Gallery: “My Ride Reunion” Offers Dry Oasis Within Wet Show – Aug. 18, 2024

GOSHEN, CT – Rain essentially washed out the Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club’s annual car show and swap meet at the Goshen Fairgrounds today, but the indoor show within the show dubbed the “My Ride Reunion” managed to provide a dry spot for spectators to marvel at nearly two-dozen classic cars and trucks.

The My Ride Reunion collection was curated from the more than 300 vehicles featured over the past eight years in the Republican-American newspaper’s popular “My Ride” car feature that appears every Saturday. The display at the car show featured a broad cross-section models that were chosen for their rarity, their features, their styling, their backstories and other factors.

While the outside show failed to draw many entries because of the day-long rain, the inside exhibit enjoyed a steady stream of folks who chatted up the many owners who themselves didn’t let the soggy conditions prevent them from showing off their beauties. Only two car owners bailed out on the exhibit in the face of the forecast.

Here’s a gallery of the “My Ride Reunion.” If some of the cars look familiar, that’s because many of the have been featured on this website after first appearing in the Waterbury, CT newspaper:

Unlike many shows that hand out trophies in various categories, the LHHAC’s shows favors awarding doors prizes to a handful of owners at the show. Because of outdoor shortfall, five My Ride Reunion participants swept the prizes that were handed out byLHHAC president Glenn Royals:

(Photos by Bud Wilkinson)

About Bud Wilkinson

Bud Wilkinson writes the "RIDE-CT" motorcycle column and the "My Ride" classic car feature in the "Republican-American" newspaper in Waterbury, CT. 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 rides a 1987 BMW R 80 RT and a 2014 Triumph Bonneville and drives a 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata.

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