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SIXTY YEARS OF DAYTONA 500 PACE CARS
NASCAR held the first Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959
It was won by the legendary Lee Petty driving a ’59...
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MYSTAR AUGUST 15 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: CAR GUYS—FIVE WEIRD THINGS THEY...
Car guys are a different breed because they invest heavily in the past—very heavily.
Non-car guys line up for massive loans at their local car...
AUGUST 2025: A 1957 CHEVY BEL AIR 2-DOOR HARDTOP GETS FREED...
One of the most iconic cars in the hobby is the 1957 Chevy, arguably the most popular model in the famous Tri-Five (1955-57) Chevy...
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JULY 2023 STARS OF THE SHOW–HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR’S ROCK’N AUGUST
Saint Albert, Alberta, Canada hosts one of the best events in the country every August.
Rock'n August is a week full of events for the...
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MAY 27, 2015: WHERE HAVE ALL THE OLD CARS GONE? LONG TIME PASSING…
Peter, Paul and Mary had a great big hit back in 1962 when they released ‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”.
This was basically a...
NOVEMBER 16, 2015: A LOOK BACK AT SEMA 2015
The SEMA Show concluded last week in Las Vegas, Nevada and it is hard to describe to someone that has never attended. Combine 2.5...
GLENNIFER LAKE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SMALL RESORT COMMUNITY THROWS A GREAT CAR SHOW
Glennifer Lake is a welcome sight in Central Alberta because it’s a lake in an area where lakes are not a common entity.
Glennifer Lake...
APRIL 11, 2015: TRUST YOUR NOSE–A CAR GUY GUIDE TO STRANGE AUTOMOTIVE AROMAS
I was walking to my car in a parking lot the other day I encountered a familiar and frightening smell: the sickly sweet aroma...
OCTOBER 13, 2015: T-BUCKET—THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HOT ROD EVER BUILT?
There are a few cars (and trucks) you can call automotive icons.
1st-3rd Gen Corvettes, the 5-6-7 Chevys, the ’32 Fords, 1st Gen Mustangs, 1st...
SOME VERY UNUSUAL SURPRISES AT A SUMMER PLACE: READ ON
Mulhurst, Alberta is better known as Mulhurst Bay because it is a summer resort that borders on Pigeon Lake.
MSCC does not know the exact...
THE GUILD GARAGE: WHEN A HALF HOUR CAR SHOW JUST SEEMS LIKE AN HOUR
Restoration Garage always lived up to its non-car guy producers’ goal to produce a docu-drama.
The producers appeared to believe in the standard TV playbook...
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BREAKING NEWS!! NOW IS THE TIME TO LIST YOUR 2025 CAR...
MyStarCollectorCar will enter our 16th year as Canada’s premier online e-zine for the car guy hobbyist in 2025 and we are already very excited...