Gallery: Drakeville VFD Car Show – Aug. 14, 2026

TORRINGTON, CT – After a one-week postponement due to rain, the Drakeville Volunteer Fire Department Car Show was held downtown Friday night. Late afternoon showers reduced attendance but the sky eventually cleared so that those who did attend had an enjoyable time.

RIDE-CT popped down for about an hour and managed to get some photos of the models on display. Here’s a gallery from the show…

(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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