Classic Trucks

CHESHIRE, CT – Earl Genest estimates that his 1989 Ford Bronco II XLT compact sport utility vehicle has been driven 465,000 miles. He’s personally watched it turn over the 100,000 mile mark twice in the 25 years that he’s owned it. “I kept it up,” he said Sunday of his …

LITCHFIELD, CT – He’s owned it for seven years and is now looking to sell it. It’s a pickup variant of one of the most maligned models in automotive history thanks to the 1965 book “Unsafe At Any Speed” by Winsted, CT native Ralph Nader.  The vehicle being sold is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …