Carlton Dingman of Old Saybrook, CT has childhood memories of riding in his mother’s 1931 Ford Model A while at the family’s summer house in New Hampshire. “My memories of this are primarily in the rumble seat,” he said last weekend at the Essex Car Show, “because when we were …

ESSEX, CT – It was a model with a fiberglass body that stood out when introduced in 1953 and still does so today – whether it be a first generation Chevrolet Corvette or a current mid-engine C8 example. The initial body style lasted three model years and displayed exposed the …

ESSEX, CT – Today’s annual Essex Car Show had a smaller turnout than a year ago, perhaps due to the forecast that projected afternoon thunderstorms, but those the models that did show up were certainly colorful and distinctive. What stood out was the variety in terms of brands and the …

The word “affordable” isn’t associated with pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Neither is “small.” A base model, two-wheel-drive 2025 Ford F150 has an MSRP of $37,250. It has an 145.4-inch wheelbase and weighs in at 4,490 pounds. (A high-end Raptor version of the F-150 can cost $164,450, making it …

TORRINGTON, CT – There were some beaters and some stunners at today’s Beaters & Buds Truck, Car and Bike show in Torrington’s North End, which made for a nice variety. RIDE-CT zeroed in a both survivors and on models that looked to be in showroom condition. Here’s a gallery of …

She’s among the best known motorcycle riders in the world and, just possibly, the most adventuresome having ridden throughout Africa and South America, from India to Europe, and in numerous other countries worldwide over the past eight years, and doing so on a variety of bikes. Her popular YouTube channel …

HAMDEN, CT – It’s one day each spring when Hamden becomes “Tuner Town.” The parking lot at M&T Bank Arena fills up with noisy models for the annual Quinnipiac Car Club Spring Car Show. It was another large turnout this morning for the seventh edition, with a few classic cars …

DEARBORN, MI – It was only a little more than four years ago that Ford began selling the electric Mustang Mach-E crossover. It was dismissed by some at the time as not being a “real Mustang,” rather a model that appropriated the Mustang name and logo in hopes of prodding …

HARWINTON, CT – RIDE-CT took a 40-mile ride in a Tesla Cybertruck on Wednesday morning to witness the reactions of other drivers, and interviewed the owner about the current political climate. He said its common for him to be flipped off. Here’s a video from RIDE-CT in which the Cybertruck …

HARWINTON, CT – Are you aware that Connecticut is “the #8 drunk driving hotspot this Spring Break?” Or that Connecticut ranks fourth on the Top 10 list of strictest states for DUI/DWI enforcement? Have you ever considered that Connecticut comes in third place among the “most dangerous states for driving …