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The Restoration From Hell Part Ten-IT’S OVER
THE FINAL PUSHI’d done a competent job with the reconstruction of the finned refugee from 1959 but I had clear limitations. The interior was...
TODAY AT MY STAR
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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STARS OF THE SHOW
JULY 2013 STARS OF THE SHOW: A CHANCE TO MAKE A...
There's an organization called "Take a Kid to a Car Show" that is dedicated to the idea that kids are the future of the...
MYSTAR HIGHLIGHTS
MAY 10, 2015: FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING–DANDELIONS, OLD RIDES AND FOR SALE SIGNS ARE...
The car guys in Didsbury, AB really know how to throw a good car show.
They close off Main Street and fill it with a...
NOVEMBER 16, 2015: A LOOK BACK AT SEMA 2015
The SEMA Show concluded last week in Las Vegas, Nevada and it is hard to describe to someone that has never attended. Combine 2.5...
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JUNE 6, 2015: UNARMED AT A CAR SHOW—NO CAMERA, NO NOTEBOOK, LOTS OF FUN
I go to a local car show every week because it’s large and full of interesting old iron.
This show has produced some great MSCC...
OCTOBER 6 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE WAYS A WINTER CAR PROJECT IS THE KEY...
The idea that a car project will torpedo a stable ship of marriage is not without merit.
The conflict between spouses and cars will become...
JUNE 11, 2015 ENDLESS SUMMER–WHY THE BEACH BOYS AND CARS ARE INSEPARABLE
I remember the first time I heard the term Endless Summer.
It was the name of a compilation album released by the Beach Boys in...
HOW MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PLANS TO CONQUER 2017
We never rest on our laurels at MyStarCollectorCar.com.
We will continue to chase another car story, truck story, or vintage car hobby topic on the...
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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...
CAR SHOWS & EVENTS
MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR APRIL 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
APRIL 21: ANCASTER, ON British Car Shows and Flea Market
APRIL 21: CALGARY, AB Nifty Fifty's 38th Spring Thaw
APRIL 26-28: WINNIPEG, MB Manitoba...