BARKHAMSTED, CT – It came off the assembly line a decade before Robert Brainard III of Barkhamsted was born – a 1964 Oldsmobile with a seemingly confusing concoction of badges that proclaimed it to be an “F-85,” a “Cutlass” and a “442” model. Brainard’s owned the red coupe since 1987, …

MALVERN LINK, Worcestershire – After a four-year absence, Morgan models from England are being sold in the United States again. The company announced today that its new Super 3 three-wheeled, two-seat model is now becoming available at dealerships across the country. There’s but one dealership in the Northeast – Morgan …

NEWPORT, RI – David de Muzio has an enviable job. He is the caretaker of (and the authority on) what he calls “an embarrassment of riches – over 350 cars, 120 motorcycles.” Among the rarities that de Muzio oversees are a 1938 Packard Twelve landaulet luxury car and a 1929 …

A forecast calling for rain hurt attendance at today’s Falls Village Car & Motorcycle Show in Falls Village, CT, and the show was cut short when rain arrived, but there were still loads of models to ponder. RIDE-CT went to the show to provide a peek, just in case you …

The eighth annual Wheels for Wheels Car Show was staged today in New Milford, CT with two light green cars – a rare 1972 Toyota Carina and a customized 1956 Buick Special – drawing attention. RIDE-CT compiled a video and took a lot of pictures: — Now for some photos… …

Seated on the driver’s side running board of her store’s time-weathered peddler truck, Yvonne Gilyard Reynolds was enthusiastically recalling the history of the 1928 Ford Model AA. “The store has owned this truck for 95 years,” she said. “The business itself started five years earlier, so this was bought brand …

THOMASTON, CT – In “Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade,” it was a humble cup and not a bejeweled gold chalice that Harrison Ford’s character reasoned was the Holy Grail that Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve wine. That’s why Indy selected it to drink from in the …

TURIN, ITALY – There’s a press release and video to prove it. Fiat has quit producing gray cars and instead will only offer models in more vibrant hues; at least for European consumption. The “revolutionary decision” that was announced today starts with the upcoming Fiat 660e electric model. Other existing …

Car dealers usually take trade-ins and either sell them as used or unload them to be sold elsewhere. Modern Mazda in Thomaston took an imaginative different tack when determining the fate of a 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata that it took in trade six months ago. The two-seat convertible, bright red …

Nearly 1.2 million Honda Odyssey minivans along with Pilot and Passport SUVs are being recalled by the manufacturer Honda because of a faulty dashboard screen that may not display an image from the rear view camera. In documents posted today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Honda said it …