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EAST HADDAM, CT – The Ford Ranger is a little something special. It’s a mid-size pickup truck with but a handful of competitors. They include the GM Canyon/Chevrolet Colorado, Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier. That’s it. It’s no secret that today’s pickups have grown to extremes. So much so that …

Check out videos of last year’s car shows on RIDE-CT’s YouTube channel. This story is targeted at car show organizers in Connecticut who may still be mulling over what date to pick for a show. Everyone else is encouraged to read it as well, but it’s the car show organizers …

HARTFORD, CT – To some car owners, they’re unsightly. Others claim they mess with the air flow to the radiator of their gas-powered models. To all owners, they’re a nuisance to attach. Go to a car show, though, and you’re apt to see almost many cars lacking a front license …

WATERTOWN, CT – John Maxwell’s hillside home in Watertown has the makings of a modest transportation museum. Inside the spacious living room of his house rests a one-horse open sleigh, which he believes dates to 1883, while parked outside the front door is an Amish carriage that serves as a …

EAST HADDAM, CT – Long story short, the Kia Sorento is a value-laden utility crossover that will do what needs to be done. It brings to mind the Garrison Keillor monologue on the virtue of his fictitious whole wheat, powder milk biscuits that “…give shy persons the strength to get …

WALLINGFORD, CT – With more than three-dozen vendors displaying automobilia and pop culture artifacts, Saturday’s Northeast Gas Bash Advertising Show attracted an early-bird crowd of shoppers. RIDE-CT arrived well after the doors opened, but still found vendors and buyers haggling over items that would look good in any classic car …

NEWINGTON, CT – The Connecticut Department of Transportation on Monday issued a “critical safety reminder” for motorists on proper conduct if a breakdown or highway emergency occurs. The department advised “the safest place to be is inside your vehicle,” especially on divided highways where “even a brief moment outside you …

SOUTH KENT, CT – Factors such as price, reliability, safety and even utility are behind most new car purchases these days, but marque and styling formerly held more sway. Cars in the 1950s and 1960s didn’t look alike as they so commonly do now. The annual arrival of new models …

EAST HADDAM, CT – The Genesis GV80 is aptly named because this luxury utility opens a new chapter within the narrative of fabled upscale competitors such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Like the later evolution of Lexus, truth might end up being stranger than fiction when it comes to this South …

THOMASTON, CT – They’re classic cars of a different variety; three high-mileage Hi-Level rail cars recently purchased by the Naugatuck Railroad that will be “opening new scenic rail experiences in Connecticut,” according to a press release issued Friday. The rolling stock includes two lounge cars and one coach, all designed …