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 …
Read More »Falls Village Car & Motorcycle Show – July 9, 2023 (with Video)
A forecast calling for rain hurt attendance at today’s Falls Village Car & Motorcycle Show in Falls Village, CT, and the show was cut short when rain arrived, but there were still loads of models to ponder. RIDE-CT went to the show to provide a peek, just in case you …
Read More »Wheels For Wheels Car Show – July 8, 2023 (with Video)
The eighth annual Wheels for Wheels Car Show was staged today in New Milford, CT with two light green cars – a rare 1972 Toyota Carina and a customized 1956 Buick Special – drawing attention. RIDE-CT compiled a video and took a lot of pictures: — Now for some photos… …
Read More »A 95-Year-Old Ford Model AA Peddler Truck Is Back At Work
Seated on the driver’s side running board of her store’s time-weathered peddler truck, Yvonne Gilyard Reynolds was enthusiastically recalling the history of the 1928 Ford Model AA. “The store has owned this truck for 95 years,” she said. “The business itself started five years earlier, so this was bought brand …
Read More »Pontiac Collection Has GTO With Bullet Hole And LeMans Station Wagon
THOMASTON, CT – In “Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade,” it was a humble cup and not a bejeweled gold chalice that Harrison Ford’s character reasoned was the Holy Grail that Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve wine. That’s why Indy selected it to drink from in the …
Read More »Fiat Bids Goodbye To Gray Cars, Proclaims Itself “The Brand Of Colors”
TURIN, ITALY – There’s a press release and video to prove it. Fiat has quit producing gray cars and instead will only offer models in more vibrant hues; at least for European consumption. The “revolutionary decision” that was announced today starts with the upcoming Fiat 660e electric model. Other existing …
Read More »A 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata Logs More Than 375,000 Miles
Car dealers usually take trade-ins and either sell them as used or unload them to be sold elsewhere. Modern Mazda in Thomaston took an imaginative different tack when determining the fate of a 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata that it took in trade six months ago. The two-seat convertible, bright red …
Read More »Honda Recalling Nearly 1.2 Million Models For Rear Camera Issue
Nearly 1.2 million Honda Odyssey minivans along with Pilot and Passport SUVs are being recalled by the manufacturer Honda because of a faulty dashboard screen that may not display an image from the rear view camera. In documents posted today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Honda said it …
Read More »Pups & Pints Car Show – June 18, 2023 (with Video)
Photos from the inaugural Pups & Pints Car Show at Norbrook Farm Brewery in Colebook, CT, which benefitted the non-profit Food Banks for Pets. The Father’s Day show attracted a sizable crowd and dozens of dogs. Let’s first go to the video… Now for some photos… — — — — …
Read More »Bought For Its Motor, 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Gets Restored
David Chadderton Sr. wasn’t searching for a restoration project when he spotted a full-size 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 sitting outside a repair shop in Seymour approximately 16 years ago. It was Wimbledon white on the outside with a turquoise interior. Trees were growing up around the two-door hardtop, but it …
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