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, …
Read More »Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club Car Show – Aug. 20, 2023 (with Video)
GOSHEN, CT – Photos and a video from the Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club Car Show staged Aug. 20, 2023 at the Goshen Fairgrounds. Perfect weather brought a crowd with both familiar vehicles and loads of new ones. And now some photos… — — — — —
Read More »A 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T With A Criminal Past
NEW MILFORD, CT – It’s a muscle car with a criminal past that did hard time in an impound lot. It was then surreptitiously sprung and sold to an unsuspecting buyer who didn’t know that it had been stolen – a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. For the past 22 years …
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