Gallery: AMCs at the Drive-In – August 22, 2026

SOUTHINGTON, CT – A cloudy morning have hurt the turnout a bit but there were still some exquisite models at the AMCs at the Drive-In car show at the Southington Drive-In on Saturday. The event is staged annually by the Connecticut chapter of the American Motors Owners Association.

The gathering was open to AMC, Rambler, Jeep, Hudson, Nash and pre-1988 Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth (and presumably DeSoto) offerings. There appeared to be more AMX and Javelin models as well as Pacers, Spirits and Eagles than in years past.

RIDE-CT spent a couple of hours admiring the entries and snapping photos and has assembled this gallery of some of the more colorful cars…

(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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