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SEPTEMBER 2014 STARS IN TRAFFIC: GET OUT THERE…THIS IS THE BACK...
SEPTEMBER 2014 STARS IN TRAFFIC: GET OUT THERE...THIS IS THE BACK NINE OF THE SEASON There are some guys who own old iron and...
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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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SEPTEMBER 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW- TIME TRAVEL OVER DECADES
The car show season is winding down in areas not called Florida, Arizona or California but this year was like every year-a fantastic experience....
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APRIL 27, 2015: THE FIRST CAR SHOW OF THE 2015 SEASON AND IT WAS...
We live in what is lovingly referred to as a sub-arctic climate.
Maybe we cannot see Santa’s neighborhood from our front porches, but it is...
NOVEMBER 21, 2015 IT WAS A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD OF CHANGING CAR...
One of the biggest comedy movies of the early 60s was It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
This movie had most of Hollywood’s biggest...
A ROOM FULL OF ELEPHANTS:A RARE COLLECTION OF EARLY MOPAR SHOEBOX 426 HEMI MUSCLE
First impressions are permanent in most situations. In my world as an 11 year old kid in 1966, early 426 Hemi "Elephant" Mopars were...
JULY 12, 2015: IN SEARCH OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 1968 DODGE MOPAR BARACOODA
I scan the automotive want ads on a regular basis in a number of places on the ‘Net.
We live in a lightning-fast world where...
DEC 14, 2015: A FEW TV CAR SHOW QUESTIONS
The idea of car guy TV shows has always been a good idea.
My first encounter with these show occurred years ago when half hour...
JUNE 13, 2015: FAREWELL TO A HARDCORE MOPAR GUY-TIM FROM HEAVY METAL AUTO WRECKERS
I met Tim Lynch in the late 80s-I was restoring a crashed ’79 Little Red Express and the word on the street was always...
APRIL 26, 2015: A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING: THE RAMBLER AMERICAN IN BEAST MODE
Rambler was a name long associated with a conservative family-oriented automobile.
Few car guys dreamed of the day they could finally own an Ambassador and...
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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...