(Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 13, 2024. It originally identified the Daimler SP250 as a 1960 model. While it was manufactured in June 1960, the car was recorded as a 1961 model when it was dispatched to Canada in February 1961 and eventually registered.) BLOOMFIELD, CT – …

DETROIT – Buick will end 2023 with only around 1,000 dealerships nationwide after nearly half of its stores opted to take voluntary buyouts from parent company General Motors rather than invest in selling and servicing electric models. Buick has committed to having an all-electric lineup by 2030. The “Detroit Free …

GOSHEN, CT – Bob Wachtel of Goshen has owned his 1999 Dodge Viper GTS for nearly as long as the sports car model was built. The Viper debuted in 1991 and the first generation went on sale in 1992. It lasted through a fifth variant until 2017, although there were …

WOODBURY, CT – Sal Geraci has a fondness for classic cars even though he has a 2010 Dodge Charger and 2006 Dodge Challenger in the seven-vehicle collection found at his Woodbury home.  “Old cars have character. They look nice. You can look at a tail light or just a piece …

TORRINGTON, CT – Jorge Baujin is unlike many classic car owners who have expensive relics. The Torrington dentist doesn’t drive a flashy muscle car, an aged luxury model or an exotic rarity. And that’s just fine with him as his modest possession nonetheless stands out because of its simplicity.  “It’s …

TORRINGTON, CT – It’s a family heirloom in vivid green; a slow-moving 1950 Chevrolet sedan delivery model that owner Mark Langenheim Jr.’s grandfather once drove as a teenager delivering groceries for the long-gone Mencuccini’s market in Torrington. “My grandfather used to drive it when he was younger. Years later, he …

NEW HARTFORD, CT – Regina Wexler grew up in a family that had a fondness for German-made Volkswagens. “We had Beetles, we had square backs, my cousins had a big bus, and my grandparents, who immigrated here from Germany, they had a Karmann Ghia,” Wexler recalled as she stood beside …

BRIDGEWATER, CT – Do the math. It’s 36 years old but has only been driven just under 28,900 miles. That works out to about 800 miles per year since the vivid gloss black 1987 Buick Grand National was purchased new from a dealer in White Plains, N.Y.  Looking at its …

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – They cause frustration and likely contribute to road rage and fender benders; highways across the country that anger drivers due to congestion, construction and other factors. Results of new survey of 3,000 drivers done in October rank the Top 100 “most loathed highways” and Connecticut has …

BURLINGTON, CT – Listen closely to the audio from surveillance videos recorded on Oct. 19 and you will hear a distinct “pop.” It’s followed quickly by four anguished cries of “No!” from the owner of a much-loved 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo as the car rolls away from him and sustains …