Columns

Here it is the closing days of October and the car show season is still revving. At least through this coming weekend. With 2026 serving up 400 car shows across the state (give or take), and many more cruises and cars & coffee events, it’s only appropriate that that the …

MORRIS, CT – For the second consecutive year (and for the third time in four years), Morris’ pleasant “Car Show on the Beach” on the south shore of Bantam Lake has been canceled, primarily due to the one-week postponement of a larger show nearby because of rain. The show at …

NEWPORT, RI – The rumor spread quickly across the show ground at Fort Adams on Sunday morning based on the presence of a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in Goodwood Green that was parked by its lonesome near the entrance at the Audrain Newport Concours D’Elegance. By midday, a crowd had …

HARWINTON, CT – The weekly “My Ride” column on classic cars that I write and that Hearst publishes online and in 10 newspapers across the state has a formula and a format. In addition to an eyecatching model (whether in styling or quality), there must be a sufficiently interesting story …

With the forecast calling for an inch or more of rain overnight and into the morning on Sunday, at least 10 car shows across the state have either decided to postpone or cancel. The day was due to be the busiest day of the car show season with at least …

HARWINTON, CT – It’s a bit of an odd but harmless question. Are dash plaques that are handed out to entrants at car shows worth the effort and expense for show organizers? What’s prompts the question was a recent conversation with someone involved in a car show. She was pondering …

NEW HAVEN, CT – Launched with little fanfare or smoking tires, WTNH-TV (Channel 8) quietly introduced a local half-hour streaming show on Tuesday (July 7) that’s devoted to classic cars. It’s called “House of Cars with Dennis House.” It premiered at 11 a.m. Tuesday and new installments will be posted …

An increase in Connecticut’s Passport to Parks fee in mid-2025 has unsurprisingly resulted in millions of dollars of additional revenue for the state – conceivably as much as $7 million or more in the past year. The fee is paid each time a person registers a non-commercial vehicle. The state …

HARWINTON, CT – It was while driving to Guilford along I-95 on Saturday morning that the low fuel light in the dashboard came one. Unsure of just how long it had been illuminated, a detour into a service plaza for a fill-up seemed prudent. The extortionate price for premium was …

With all that’s happening in the world and in the United States, it’s hard to be shocked or even mildly surprised by a headline on a news story. Another day, another outrage. Yet the words atop a story on “Carscoops” last week provided a reason to gasp, especially as car …