NEW PRESTON, CT – It’s a heavy-duty truck brand that still inspires affection and loyalty more than 45 years after going out of business. “I always was a Brockway fanatic when I was a kid. I had Brockway hats,” recalled Jeff Frankland of New Preston as he stood before his …
Read More »Honda Acty Mini-Truck Provides Adorable Transportation
The license plates on Scott Chamberlain’s classic Honda that read “KAWAII” are purposeful. “That is the Japanese word for cute or adorable or lovable,” said the New Milford resident, and those descriptions inarguably fit the appearance of his 1991 Acty. The Honda Acty is a mini-truck model that was never …
Read More »Ford Model A Roadster Pickup Used For Errands And For Racing
PLANTSVILLE, CT – It hasn’t always been reliable, and it’s not in tip-top shape cosmetically, yet Dennis Brilla’s 1928 Ford Model A Roadster pickup perfectly suits his needs – whether throwing up sand on the beach in The Race of Gentlemen in southern New Jersey or hauling wood from his …
Read More »Studebaker Zip-Van Still Delivering After 60 Years
SEYMOUR, CT – The vintage license plates on the rare 1963 Studebaker mail truck owned by retired postal worker Frank Haines of Seymour read “MRZIP.” They refer to the cartoon character “Mr. Zip” that the U.S. Postal Service used to hype the 1963 introduction of the still-in-use zip code system …
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