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 …
Read More »RIDE-CT: A Rare Dursley Pedersen Bicycle At Iron Range Swap Meet & Car Show
ORANGE, CT – Its brand name refers to its town of origin and its founder. The Dursley Pedersen bicycle company only lasted a short period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries but is remembered today for the unique features found on its models. The “Dursley” refers to the …
Read More »Patience Got Him Porsche 912 That He’s Had For 30 Years
WATERTOWN, CT – Emil Mancini of Watertown, CT was 15 years old when he accompanied a friend who was a few years older on a visit to an import car dealer in Fairfield County. It was there that Mancini spotted a Porsche 356 sports car, which sparked an attraction to …
Read More »RIDE-CT: Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry Offers Diversion After Car Shows
It was on the way home after scouting two car shows today, and searching for a place to grab lunch, that I found myself meandering down unfamiliar roads that eventually took me to the loading ramp of the Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry in central Connecticut. Since I needed to get back …
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