Gallery: Cruise on the Connecticut River – June 13, 2026

June 13, 2026 Leave a comment

MIDDLETOWN, CT – The Route 66 Cruisers staged its Cruise on the Connecticut River on Saturday afternoon and drew some nice looking cars and trucks. It’s not often that spectators get to see a Sonnet sports car but there was a nice red 1969 2V4 version. A 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 pickup truck with a fauxtina exterior also stood out among the muscle cars, Corvettes and Mustangs.

RIDE-CT particularly enjoyed the grassy setting on west bank of the Connecticut River with the Arrigoni Bridge in the background. Here’s a modest gallery from the show…

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(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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