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WOLCOTT, CT – When the family business involves building custom hot rods, no member should be without one. It was part generosity and part self-interest that played parts in the making of the bright red 1939 Chevrolet hot rod that Susan Brunetti of Cheshire, CT was gifted in 2018. “My …

AUSTIN, TX – Faced with declining sales and increased competition, electric vehicle maker Tesla told employees on Monday that it will lay off more than 10 percent of its workforce, roughly 14,000 people, to trim costs. Two top executives also resigned. In an email to employees, obtained and reported by …

HARTFORD – There’s a significance to the stairway leading up to the mezzanine lounge at the new Petrolhead Café in the city’s Parkville neighborhood. It displays a black and white checkerboard pattern. Here’s a clue. The stairs are just beyond the racing simulators that are inside the entrance. Figured it …

BRISTOL, CT – The 2024 Spring Egg Stravaganza Car Show might more aptly be called the “No-Show Car Show” as the event certainly laid an egg today. Maybe it was the chilly and overcast weather. Maybe it was the exorbitant entry fee. Maybe it was the lingering salt on the …

WATERTOWN, CT – March marked the 70th anniversary of the arrival of a new 1954 MG TF roadster into Charles McNair’s family. His father was 37 years old when his mother – McNair’s grandmother – gifted it to his father, who kept it until 1981 when he passed away and …

EAST HADDAM, CT – It’s clear that automakers are running out of provocative new model names. Thus the Toyota Sequoia Capstone.  In case you don’t know, a “capstone” is a project that aims to demonstrate a student’s mastery of a particular subject or field of study. Or it could just …

TORRINGTON, CT – It’s not often that a classic car is spotted on the sales lot of new car dealer, much less a mid-engine, two-seat 1974 Porsche 914 sports car. Unexpectedly, Torrington Hyundai has had one out front for the past couple of weeks. I spotted it Friday morning after …

DEARBORN, MI – The total compensation for Ford CEO Jim Farley rose to nearly $26.5 million in 2023, according to a regulatory filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by the automaker. Farley received $1.7 million in salary, plus $20.3 million in stock awards (up from $15.2 million …

In Australia, kangaroos are as much of a hazard to drivers as deer are in United States, probably more so. Kangaroos are involved in 90 percent of animal collisions on Australian roads, so Volkswagen is developing an audio device that will alert kangaroos to approaching danger and get them to …

HARWINTON, CT – No doubt about it, I got scammed. Ripped off. Snookered. Taken to the tune of $500. That was the sum subtracted from my checking account soon after I hit “send.” I only have myself to blame for reacting to a come-on in my Facebook feed last month. …