TORRINGTON, CT – Jorge Baujin is unlike many classic car owners who have expensive relics. The Torrington dentist doesn’t drive a flashy muscle car, an aged luxury model or an exotic rarity. And that’s just fine with him as his modest possession nonetheless stands out because of its simplicity. “It’s …
Read More »Owner Inherited 1950 Chevrolet When He Was Eight Years Old
TORRINGTON, CT – It’s a family heirloom in vivid green; a slow-moving 1950 Chevrolet sedan delivery model that owner Mark Langenheim Jr.’s grandfather once drove as a teenager delivering groceries for the long-gone Mencuccini’s market in Torrington. “My grandfather used to drive it when he was younger. Years later, he …
Read More »Owner Says Karmann Ghia Slower Than A Riding Mower
NEW HARTFORD, CT – Regina Wexler grew up in a family that had a fondness for German-made Volkswagens. “We had Beetles, we had square backs, my cousins had a big bus, and my grandparents, who immigrated here from Germany, they had a Karmann Ghia,” Wexler recalled as she stood beside …
Read More »Low-Mileage 1987 Buick Grand National A Family Treasure
BRIDGEWATER, CT – Do the math. It’s 36 years old but has only been driven just under 28,900 miles. That works out to about 800 miles per year since the vivid gloss black 1987 Buick Grand National was purchased new from a dealer in White Plains, N.Y. Looking at its …
Read More »It Runs On Peanut Oil And Perfume – 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car
LAKEVILLE, CT – It has one spark plug, head-turning tail lights, and idles at 22,000 revolutions per minute. It looked futuristic when it debuted in 1963. Sixty years later, it doesn’t look all that dated. Only 55 examples of the pillarless coupe, beginning with five prototypes, were hand built and …
Read More »1958 Studebaker Power Hawk A Gift From Son To Father
SOUTHBURY, CT – The black over white 1956 Studebaker Power Hawk coupe owned by Gary Kratzer of Southbury wasn’t a planned purchase. In fact, the one-year-only model wasn’t even bought by him, rather by his son, Sam, who was seeking a surprise gift for his father. It was June 2018 …
Read More »Oldsmobile Cutlass Wasn’t Appealing At First Glance
NEW MILFORD, CT – It was at a weekend antique car show and swap meet in Rhinebeck, N.Y. that Gary Murphy of New Milford first spotted the 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible. The year was 1996. “It was a rainy day and I was looking for a car to buy,” he …
Read More »1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster’s Rough Exterior Hides Modern Fittings
OAKVILLE, CT – Chevrolet only built the Fleetmaster for three years after World War II. It lasted from the 1946 through 1948 model years. “Bondo Bob” of Oakville owns a two-door “Town Sedan” version from 1948 that shows its age on the outside but is modern beneath its sheet metal. …
Read More »A 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Like No Other, Has A “Woody” Interior
Uses Grand Canyon Driftwood To Accent The Interior NORFOLK, CT – He’s a professional woodworker with a love of the outdoors who finds inspiration in wild locations. He’s also a classic car owner with a sporty 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad station wagon that has armrests and other interior accents …
Read More »A 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T With A Criminal Past
NEW MILFORD, CT – It’s a muscle car with a criminal past that did hard time in an impound lot. It was then surreptitiously sprung and sold to an unsuspecting buyer who didn’t know that it had been stolen – a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. For the past 22 years …
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