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Gallery: Truck Show For Sophie Ringquist – June 26, 2025

June 27, 2025 Leave a comment

HARWINTON, CT – The inaugural Truck Show in memory of Sophie Ringquist was staged Thursday evening at 5 Scoops Sweet Shoppe. Despite a bit of drizzle, turnout at the smallish strip center was strong with trucks old and new on display. RIDE-CT has a gallery of some of the entries…

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(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 .

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The already once-postponed Stew Leonard's Car Show scheduled for Sunday (July 27) in Newington, CT as well as the Two Road Brewery Car Show in Stratford, CT and the Pine Rock Fire Company #4 Car and Truck Show in Shelton, CT have been postponed due to a rainy a rainy forecast. A new date for the Stew Leonard's show has not been announced but the Two Roads Brewery and Pine Rock shows will now be held on August 10. A reader also sent word that the Falcons Cruise in Middletown, CT is off but RIDE-CT hasn't been able to confirm this with the presenting organization.