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 …
Read More »Gallery: “My Ride Reunion” Offers Dry Oasis Within Wet Show – Aug. 18, 2024
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 …
Read More »Gallery: Torringford VFD Car Show – Aug. 16, 2024
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… — — — — — — …
Read More »Column: Road Hazard Sidelines Miata, And Results In Good Feeling
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 …
Read More »Rocker Tom Petty’s Ford Mustang Being Auctioned
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 …
Read More »Gallery: New England Auto Museum Summertime Car Show – Aug. 10, 2024
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 …
Read More »Acquisition Of De Tomaso Pantera Fulfills Dream
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 …
Read More »Column: Driving Life Changed With 1979 Honda Accord Hatchback
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 …
Read More »Gallery: Lost Acres Fire Department Car Show (with Video) – Aug. 3, 2024
GRANBY, CT – The sky looked iffy on Saturday and that perhaps dampened attendance at the Lost Acres Fire Department Car Show, but there were still some unique and pristine models that showed up at Salmon Brook Park. The following YouTube video spotlights a couple of them: — Now for …
Read More »Column: “American Tri-Five” Magazine Purloins Story From CT Newspaper
HARWINTON, CT – Should I be outraged or flattered? Should the offending publication at least have to pay a reprint fee for the copy and several photos? After all, I’ve made a living for five decades using words and part of my income still comes from writing and shooting photos. …
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