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DO YOU DRIVE A HOODLUM CAR?
Hoodlum is not a new term.
In fact, ‘hoodlum’ goes back to 1871 San Francisco when it was applied to street thugs who liked to...
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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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DECEMBER 2019 STARS OF THE SHOW—MIX AND MATCH STUFF AT VARIOUS...
The car show season is long over in the northern latitudes but that doesn’t mean you can’t look back at some moments from past...
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JULY 19, 2015: BEAUTIFUL DAY, BEAUTIFUL CARS, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN–AND AN ELUSIVE CUSTOM ROYAL
The 2015 Camrose car show was a winner in very sense of the concept.
Camrose, Alberta is a town of about 18,000 people who are...
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...
SEPTEMBER 8 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS TO MAKE YOUR OLD CAR PERFORM LIKE...
There are plenty of bolt-on improvements to a vintage ride that will make an old car young at heart.
The beautiful part is any...
SIX FOR SUNDAY: GREY CUP RIDES—105 YEARS OF TRADITION
The Grey Cup is the oldest professional football trophy in North America and today is Grey Cup weekend.
Most Canadians can’t decide whether the Grey...
THE GUILD GARAGE: WHEN A HALF HOUR CAR SHOW JUST SEEMS LIKE AN HOUR
Restoration Garage always lived up to its non-car guy producers’ goal to produce a docu-drama.
The producers appeared to believe in the standard TV playbook...
MAY 5, 2015: A STEP BACK IN TIME WITH THE MAY 1950 POPULAR SCIENCE...
All things were possible in 1950 at the dawn of a new decade and most of the ideas hit the pages of Popular Science...
DECEMBER 18, 2011: WHO WAS THE COOLEST CAR GUY? JAMES (ROCKFORD) GARNER OR STEVE...
Is it even possible to pick a winner between these two guys?
Maybe-just maybe.
James Garner and Steve McQueen actually acted together in 'The Great...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR SEPTEMBER 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 2: CALGARY, AB International Mustang Meet 45
SEPTEMBER 1: ROUND HILLS, AB Threshing Days Show and Shine
SEPTEMBER 7: BROOKS, AB Street Rod Association...