Classic car owners and classic car lovers will have at least 20 shows across Connecticut to choose from to either enter or attend this weekend. Rain last weekend forced the one-week postponement of at least four shows. That has helped to pack the calendar on Saturday and Sunday (May 16-17). …

With all that’s happening in the world and in the United States, it’s hard to be shocked or even mildly surprised by a headline on a news story. Another day, another outrage. Yet the words atop a story on “Carscoops” last week provided a reason to gasp, especially as car …

OXFORD, CT – Dark clouds and sprinkles kept car owners away, but Fritz’s Snack Bar Spring Dust-Off on Saturday afternoon was significant because those who did show up displayed their support for an establishment that suffered a New Year’s Day Fire that saw it closed for a month. There many …

BRISTOL, CT – Allegations of missing vehicles and unpaid loans have resulted Stephen Toyota being on the receiving end of $5.1 million lawsuit filed in federal district court in Connecticut by Toyota Motor Credit Corp. The suit, filed April 4, came after an inventory audit on March 27 “determined that …

WALLINGFORD, CT – Overnight rain that gave way to morning sprinkles no doubt hurt attendance at the Connecticut Street Rod Association’s Spring Dust-Off on Sunday but there was still a nice variety of both colorful and subdued hot rods. Seeing so many of them together provided a reminder of the …

The 2026 car show season is upon us in Connecticut. This coming weekend of April 25-26 has at least a dozen shows scheduled across the state, and that doesn’t include cars and coffee or cruise-type events. The number of car shows alone is sufficient to declare this weekend to be …

DERBY, CT – The annual Heav’nly Donuts Fill The Crosley Food Drive and Car Show at Heav’nly Donuts drew an afternoon crowd today and many bags of donated groceries. There were a bunch of diminutive Crosley models but loads of Mopars, Chevies and Fords, too. RIDE-CT arrived expecting that perhaps …

BEACON FALLS, CT – It had a title that was a tongue-twister – Hammer City Kustom’s Ice Break’n, Model Makin, Fantastic Plastic Model Show. It showed off and sold plastic model cars as well as displayed a few full-size customs at Hammer City Kustom’s shop on Sunday. Turnout was good …

WETHERSFIELD, CT – Connecticut residents really do love pizza! Proof is found in the popularity of the special license plates declaring Connecticut to be “The Pizza State” and bearing an image of a pepperoni slice. The state Department of Motor Vehicles began taking applications for the pizza plates in March …

WETHERSFIELD, CT – The threatening text received last weekend, purportedly from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, warned that a “traffic violation associated with your account remains unresolved.” It further noted that if “full payment” was not made by the next day, I could face vehicle registration revocation and “suspension …