LAKEVILLE, CT – It has one spark plug, head-turning tail lights, and idles at 22,000 revolutions per minute. It looked futuristic when it debuted in 1963. Sixty years later, it doesn’t look all that dated. Only 55 examples of the pillarless coupe, beginning with five prototypes, were hand built and …
Read More »1958 Studebaker Power Hawk A Gift From Son To Father
SOUTHBURY, CT – The black over white 1956 Studebaker Power Hawk coupe owned by Gary Kratzer of Southbury wasn’t a planned purchase. In fact, the one-year-only model wasn’t even bought by him, rather by his son, Sam, who was seeking a surprise gift for his father. It was June 2018 …
Read More »Honda Prologue Electric SUV Set For Early 2024
TORRANCE CA – Honda will release its first all-electric SUV in early 2024. To be known as the Prologue for “the key role it plays in the company’s electrification strategy,” the new model will have a range of approximately 300 miles and will be priced “in the upper $40,000s.” “The …
Read More »Retro Mobil Gas Station From 1957 Getting Recreated In Millerton, NY
MILLERTON, NY – It was a few years ago that Rob Cooper of Millerton, N.Y. bought a defunct gas station on Route 44 east of downtown, just a short ways from the Connecticut border. He had a retro goal and started work. “I put a big screen up to hide …
Read More »Valley Collector Car Club Show At Ski Sundown – Sept. 17, 2023
Photos from the 22nd edition of the Valley Collector Car Club show held Sept. 17, 2023 at Ski Sundown in New Hartford, CT. Perfect weather produced a large turnout of classic cars and trucks. — — — — — — — — —
Read More »Oldsmobile Cutlass Wasn’t Appealing At First Glance
NEW MILFORD, CT – It was at a weekend antique car show and swap meet in Rhinebeck, N.Y. that Gary Murphy of New Milford first spotted the 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible. The year was 1996. “It was a rainy day and I was looking for a car to buy,” he …
Read More »1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster’s Rough Exterior Hides Modern Fittings
OAKVILLE, CT – Chevrolet only built the Fleetmaster for three years after World War II. It lasted from the 1946 through 1948 model years. “Bondo Bob” of Oakville owns a two-door “Town Sedan” version from 1948 that shows its age on the outside but is modern beneath its sheet metal. …
Read More »A 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Like No Other, Has A “Woody” Interior
Uses Grand Canyon Driftwood To Accent The Interior NORFOLK, CT – He’s a professional woodworker with a love of the outdoors who finds inspiration in wild locations. He’s also a classic car owner with a sporty 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad station wagon that has armrests and other interior accents …
Read More »Sunday In The Park At Lime Rock Park – Sept. 3, 2023
Photos from the Sunday in the Park car show at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT. It was part of the venue’s Historic Festival 41 and featured a 1963 Chrysler Turbine car that was ahead of its time as well as many other Chrysler products, MGs and dozens of other …
Read More »AMCs At The Drive-In Draws From New England And Beyond – Aug. 26, 2023
Photos from AMCs at the Drive-In, the 28th annual regional car meet for owners of American Motors/Ramblers models and staged by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Motors Owners Association. It was held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Southington Drive-In in Southington, CT and drew numerous AMX, …
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