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FEBRUARY 2021: 1957 DODGE CUSTOM ROYAL—IT WAS DAD’S DREAM CAR
A dream car for a car guy can come in many forms and, in most cases, the dream car is obvious.
That wasn’t the case...
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MATT HOTTE FUNDRAISER, COLD WAR MOTORS MODEL T AND MUCH MORE...
Matt Hotte is a well-known vintage car guy and partner in Strong’s Garage--located in Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada.
He was recently involved in a major crash...
AUGUST 2025: THIS 1962 DODGE DART CONVERTIBLE MAX WEDGE TRIBUTE CAR...
Marty Moncrieff owns an extremely unusual resto mod muscle car that he describes as “a car-on-a-car-front-and-back” because of its unusual body style.
The car in...
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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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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 DO YOU FALL ON A GRENADE TO SAVE A CLASSIC...
I get a lot of car news feeds over the course of a day and most of them are welcome additions to my information...
CONVERTIBLES WITH THE ROOF UP—HAVE WE BECOME TOO SOFT FOR SOFT TOPS?
There was an era when virtually every car was a convertible.
It was called the horseless carriage era and very few carriages had a roof...
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: DEAD CAR BRANDS-AND WHERE THEY USED TO FIT...
The road to 2017 is littered with the carcasses of dead car brands.
Sometimes car manufacturers need to lighten the load just to make ends...
APRIL 19, 2015: MYSTAR SALUTES AMERICAN PIE WITH THE CAR GUY VERSION OF THIS...
American Pie was one of those songs that has become a timeless classic in the history of popular music.
We at MSCC felt it needed...
JUNE 10, 2015: STIRRING UP A HORNET’S NEST–FEEDBACK FROM OUR NEW CARS AT SHOWS...
We ran a piece about the inclusion of new cars at shows and ignited World War Three in the process.
The issue was largely about...
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...
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...
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16 CANDLES AT MYSTAR—THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
April 2nd is the 16th year for MyStarCollectorCar and here’s the most important lesson.
It’s still fun.
There’s nothing better than the warm and fuzzy world...
CAR SHOWS & EVENTS
FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ST ALBERT’S ROCK’N AUGUST
St. Albert Rock'n August is one of the premiere events of the summer car show in Canada.
This is a massive event and it takes...