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JANUARY 25, 2015 (FEBRUARY 2015): ’49 METEOR- A CANADIAN SHOEBOX FOLLOWS...
Shoebox Fords were an immediate hit with hot-rodders in the early 50s.
They were a welcome sight in 1949 because they put some serious daylight...
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MYSTAR JULY 4 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE SMART MOVES AFTER CAR...
Car guys are by nature boneheaded optimists who choose to ignore rust-infested reality on four wheels.
It is both a weakness and, strangely enough,...
JULY 2025: 1972 PLYMOUTH SATELLITE WAGON—THE BRADY BUNCH COMES HOME
The Brady Bunch was wholesome TV family entertainment when it debuted on September 26, 1969.
This show was a ratings monster in syndication, so several...
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JANUARY 2022 STARS OF THE SHOW—THE CARS OF COLD WAR MOTORS
Imagine a car lot where the owner walked away almost 60 years ago and left his inventory behind—that would be Cold War Motors.
The cars...
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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...
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...
THE MEETING OF THE MINDLESS: STORY DUPLICATION AND IDENTICAL TWINS
It may come as a surprise that almost 100% of the heavy lifting here at MyStarCollectorCar is done by identical twins.
Jerry and Jim...
CRUSHING A HIGH SCHOOL KID’S FIRST CAR DREAMS WITH A CYLINDER HEAD REBUILD
There was a bygone era when a first car meant everything to a young car guy.
A first car represented a golden opportunity to hit...
MSCC DECEMBER 21 FIVE FOR FRIDAY—FIVE RULES TO LIVE BY
Society has a basic set of rules and in most cases they make sense because they separate us from anarchy.
The car hobby isn’t chaotic...
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,...
OCTOBER 30, 2015: IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR–OUR CHOICE FOR BEST MUSTANG
The dawn of the Mustang era was a big part of the folklore from the 60s car culture.
The Mustang name pioneered the pony car...
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GREAT GRILLES OF THE ‘50S – HOW LEARNING CAN BE FUN
Research is the backbone of MyStarCollectorCar’s written material because the collector car hobby is an ongoing education.
The key to this education is finding quality...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR JUNE 2025 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
JUNE 1: KHEDIVE, SK Car and Antique Tractor Show
JUNE 1: CHIPMAN, AB Car Crafters Club 23rd Annual 'Back to the Basics' Car Show ...
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