Car Show Galleries

TORRINGTON, CT – The forecast this morning suggested possible rain by late afternoon, but the Torrington Lions Club decided to roll the dice and hope for a dry evening for its annual downtown car show. Some owners and spectators may have stayed away, but those who attended this evening were …

PLANTSVILLE, CT – The annual Heavy Hitter Mafia Car Show was barely an hour old this afternoon when a downpour struck, which prompted some show cars to scatter. Nonetheless, the turnout at the Southington Drive-In was good and the show displayed a wide variety of vehicles – new and old …

EASTON, CT – The course wasn’t challenging, just an uphill section of a side street that had been blocked off, but the hill climb demonstrations at today’s Sport Hill Race – Hill Climb Demonstration & Antique Car Show at the town library here had spectators whipping out their cell phones …

STRATFORD, CT – A voluminous turnout today for the annual Boothe Memorial Park & Museum Antique Car Show. The show ground was packed with models from more than 10 decades and from countries near and far. There were automobiles from the early days of motoring, muscle cars, hot rods and …

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 …

COLEBROOK, CT – There was a large turnout at Norbrook Farm Brewery on Thursday night for the season-opening weekly cruise night. The result was a long line to buy craft beer and a bit of a wait for food to arrive but the pleasant, sunny evening and the quality of …

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 …

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 …

WALLINGFORD, CT – With more than three-dozen vendors displaying automobilia and pop culture artifacts, Saturday’s Northeast Gas Bash Advertising Show attracted an early-bird crowd of shoppers. RIDE-CT arrived well after the doors opened, but still found vendors and buyers haggling over items that would look good in any classic car …

JUPITER, FL – The annual Masonic Car Show was staged Saturday and drew a nice turnout of vintage vehicles, including many hot rods. RIDE-CT happened to be in town, so it was natural to show up and check out the entries as well as shoot a video… RIDE-CT’s YouTube video …