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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR MARCH 2022 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
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MARCH 4-6: DETROIT, MI Autorama
MARCH 4-6: SALT LAKE CITY, UT Autorama
MARCH 9:...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR JUNE 20 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE CLASSIC ENGINES WITH NO...
Every car guy and some non-car guys know the most popular numbers for classic engines from the 50s and 60s.
Numbers like the 289 small...
JUNE 2025: 1960 DESOTO ADVENTURER—THE FIN CARS HOOKED HIM EARLY
There are car guys who are dedicated to specific models, years or brand names because that brand, year or model grabbed them early in...
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JULY 2019: THE 1958 CANADA TRUCK—EXTREMELY RARE WORKHORSE PROJECT FROM NORTH...
Darren Wiberg is the head of the restoration shop at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada so he’s seen some tough challenges over...
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REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT ELEPHANT: A LOOK BACK AT THE LAST PRODUCTION 426 HEMI
The 1972 model lineup for Chrysler Corporation was down one engine option for its customers.
Their buyers could no longer check off the 426...
NOVEMBER 10, 2011: WE ASK OUR READERS…CHEVY ENGINE IN A FORD OR MOPAR? YES...
One of the most versatile engines available to the resto-mod market is the very popular 350 Chevy small block.
It is affordable and it...
THE ELUSIVE DODGE POLARIS: HOW A CLASSIC CAR BECAME A SNOWMOBILE
Time is the sworn enemy of memory and accuracy.
I was at a self-serve gas station in a 1963 Plymouth when I met a friendly...
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...
SAINT ALBERT ROCK’N AUGUST—THE BIG SHOW RETURNS AUGUST 7-11
Rock’n August is one of Western Canada’s biggest annual car shows.
The whole community gets behind this week-long event because this is a showcase for...
HOW TO I.D. OLD IRON—DON’T BE AFRAID TO USE A CHEAT SHEET
I’m pretty good at identifying old cars and trucks—within a certain range.
I can I.D. most old cars between 1955 and 1970 because they changed...
CONNECTING WITH SEINFELD—THE FRATERNITY OF THE JEROMES WASN’T ENOUGH
MyStarCollectorCar is based on the average guy in the car hobby—the kind of guy who puts gallons of blood, countless hours of sweat equity,...
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Costs Behind A Classic Car Restoration
Collecting classic cars is a timeless hobby for car enthusiasts across the country. Bloomberg recently noted a 19% increase in auction sales of classic cars since...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR DECEMBER 2025 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
LETHBRIDGE, AB Le Barons Car Club monthly meeting
REGINA, SK Saskatchewan Ford/Mercury Club monthly meeting
VICTORIA, BC Corvette Club monthly meeting
RED DEER, AB Ford Central Car...