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 …

COLEBROOK, CT – After abruptly ending formal weekly cruise nights in mid-June last year due to excessive noise, Norbrook Farm Brewery plans to revive cruises on a twice-monthly basis in 2026 at the urging of customers. “As much pressure as I received from a neighbor about the noise, I received …

STRATFORD, CT – Volkswagen-owned electric vehicle startup Scout Motors has been hit with a class action lawsuit that claims its direct-to-consumer sales approach is “a blatant breach of its contract with the dealers” that sell VWs. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of Curran Volkswagen of Stratford and Sunrise …

It wasn’t what Honda said in a Thursday press release – bragging that its 31.0 miles per gallon fleet average is best in the auto industry – that was most newsworthy. Or at least most caught my eye. It was the numbers contained in an accompanying chart that showed Detroit …

LAKEVILLE, CT – The go-carting experience that Lime Rock Park dubbed “Kart the Park” in its inaugural season in 2025 will offer even more dates in 2026. There will be 21 opportunities to drive on the racetrack’s half-mile autocross track, up from 18 dates last year, with the season running …