CANTON, CT – The first-ever Miner’s Car Show held Saturday morning in Canton stood not only for its lumber yard setting but also because it had everyone seeing red. Everywhere one looked, there seemed to be a red car. RIDE-CT had an enjoyable time gathering photos of all of them, …
Read More »Gallery: Historic Festival 42 At Lime Rock Park – Sept. 1, 2024 (with Video)
LAKEVILLE, CT – It’s an annual Labor Day Weekend treat; the exhibit of high-end, rare, exotic and noteworthy cars on the straightaway at Lime Rock Park racetrack. Sunday’s Historic Festival 42 did not diasppoint. RIDE-CT shot a few photos of the exquisite vehicles parked along the Sam Posey Straight and …
Read More »Gallery: Sock Hop On The Green – Aug. 25, 2024 (with Video)
PROSPECT, CT – It’s always one of the best attended car shows in the Connecticut every year and Sunday’s Sock Hop on the Green lived up to its reputation for having extraordinary entries and drawing hundreds of spectators. RIDE-CT captured both video and photos. Let’s start with a video of …
Read More »Gallery: Camp Car Show Gets Common, Rare Models – Aug. 24, 2024
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 »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 »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 »Gallery: Two Roads Brewery Cruise-In (with Video) – July 28, 2024
STRATFORD, CT – The Two Roads Brewery Cruise-In Car Show drew a full house on Sunday morning and it was models with patina that caught RIDE-CT’s attention. Here’s a gallery of some of the entries, but first a YouTube video of the show.. — And now the photos… — — …
Read More »Gallery: Stew Leonard’s Newington Car Show (with Video) – July 21, 2024
NEWINGTON, CT – The inaugural Stew Leonard’s Newington Car Show packed the store’s parking lot of Sunday. The well-organized show featured a broad array of car and truck models, with RIDE-CT singling out a 1961 Comet and a 1959 Fiat 600 for examination in a video on the show: — …
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