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JANUARY 16, 2011: FIVE DANGER SIGNS TO AVOID AT THE BARRETT-JACKSON...
January is a month with very few redeeming features for car guys.
The collector car auction season makes the cabin fever go away for...
TODAY AT MY STAR
MYSTAR MAY 29 FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE FORKS IN THE ROAD...
There are many figurative forks in the road taken in every person’s life and car guys are no exception to this basic truth.
In...
MAY 2026: A 1964 FORD GALAXIE 500 XL IS A “GO-TO...
Dave Goddard admits he is not a fan of most Ford car designs from the early 1960s, but he is a huge fan of...
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JUNE 8 MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR FIVE FOR FRIDAY: FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ROCK’N RED...
The Rock’n Red Deer Super Run is back in 2018.
Some you may be unfamiliar with this show but it can be summed up as...
MYSTAR HIGHLIGHTS
DECEMBER 2017 MSCC ROAD WARRIORS—ADVENTURES ON FOUR WHEELS
There’s a certain mystique to driving old iron because there’s a built-in risk factor.
Old brakes don’t have the stopping power of new brakes so...
PART 3: ARE THESE CAR SHOWS WORTH 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME?
Car shows primarily come in one hour and ½ hour formats.
We have touched on a few of the one hour shows that are part...
HOW TO GET YOUR CLASSIC READY FOR AN AUCTION
January is definitely a high profile month for car auctions.
TV paved the way years ago when Barrett-Jackson started broadcasting prime time shows from Scottsdale,...
DECEMBER 18, 2011: WHO WAS THE COOLEST CAR GUY? JAMES (ROCKFORD) GARNER OR STEVE...
Is it even possible to pick a winner between these two guys?
Maybe-just maybe.
James Garner and Steve McQueen actually acted together in 'The Great...
DECEMBER 8, 2011: A LOOK BACK IN TIME – WHEN BOOGIE VANS WERE KING...
I just got rid of a full sized 1987 van that I owned for the past 3 1/2 years.
The van was simply a...
DECEMBER 29, 2015: HOW ABOUT AN OFFICIAL CAR SHOW IN CUBA? THE LAND OF...
Cuba is often called the “land that time forgot” because old Detroit iron is still alive and well on the streets of cities like...
A HISTORY LESSON FROM 1984: COMPLETE BOOK OF COLLECTIBLE CARS
Occasionally MyStarCollectorCar receives old school (paper-based) material from a bygone era.
One of the more interesting books from the past was a Canadian book titled...
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MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR OCTOBER 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...
















































































































