— MILLERTON, NY – It was an opportunity that Rob Cooper couldn’t resist. After restoring an old Mobil service station in Millerton. NY to how it looked back in the 1950s, complete with period gas pumps and signage, he’s now doing the same with another gas station nine miles to …
Read More »Gallery: Miner’s Car Show Has Spectators Seeing Red
CANTON, CT – The first-ever Miner’s Car Show held Saturday morning in Canton stood not only for its lumber yard setting but also because it had everyone seeing red. Everywhere one looked, there seemed to be a red car. RIDE-CT had an enjoyable time gathering photos of all of them, …
Read More »Patina Makes 1937 Studebaker President Stand Out
COLEBROOK, CT – With its oxidized black paint and rusty running boards, Jon Gray’s “rare but not priceless” 1937 Studebaker President always gets attention at car shows because it hasn’t been restored cosmetically. “It’s the best kind of show car to have because it only requires mechanical maintenance and a …
Read More »Gallery: Historic Festival 42 At Lime Rock Park – Sept. 1, 2024 (with Video)
LAKEVILLE, CT – It’s an annual Labor Day Weekend treat; the exhibit of high-end, rare, exotic and noteworthy cars on the straightaway at Lime Rock Park racetrack. Sunday’s Historic Festival 42 did not diasppoint. RIDE-CT shot a few photos of the exquisite vehicles parked along the Sam Posey Straight and …
Read More »Gallery: Sock Hop On The Green – Aug. 25, 2024 (with Video)
PROSPECT, CT – It’s always one of the best attended car shows in the Connecticut every year and Sunday’s Sock Hop on the Green lived up to its reputation for having extraordinary entries and drawing hundreds of spectators. RIDE-CT captured both video and photos. Let’s start with a video of …
Read More »Gallery: Camp Car Show Gets Common, Rare Models – Aug. 24, 2024
GLASTONBURY, CT – The Camp Car Show benefitting the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp drew a steady stream of entries on Saturday morning, with recent and vintage Chevrolet Corvettes and Ford Mustangs perhaps filling a disproportionate number of parking spaces at Glastonbury Riverfront Park. The weather was spectacular and …
Read More »Gallery: “My Ride Reunion” Offers Dry Oasis Within Wet Show – Aug. 18, 2024
GOSHEN, CT – Rain essentially washed out the Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club’s annual car show and swap meet at the Goshen Fairgrounds today, but the indoor show within the show dubbed the “My Ride Reunion” managed to provide a dry spot for spectators to marvel at nearly two-dozen classic …
Read More »Gallery: Torringford VFD Car Show – Aug. 16, 2024
TORRINGTON, CT – Postponed by a week due to rain, the annual Torringford VFD car show attracted a sizable crowd to downtown Torrington on Friday, with numerous models that were new to the show. RIDE-CT managed to get a few photos for a gallery… — — — — — — …
Read More »Column: Road Hazard Sidelines Miata, And Results In Good Feeling
THOMASTON, CT – It has long been said that bad things happen in threes. My recent string of adverse luck began with my dishwasher deciding to expire (after at least 22 years of use). A tire on a wheelbarrow then popped the bead and going flat when I overloaded it …
Read More »Rocker Tom Petty’s Ford Mustang Being Auctioned
CARMEL, CA – There’s no reserve and pre-auction estimates have it selling for between $25,000 and $35,000. Up for grabs this week is a Ford Mustang convertible owned by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Tom Petty. The posting by Bonhams describes it as a “nicely restored ‘1964.5’ example …
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