It’s a Star No, not that kind of Star but a Star Car. What’s a Star Car you ask Well, it was a coupe designed to compete with the likes of the Model T Ford back in the late ’20s. And while seldomly seen anymore, here’s a 1928 coupe example, located in Montrose, Colorado and available for $3. 500. Thanks to Ikey H. for this most interesting tipStar was a motor company created by Durant Motors. Durant Motors, in turn, was formed by the notable, or notorious, depending on your perspective, William Durant, the procreator of General Motors Corporation. Sometime after GM s board of directors gave Durant the 23 Skidoo, Durant formed Durant Motors in 1921. Within ten years Durant Motors was finito but one of the curiously interesting cars created by Durant was the Star Car coupe which was produced between 1923 and 1928. While a supposedly Model T competitor, this 1928 edition looks more like a Model A competitive surrogate.It’s funny how something buried deep in the recesses of your memory sud denly comes to life, based on something as simple as a momentary glimpse of a picture. When I first saw the initial image of this Star Car coupe, it immediately triggered a recall of a long seemingly forgotten episode of The Lloyd Bridges Show entitled, Just Married. There is some detail on the episode . The car in the show was a Model A Ford but the images of this Star are so similar to the Model A featured in the show that the synapses immediately made the connection to that 1962 TV episode.So, what do we have here Elegantly decrepit is probably the best description. The seller tells us that there is rust present though the images reveal it as mostly surface rust in nature. The sheet metal is rated as being in only fair condition. Things like the running boards, however, are pretty well shot as is the fabric top cover. That said, it appears to be mostly all there (99 according to the seller).The head-scratcher is what resides in the engine room. There are no accompanying images so I can only show you the controls but not the engine. Research tells us that a Star Car coupe usually came equipped with a 152 CI in-line four-cylinder engine that squeezed out about 24 HP. The seller claims that this Star has a six-cylinder flat-head Continental engine which was manufactured by the independent engine manufacturer, Continental Motors. Continental was an OEM supplier to various domestic manufacturers back in the day including Star. From what could be surfaced, a six-cylinder Continental engine displaced 199 CI and was rated at 71 HP. An engine of that size in a car as diminutive as this Star coupe should make for interesting driving dynamics. Very unfortunate that there is not more detail included in the listing. One bright spot, the seller claims that the engine at least turns over.The interior of this coupe is spent. There is a seat frame, remnants of a wooden steering wheel and trashed door cards, not much else. Floorboards, which are literally boards, need some attenti on too. There is no visible instrument panel but it is hard to tell if that is by design or the result of happenstance.The skinny on this Star coupe is that it was parked in 1957 in a barn that collapsed. Now, 63 years later it has surfaced for sale. Yes, this Star Car coupe is rare but as a limited production commodity car and not in the sense of limited production, high-dollar premium cars of the era like Stutz, Auburn and Ruxton.