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JULY 28, 2012 (AUGUST 2012):1968 MUSTANG 2+2 FASTBACK-TIMING AND FORESIGHT BACK...
In 1968, a guy named Steve McQueen put a dark green Mustang fastback into the Movie Car Hall of Fame with a film called...
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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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SEPTEMBER 2015 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LITTLE BIT OF SHOW,...
SEPTEMBER 2015 STARS OF THE SHOW: A LITTLE BIT OF SHOW, A LITTLE BIT OF GO OR A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH
The car show...
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JULY 2015: A 1966 OLDSMOBILE TORONADO COMES HOME FOR GOOD THIS TIME
One of the coolest cars to ever come out of the Sensational Sixties was the 1966 Olds Toronado.
The General invented the stylish name (Toronado)...
JULY 12, 2015: SIX QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS YEAR’S SUPER RUN—ROCK’N RED DEER 2015
This year the Super Run is in Red Deer, Alberta Canada and for those who don’t know what it is—you can sum it up...
NOVEMBER 27, 2015: CAR GUYS — THE LAST OF THE HUNTER-GATHERERS
The hunter-gatherer was the most important component of early human culture.
In fact, it was a way of life for all human ancestors...
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...
DECEMBER 31, 2011: MORE EVENTS THAT ROCKED THE CAR WORLD-FINS TO THE LEFT AND...
Full disclosure here: Jimmy Buffett was actually talking about a bar filled with too many dudes and not enough chicks when he wrote "Fins"....
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...
JUNE 29, 2015: THE ESRA SHOW–A GREAT CAR EVENT WITH MANY SURPRISES
We can draw a few conclusions from the Edmonton Street Rod Association’s 31st annual car show.
One: these guys know how to throw a great...
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GREAT GRILLES OF THE ‘50S – HOW LEARNING CAN BE FUN
Research is the backbone of MyStarCollectorCar’s written material because the collector car hobby is an ongoing education.
The key to this education is finding quality...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR MAY 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
MAY 2: RED DEER AB Red Deer Cruise Night Season Opener
MAY 3-4: RED DEER, AB CAVAC Annual Swap Meet
MAY 11: DIDSBURY, AB...