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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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… — — — — — — …

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 …

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 …

BRISTOL, CT – Main Street was packed with classic cars and more on what was a beautiful Saturday evening for the annual Summertime Car Show staged by the New England Auto Museum. While there were lots of fall colors amongst the models on display, the weather was picture perfect for …

UNIONVILLE, CT – The model name is Pantera. That’s the Italian word for “panther,” and it was back in late February that Jeffrey Tencer of Unionville finally purchased the De Tomaso Pantera mid-engine sports car that he’d lusted after and searched for with cat-like patience for decades. “I had been …

HARWINTON, CT – Even now, more than 40 years after trading it, it’s still the best car that I’ve ever owned. Were it not for the fact it lacked one important option, the 1979 Honda Accord hatchback would have stuck around much longer. The reason why it got unloaded will …