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MSCC MARCH 5 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE DECADES OF GETAWAY CARS
What was the perfect getaway car?
In this case, getaway car doesn’t mean jumping into your brand-new Isuzu MU-X and hitting vacation mode, because no...
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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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JULY 2021 STARS OF THE SHOW—THE JULY 23, 2016 ROCKY SHOW
There’s an annual car show in the picturesque town of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. As the name of the town implies, Rocky is...
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DRIVERLESS CARS: RIDING SHOTGUN IN YOUR OWN CAR
60 Minutes ran a feature about the future of the automobile.
Most of the big players in the automotive world are currently in...
DECEMBER 1, 2017 MSCC FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS 5 OF ITS FAVORITE VINTAGE...
We at MyStarCollectorCar lean heavily toward vintage vehicles built somewhere in Canada and the United States when it comes to our favorites, but we...
DECEMBER 8, 2011: A LOOK BACK IN TIME – WHEN BOOGIE VANS WERE KING...
I just got rid of a full sized 1987 van that I owned for the past 3 1/2 years.
The van was simply a...
JUNE 4, 2015: RAINY DAYS AND SUNDAYS–A GOOD GAME PLAN FOR CAR SHOWS
There are two groups of people who hate rain with a passion: soon-to-be-brides and car show organizers.
Brides may get the nod because they only...
DECEMBER 30, 2011: 1970S CARS ARE THE RODNEY DANGERFIELDS OF THE HOBBY: THEY NEED...
There is one angle on the car hobby that seriously p****es me off:some smug weasel with an anti-Detroit philosophy who takes a past generation...
THE CORVAIR IN ACTION! – A PRE-RALPH NADER PROMOTIONAL FILM BY THE GENERAL
Corvair was General Motors’ answer to this question in 1960: how did the Germans manage to outgun us after World War Two?
The problem for...
“CAR GUY”–THE SHRINKING SUBCULTURE
I work in tech.
Specifically I work in software development and end-user support.
I’m a hired geek.
I’m not the guy who gets you 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 DECEMBER 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
Stay tuned--we're setting up for 2025!
Contact us if you have your event locked in so we can list it early--follow this MyStar link....