor that belonged to its GM stablemate the Chevelle in most cases.
A 1970 Monte Carlo got plenty of attention at the Western Wheels show because its owner took a fast and furious approach to his car. The car is now a legitimate street warrior and gets driven by its owner-a lot.
Look for the ’70 Monte’s full story in a future MyStarCollectorCar piece.
A 1967 Dodge Coronet 500 two-door hardtop was also a solid addition to the Western Wheels car show in Rocky Mountain House.
Its owner had an excellent reason to own this Mopar big block beauty and it will be revealed in a future MyStarCollectorCar daily feature.
Another vehicle that drew large crowds was a 1979 Suzuki LJ81 Micro-Overlander. The little Japanese 4×4 was never a common vehicle here in North America, let alone after it has undergone some very cool modifications that attracted plenty of onlookers at the Western Wheels car show.
Learn about the changes to the ’79 Suzuki LJ81 in a future MyStarCollectorCar article. Preview note to our readers: 1979 Suzuki mini trucks did not come with a dump box.
A 1967 Volkswagen Transporter was another rock star at the Western Wheels car show in Rocky Mountain House. The unique VW pickup truck is a very rare vehicle because it was sold in very small numbers in North America-but the pedal car versions in the back are hand-built and Bigfoot rare.
The story behind the unique VW truck and its precious cargo will be told in a future MyStarCollectorCar piece.
The final guest of honor at the Western Wheels car show was more of a Hollywood star because it was a 1981 Pontiac Trans Am Special Edition done in the finest tradition of the car star from the second installment in the ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ movie series.
There is a very interesting back story to this ’81 TA, a story that will be told in a future MyStarCollectorCar article.
Thank you to the people behind the Western Wheels car show this past weekend, your event had plenty of excellent reasons to attend it.
Jim Sutherland
BY: Jim Sutherland
Jim Sutherland is a veteran automotive writer whose work has been published by many major print and online publications. The list includes Calgary Herald, The Truth About Cars, Red Deer Advocate, RPM Magazine, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Windsor Star, Vancouver Province, and Post Media Wheels Section.
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