COLEBROOK, CT – It was common when perusing car magazines back in the mid-1960s to see outrageous action photos of a wheelie-popping 1964 Dodge A100 pickup known as the “Little Red Wagon.” Crowds at drag strip exhibitions loved the wheelstander that was driven by Bill “Maverick” Golden and powered by …

PLYMOUTH, CT –  It’s a low-mileage truck that has provided out of the ordinary service for much of its 70 years on the road. For the past 15 years, the glistening black 1955 Chevrolet 3100 panel delivery model has been a rolling billboard and transport for The Bristol Auto Club …

OXFORD, CT – Wayne Johnson was 21 years old when he bought a new, fully-equipped 1968 Dodge Coronet 500 convertible from a dealership in Ansonia, CT. “I had graduated school. I was gainfully employed. Needed a car and this is what I ended up with,” he recalled as he stood …

Automakers ended 2024 with strong sales that were aided by increased interest in electric models. General Motors was the top manufacturer. It sold more than 2.7 million new vehicles last year, a 4 percent sales increase over 2023. Toyota came in second place with sales of 2,332,623 units, an increase …

HARWINTON, CT – The year just ended was a record one for RIDE-CT’s growing YouTube channel with 480,631 views, an increase of more than 130,000 views over 2023 and largely due to one video that was filmed in a cemetery. The channel launched on Dec. 25, 2022 and has now …

WATERBURY, CT – It cost only $500 and, as Mike Semanoff of Waterbury succinctly declared, “It was worth a shot.”  Semanoff was talking last month about the 1972 International Harvester Scout II that he’s owned for approximately eight years and driven cross-country three times, visiting 42 states. He regards his …

HARWINTON, CT – Ken Ackley of Harwinton was 17 years old when he purchased his first car. Unbeknownst to his parents and against their wishes, he bought a used muscle car – a 1971 Oldsmobile 442. He still owns it nearly 50 years later. “Bought this car in 1976. I …

LITCHFIELD, CT – It had been parked in a salvage yard in Torrington for more than five decades, its front end smashed in, when Ed Fischer bought the 1972 Heavy Chevy. That was a year ago; just a week after Thanksgiving. His plan is to restore the cranberry red model …

TORRINGTON, CT – It’s not uncommon to hear owners whose classic cars and trucks are showcased on RIDE-CT to say that their vehicles will someday be passed down to their children. Ann Rafferty of Torrington and her husband Peter Rafferty are the recipients of such a bequest. Nearly two years …

TORRINGTON, CT – Sometimes stories take unusual twists after the fact. That’s true of even RIDE-CT classic car stories, and, specifically, one published three months ago about a model that wasn’t what it was believed to be at the time. It’s actually a rarer, short-lived and largely forgotten model bearing …