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AUGUST 2014 FALLEN STARS: HIDDEN TREASURE IN A MINED OUT SALVAGE...
Most auto wreckers have drastically modified their business plan so the really old stuff is long gone. The vintage iron becomes a victim of...
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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RACK UP 5300 MILES IN 8 DAYS...
MyStarCollectorCar writer Jerry Sutherland has done a stellar job of chronicling the daily adventures of life on the road in a 1963 Plymouth over...
ROUTE 63 DAY 9—ALBERTA BOUND WITHOUT BEING SLUNG OVER THE SADDLE
A guy named Paul Brandt wrote the most definitive Alberta song twenty years ago.
He released it in 2004—it was about a guy heading home...
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APRIL 2019: 1936 DODGE BROTHERS PICKUP—IT’S NOT GOING TO BE HOT-RODDED...
Cars and trucks from the 1930s come in three distinct forms.
They’re either stock, hot-rodded or extinct.
This 1936 Dodge Brothers pickup is a great example...
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CONFESSIONS OF A MILE-MAKER IN A METRIC COUNTRY
I live in Canada where the kilometer measurement became the law of the land in 1977.
The resultant confusion was newsworthy at the time because...
NOVEMBER 10, 2015: AUTO ROUND-UP–IT’S LIKE A PAPER CAR SHOW WITH REALLY COOL RIDES
AUTO ROUND-UP: IT’S LIKE A PAPER CAR SHOW WITH REALLY COOL RIDES
Dedicated MSCC readers already know about the connection with Auto Round-Up but here’s...
MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK—WHAT WAS HOT AND WHAT WAS NOT AT BARRETT-JACKSON
Monday morning quarterback is a term designed to take a shot at guys who make bold statements after a football game.
I’m one of those...
CANUCK-ONLY FORDS: WHAT WAS IN A WEIRD NAME UP NORTH?
Ford of Canada was a Canadian-only car company right up to the 1965 Auto Pact that tore down the economic wall for cross-border automotive...
JULY 28, 2015: SUPER RUN WEEK—A LOOK BACK AT THE 2009 AND 2012 VERSION...
Super Run 2015 kicked off with its first event last night but today is all about yesterday.
This event alternates between three western Canadian provinces...
JANUARY 1, 2012: NUT JOBS SAY IT’S THE LAST YEAR FOR EARTH WE SAY...
Today is the first day of the rest of your car shows.
It's 2012 baby...time to ring out the old and ring in the...
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...
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The Benefits of Using Wellington’s Auto Wreckers for Car Removal Needs
Many individuals and businesses recognise the importance of recycling and reusing old car parts to minimise landfill waste. However, some may not know the...
CAR SHOWS & EVENTS
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR JUNE 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
JUNE 1: LEDUC, AB Black Gold Car Show
JUNE 1: SEXSMITH, AB 11th Annual Chautauqua Days Classic Show and Shine
JUNE 1: REVELSTOKE, BC VCCC Show...