Fallen Stars
FEBRUARY 2012 FALLEN STARS-A VANISHING PIECE OF HISTORY GETS MORE DIFFICULT TO DOCUMENT
The mscc section 'Fallen Stars' was designed from the outset to document a vanishing piece of North American history-old iron in its natural environment.
Overzealous, heavy-handed anti-clunker laws, irate neighbors, the increase in scrap iron prices and yes, angry wives have all contributed to the loss of this automotive art form.
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JANUARY 2012 FALLEN STARS: MOPARS IN REPOSE PART TWO
Last month's Fallen Stars were so popular that Part Two was mandatory. As mentioned in December, these pictures are a compilation derived from Mopar guru Kori Alexander's travels over many years.
Kori is one of those guys who likes to document things.That's a bonus because some of these cars may have gone to that Great Crusher in the Sky.
The world is a poorer place when that happens...
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DECEMBER 2011: FALLEN STARS-CLASSIC MOPARS IN RETIREMENT PHASE
DECEMBER 2011: FALLEN STARS-CLASSIC MOPARS IN RETIREMENT PHASE
Kori Alexander is a legendary Mopar guy and he's covered thousands of miles in his quest for the ultimate project. Happily enough, he took a camera along on many of his quests.
These cars were found in the Northwest US and Canada over the course of several years and they capture an era when these were plentiful-most car guys would call it the golden era.
Welcome to December 2011 Fallen Stars...a look back at what truly was a golden era.
Many thanks to Kori for his camera work.
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NOVEMBER 2011 FALLEN STARS-NATURAL BEAUTY OR UNNATURAL BLIGHT ON THE LANDSCAPE?
There are two distinct sides on the "old car as a part of the landscape" issue. The detractors call them a blight on the landscape and the pro-old iron guys call them a dwindling resource that reminds us of who we were and where we came from in the 20th Century.
That old 56 Ford could be the very car that you courted your wife back in 1963...or the same car that took you to your first drive in when you were 9.That's when mom put a sleeping bag back there for you and your siblings to duke it out over before you crashed into a sleep that only a kid could have.
These rusty old relics meant something to somebody at some time. Now they're treated like toxic waste instead of garnering the respect that any piece of our past should attain as a signpost of our personal history.
That's a travesty...
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OCTOBER 2011 FALLEN STARS- NO FINER CAR CROP THAN THE ONE THAT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK
The MSCC Fallen Star section represents all that is great about the old car hobby. Some people simply dismiss these vehicles as old wrecks with no discernable value-toxic waste on 4 wheels.
These are the same type of people who like to use puppies for field goal practice.
Those of us with an automotive soul see these vehicles as blank canvasses with a bright future.
Preserve the past-save an old car.
Photos courtesy of Doug Giesbrecht.
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