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OCTOBER 2020: A 1957 TRIUMPH TR3 IS A WISH FULFILLMENT FOR...
The Triumph TR3 is considered by its many fans to be the high water mark in British sports car style and coolness.
The...
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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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FEBRUARY 2013 STARS OF THE SHOW-ON WITH THE SHOW THIS IS...
There isn't a kid in North America who doesn't remember the Bugs Bunny Show on TV. He opened the show with his pals marching...
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MISADVENTURES IN MORON LAND: REFLECTIONS ON DRIVING AN OLD CAR
1963 was a long time ago.
It was a time before laptops, cell phones, Facebook, Kool-Aid inspired hair, and hundreds of bad television channels viewed...
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...
A CAR GUY LOOK AT THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY ONE
DECEMBER 7-A CAR GUY LOOK AT THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS:DAY ONE On the first day of Christmas my true...
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...
MSCC OCTOBER 27 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: 5 DANGER SIGNS OF A CHRONIC OLD CAR...
It’s hip these days to publically admit one’s personal demons-preferably on some vacuous daytime talk show where the mindless masses flock to the shills/hosts...
MAY 3, 2015: AUT VINCENT AUT MORI-WHY CRASH CLUB IS THE MOST MEMORABLE BOOK...
I read a lot of books when I was a kid and I remember a fair number of them for various reasons.
‘Old Yeller’ is...
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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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 JULY 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
JULY 1: BLACKIE, AB 1st Annual Rural Show and Shine
JULY 1: SALTSPRING ISLAND, BC 24th Annual Car Show
JULY 1: BRETON, AB The Village...