Gallery: “Beaters & Buds” Show – April 19, 2025

TORRINGTON, CT – There were some beaters and some stunners at today’s Beaters & Buds Truck, Car and Bike show in Torrington’s North End, which made for a nice variety. RIDE-CT zeroed in a both survivors and on models that looked to be in showroom condition.

Here’s a gallery of some the vehicles on display:

(Photos by Bud Wilkinson.)

About Bud Wilkinson

RIDE-CT editor and publisher Bud Wilkinson writes the "My Ride" classic car feature for Hearst Connecticut Media Group's newspapers in CT, including the "Connecticut Post" in Bridgeport, the "Republican-American" in Waterbury and the "New Haven Register." The weekly feature began in 2016 in the "Republican-American." He also wrote the "RIDE-CT" motorcycle column in that newspaper from 2005 until 2025. A graduate of Vermont Academy prep school, he holds a B.A. degree journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University. He is the recipient of a Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award in 1992 and a 1991-92 regional Emmy Award for commentary. He currently drives a 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata and rides a 1987 BMW R 80 RT .

Leave a Reply