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DECEMBER 2017: 1972 DATSUN PICKUP—THE DEFINITION OF A PERIOD CORRECT TUNER
Tuner cars are definitely the domain of younger car guys.
They squeeze enormous power out of engines the size of a picnic basket and there’s...
TODAY AT MY STAR
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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NOVEMBER 2022 STARS OF THE SHOW–DIDSBURY CAR CLUB FROM 2012-2015-2022
The Didsbury Car Club hosts an annual show on the second Saturday in May every year--it's a kickoff to the car show season in...
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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)...
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...
SEPTEMBER 29 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE LESSONS LEARNED WITH AN OLD CAR
Old cars are different from modern cars in many ways, so they require a different approach and philosophy from new cars.
Old cars look different...
NOVEMBER 25, 2015: DOGS IN CARS…CANINES RIDING SHOTGUN—IT NEVER GETS OLD
‘Dogs in Cars’ is an irregular MSCC feature because the shots are spontaneous.
There are a lot of Fidos on road trips but you can...
CARVING UP A LEGEND—WHY BUTCHER HISTORY?
There’s been a solid trend toward resto-mods in the old car hobby and that’s a good thing in many ways.
Classic iron with great brakes,...
JUNE 13, 2015: FAREWELL TO A HARDCORE MOPAR GUY-TIM FROM HEAVY METAL AUTO WRECKERS
I met Tim Lynch in the late 80s-I was restoring a crashed ’79 Little Red Express and the word on the street was always...
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...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR JUNE 2024 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
JUNE 1: LEDUC, AB Black Gold Car Show
JUNE 1: SEXSMITH, AB 11th Annual Chautauqua Days Classic Show and Shine
JUNE 1: REVELSTOKE, BC VCCC Show...