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SEPTEMBER 2021: THIS 1963 CORVETTE IS MORE THAN A CAR–IT IS...
The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray moved mountains in the domestic car industry.
The ’63 Vette was an instant legend, complete with a radical new...
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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RACK UP 5300 MILES IN 8 DAYS...
MyStarCollectorCar writer Jerry Sutherland has done a stellar job of chronicling the daily adventures of life on the road in a 1963 Plymouth over...
ROUTE 63 DAY 9—ALBERTA BOUND WITHOUT BEING SLUNG OVER THE SADDLE
A guy named Paul Brandt wrote the most definitive Alberta song twenty years ago.
He released it in 2004—it was about a guy heading home...
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JULY 2019: THE 1958 CANADA TRUCK—EXTREMELY RARE WORKHORSE PROJECT FROM NORTH...
Darren Wiberg is the head of the restoration shop at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada so he’s seen some tough challenges over...
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MSCC TIME CAPSULE:THE SPYDER AND THE HILLYBILLY- A 1973 AD… A BIG DISTRACTION FACTOR
This ad has some guy in a genuine 100% doofus cowboy hat. The only guy who looked good in that kind of hat...
NOVEMBER 9, 2011: WE BID A FOND FAREWELL TO THE 2011 CAR SHOW SEASON
One of the many drawbacks to a four- season climate is the end of the car season.
We live in a region where Santa Claus...
JUNE 15, 2015: HISTORY ROAD 2015: THE RAIN, THE CARS, AND OTHER THINGS THAT...
The annual Reynolds Museum car show in Wetaskiwin, Alberta is one of our favorites at MSCC.
Reynolds has a world class automotive collection that began...
JULY 28, 2015: REALITY CHECK–DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO SELL THE DEAD GUY’S CAR?
I watched a couple of car-curber TV show episodes that involved the sale of estate cars.
The sales were facilitated by the little guy with...
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...
WHY WE MISS THE NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE
There are plenty of icons from the past that are long gone as we head into 2017.
For instance, those of us with plenty of...
OCTOBER 7, 2015: THE FINE ART OF BUYING AN OLD CAR
One of the most dangerous minefields in the car hobby is how to find the right fit for an old ride.
"The wrong choice can...
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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 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...