Each of the classic vehicles owned by Mike Peters of Burlington, CT has a nickname. His 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo goes by “Rodney,” while his 1968 Mercury Cougar is known as “Freddy.” Even his 1977 Datsun 720 pickup has a playfully scatological moniker, “Chitbox.” The reasons are “because it’s a …
Read More »Buyer Of Unsafe 2008 Ford Ranger Tries To Flip It For A Profit
HARWINTON, CT – The buyer of a blue 2008 Ford Ranger pickup that I parked in July because of frame rust that had made it unsafe to drive in the opinion of a local mechanic is now trying to flip it after purchasing it for $1,600 and giving it a …
Read More »Rat Fink Adds Celebrity Aura To American Italian Civic Club’s Show
WATERBURY, CT – He first poked his nose out in an issue of “Car Craft” magazine in 1963 and he’s been part of car culture ever since. On Sunday, the hot rod character of Rat Fink, a cartoon creation of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth who died in 2001, was seen …
Read More »Exquisite Big Rigs Built From Wood As A Hobby
SOUTHBURY, CT – Wesley Knecht doesn’t need a large garage to park his heavy-duty trucks. He keeps two inside his house. At the time we met, a third was in the process of being assembled and sat atop a bench in a workshop behind his home in Southbury. Others that …
Read More »Cars For Sight Show Draws A Crowd In Harwinton
Photos from the Cars for Sight Car Show staged by the Harwinton and Bristol Lions Clubs at the recreational fields and Town Hall in Harwinton, CT on July 23, 2023. — — — —
Read More »Ad Leads To Feeding Frenzy Over 2008 Ford Ranger
HARWINTON, CT – An astute salesperson or someone with greater knowledge of the automotive marketplace probably would have foreseen what happened, but I’m not that person. It’s unimaginable to me that 12 hours after posting a Facebook Marketplace ad for my 2008 Ford Ranger pickup that Messages would still be …
Read More »Paradice Classic Cruisers “Thanksgiving” Show – July 15, 2016 (with Video)
Photos from the Paradice Classic Cruisers Car Club’s annual “Thanksgiving in July” Car Show staged July 15, 2023 in New Milford, CT. More than $5,000 was raised for a local food bank with a show drawing a noteworthy variety of models. Before the photos, let’s go to the video… Now …
Read More »Understated Oldsmobile 442 Muscle Car Took 18 Years To Restore
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, …
Read More »Morgan Returns To U. S. With New Three-Wheeler
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 …
Read More »Audrain Automobile Museum Shows Off Muscle Cars For Summer
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 …
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