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FEBRUARY 25, 2015: ANOTHER UNREQUITED LOVE FROM THE DISTANT PAST: CAR...
There are many among us who are old enough to remember the annual new car editions of Popular Science, Mechanix Illustrated and other popular...
TODAY AT MY STAR
APRIL 2026: A SUCCESSFUL 35-YEAR SEARCH FOR EXACTLY THE RIGHT 1971...
Jim Berry was a young mechanic at the starting line of a career in the trade when he was given the task of a...
RESTRICTED LICENSE PLATES FOR ANTIQUE VEHICLES—THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
There was a recent news story about Minnesota banning vintage cars from the road at night and severely limiting the annual mileage.
As usual, the...
OWNERS STORIES
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...
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: DEAD CAR BRANDS-AND WHERE THEY USED TO FIT...
The road to 2017 is littered with the carcasses of dead car brands.
Sometimes car manufacturers need to lighten the load just to make ends...
JOHN WAYNE’S OTHER HORSE
I was always a huge Duke Wayne fan.
He rode tall in the saddle and dispensed his own unique brand of frontier justice in dozens...
THE ELUSIVE DODGE POLARIS: HOW A CLASSIC CAR BECAME A SNOWMOBILE
Time is the sworn enemy of memory and accuracy.
I was at a self-serve gas station in a 1963 Plymouth when I met a friendly...
NOTE TO SKIMMERS AND HALF-MILERS: READ THE WHOLE THING BEFORE WE HEAR FROM YOU
MSCC will always lead with an attention-getting device because it’s the right thing to do when it comes to snaring a reader’s interest.
We are...
NOVEMBER 16, 2011: CAR GUYS WITH NO SOUL–JALOPNIK LOOKS AT “CHEVY RUNS DEEP”- 65...
I have to confess that I'm not a big fan of Jalopnik but somebody sent me a link to a piece that they ran...
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"....
A CHEVY IN DRAG: HOW CANADIAN PONTIACS WERE DIFFERENT FROM AMERICAN PONTIACS
A solid business arrangement between Canada and the United States is vital to both countries because of the enormous amount of cross-border trade that...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR SEPTEMBER 2026 CAR SHOWS AND EVENTS
We're setting up the calendar for the 2026 Car Show Season for club and community car shows, so you can get listed on the...

















































































































