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JANUARY 2024: A 1969 DODGE CORONET R/T IS TRUE TO ITS...
Howard Staples has been the owner of a 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T for the past 26 years and takes pride in its originality because...
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APRIL 19 MYSTAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE MUSCLE CARS OF 1984
The 1980s represented an era when performance finally made a comeback at Detroit.
It was a different kind of performance—not the thumping, big block stuff...
APRIL 2024: 1947 JAILBAR FORD PICKUP—YES, IT WAS A BARN FIND
The term ‘barn find’ is thrown around more than a frisbee at a California beach but in most cases it’s a stretch to call...
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MYSTAR JANUARY 2024 STARS OF THE SHOW…FROM 15+ YEARS AGO
This is MyStarCollectorCar's 15th year so the right thing to do is look back at that first year in 2009.
Stars of the Show didn't...
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JUNE 6, 2015: OLD CAR ROAD TRIPS–HOW TO KEEP THINGS GOING IN THE RIGHT...
The car show season is in full swing and the old road warriors are back for another round of survival of the fittest.
The best...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2018: IS THE CAR HOBBY REALLY CRUISING TOWARD OBLIVION?
The Washington Post led with this headline when they ran a recent story about the rise and fall of the car hobby-only they did...
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YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW: SOPHIA LOREN VS A 1962 DODGE
It will come as a surprise to none (or very few) of our MyStarCollectorCar readers that Sophia Loren was a famous international movie star/sex...
JUNE 21, 2015: WHAT’S BEATS A CAR SHOW WEEKEND? A DOUBLE HEADER CAR SHOW...
There are a ton of car shows every weekend and most of them take place on a Saturday.
The logic behind Saturday shows is an...
AUGUST 24, 2015: TWO GREAT WAYS TO SPEND A SUNNY SUMMER DAY
There are few things better than a warm summer day at a car show.
In fact, the only way this scenario gets better is two...
JULY 2, 2015: CANADA DAY 2015–A CAR SHOW AT AN 18TH CENTURY TRADING POST
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta has been around for a long time.
It was established as a fur trading post in 1799 and now plays a...
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FIVE PICKS FOR THIS YEAR’S MICHENER-ALLEN COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
There's an annual tradition every July where Jim and I preview the Michener-Allen Collector Car Auction.
It’s like Christmas in July because every year you...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR SEPTEMBER 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 2: CALGARY, AB International Mustang Meet 45
SEPTEMBER 1: ROUND HILLS, AB Threshing Days Show and Shine
SEPTEMBER 7: BROOKS, AB Street Rod Association...