Gallery: Oxford Center Fire Company Car Show – July 11, 2026

OXFORD, CT – An “under construction” sign could have been posted at the 16th annual Oxford Center Fire Company Car Show on Saturday. New building was progressing on the property while nearby spectator parking had just been repaved and the adjacent grassy areas reseeded.

While the number of entries seemed a bit smaller than in other years, the quality of the entries was tip-top. RIDE-CT strolled the show ground for a couple of hours, snapping photos along the way. Here’s a gallery of some of the discoveries…

(Photos by Bud Wilkinson.)

About Bud Wilkinson

Bud Wilkinson is editor and publisher of RIDE-CT. He also writes the "My Ride" classic car column for Hearst Connecticut Media Group's newspapers in CT including the "Connecticut Post" (Bridgeport), "Republican-American" (Waterbury), "Stamford Advocate," "New Haven Register," "Danbury News-Times," "Norwalk Hour" and more. The weekly feature began in 2016 in the "Republican-American." 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 R80RT and a 1996 BMW R850R.

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