NORWALK, CT – As a teenager, Jim Torok of Norwalk mowed lawns to make money, specifically the lawn of a neighbor who had a 1954 Dodge pickup. “I did some work for him and he had it, and we went all over in that truck. I mowed his grass. He paid …

Want proof that classic car aficionados are mostly men? Just compare the number of car shows that get scheduled on Father’s Day versus Mother’s Day. There are at least a dozen car shows set for this Sunday (June 21) across the state, while there were none – at least none …

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 …

HARWINTON, CT – It was while driving to Guilford along I-95 on Saturday morning that the low fuel light in the dashboard came one. Unsure of just how long it had been illuminated, a detour into a service plaza for a fill-up seemed prudent. The extortionate price for premium was …

WOODBURY, CT – To be complete, it’s actually billed as the Woodbury Lions Club Car, Truck and Bike Show, and Sunday event’s at Hollow Park drew more than 300 entries. They ranged from hot rods and military models and to sports cars and cars from the early days of motoring. …

TORRINGTON, CT – A cloudy sky and a few late afternoon sprinklers did not deter classic car owners from congregating on Main Street on Friday evening. There was an impressive turnout of rarely-seen models and the 18th annual Torrington Lions Club Car Show attracted what was, at times, an elbow-to-elbow …

ROME, Italy – As farfetched as it may sound, Ferrari has revealed a new battery-powered, four-door model. The all-wheel-drive electric model is called the Luce and was unveiled Monday. Luce is the Italian word for “light” and Ferrari said its new sports car represents “the beginning of a new chapter …

SEYMOUR, CT – The 79-year-old driver of a 1930 Ford Model A has died following a head-on collision with a Ford F-350 pickup in Seymour on Friday night. The driver, Richard Dimauro, was unresponsive at the scene, according to a press release from the Seymour Police Department. Lifesaving measures were …

With the weekend forecast calling for showers on Saturday afternoon, rain all day on Sunday and showers on Monday morning, skittish car show organizers across the state were gauging today whether to stage as planned or postpone to a later date. Four shows out of the more than dozen scheduled …

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). …