Car Show Galleries

KENT, CT – Unless you see them gathered together at a show, it’s hard to recall just how many auto brands are and were produced in Britain. The inaugural British Wheels on the Green car show on Sunday, staged by The Jaguar Club of Southern New England at the Connecticut …

WEST HAVEN, CT – It’s generally accepted that the first year of staging a car show is always the hardest, but the second annual Summertime Classic Car Show put on Saturday by the Surfside Veterans at West Haven City Hall suffered a sophomore slump not of its own doing. A …

SOUTHINGTON, CT – A cloudy morning have hurt the turnout a bit but there were still some exquisite models at the AMCs at the Drive-In car show at the Southington Drive-In on Saturday. The event is staged annually by the Connecticut chapter of the American Motors Owners Association. The gathering …

EAST HARTFORD, CT – Modern Mustang and Mopar models dominated the inaugural American Made Muscle Car Cruise on Sunday, nearly ringing Rentschler Field witht style and color. Yes, there were a few classic cars and trucks, and high-priced supercars, too, but it was the recent Ford and Dodge models that …

TORRINGTON, CT – After a one-week postponement due to rain, the Drakeville Volunteer Fire Department Car Show was held downtown Friday night. Late afternoon showers reduced attendance but the sky eventually cleared so that those who did attend had an enjoyable time. RIDE-CT popped down for about an hour and …

NORWALK, CT – It was a hot summer day but there were a lot of autumn colors in the models entered in the eighth annual Italian American Police Society / Vincent Penna Jr. Memorial Car Show on Sunday. Reds, yellows and oranges covered many exteriors of the cars that showed …

NAUGATUCK, CT – The inaugural Classic Cars & Summer Stars Car Show had a hot launch on Saturday, which may have held down attendance to the downtown event. But nonetheless there were some showy models that were eye pleasers. RIDE-CT liked the easily accessible location and the fact that it …

MANCHESTER, CT – Any show that has the Batmobile and the General Lee from TV’s past, stretches for three-quarters of a mile on a single city street, and has not only two Edsel models on display but two DeLoreans as well has to be awesome, and Sunday’s Cruisin’ on Main …

SOUTHINGTON, CT – A Hudson pickup, some snazzy Tri-Five Chevies and an aged black Packard were among some of the classic cars and trucks making it to Ellie’s 6th Annual Birthday Charity Car Show on Sunday at the Southington Drive-In. RIDE-CT wandered the grass and got some photos in both …

WOLCOTT, CT — The Veterans Are Heroes Forever Car Show drew a broad spectrum of car and trucks to Tyrrell Middle School on Sunday, In addition to an over-abundance of new Chevrolet Covettes, there were colorful models from the 1950s and 1960s, the usual mix of muscle cars, and even …