MANCHESTER, CT – Any show that has the Batmobile and the General Lee from TV’s past, stretches for three-quarters of a mile on a single city street, and has not only two Edsel models on display but two DeLoreans as well has to be awesome, and Sunday’s Cruisin’ on Main …
Read More »Car Show at Southport’s Pequot Library Draws Very Old Models
SOUTHPORT, CT – The Velocity in Volumes Car Show staged Saturday on the grounds of the Pequot Library was markedly different from most other cars shows. For one, it spotlighted much older cars than is common – horseless carriages from 1916 and earlier, including a stunning dark blue 1911 Cadillac …
Read More »Swamp Creature Helps NJ Police Nab Distracted Drivers
DUNELLEN, NJ – A New Jersey police department used an unusual tactic on Wednesday to bust distracted drivers on a busy street. Helped by an officer disguised as a shrub, who used binoculars to identify drivers breaking the law that forbids the handheld use of cell phones when driving, the …
Read More »Are Dash Plaques Worth The Effort And Expense?
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 …
Read More »Gallery: Ellie’s 6th Annual Birthday Charity Car Show – July 26, 2026
SOUTHINGTON, CT – A Hudson pickup, some snazzy Tri-Five Chevies and an aged black Packard were among some of the classic cars and trucks making it to Ellie’s 6th Annual Birthday Charity Car Show on Sunday at the Southington Drive-In. RIDE-CT wandered the grass and got some photos in both …
Read More »Gallery: Veterans Are Heroes Forever Car Show – July 26, 2026
WOLCOTT, CT — The Veterans Are Heroes Forever Car Show drew a broad spectrum of car and trucks to Tyrrell Middle School on Sunday, In addition to an over-abundance of new Chevrolet Covettes, there were colorful models from the 1950s and 1960s, the usual mix of muscle cars, and even …
Read More »State Lemon Law Returns $8 Million to Consumers in 2025
HARTFORD – More and more car, truck and motorcycles buyers dissatisfied with their new and recent purchases are fighting back. They’re taking advantage of the Connecticut Lemon Law Program, which helps owners of defective vehicles get monetary refunds and replacement models. In 2025, the program returned more than $8 million, …
Read More »Gallery: Stew Leonard’s Car Show – July 19, 2026
NEWINGTON, CT – It was a full house at Stew Leonard’s on Sunday morning as a car show took over the parking lot. The show drew hundreds of entries and proved so popular that show area couldn’t accommodate all of the classic vehicle owners who showed up. Those who got …
Read More »Threat of Storms Impacts Saturday’s Car Shows
The threats of thunderstorms across Connecticut on Saturday afternoon (July 18) has disrupted plans for scheduled cars shows. The Back in Time Car Show planned by the Coventry Historical Society for noon at the Porter-Strong Museum in Coventry, CT has been canceled and will try again in 2027, according to …
Read More »Gallery: Torrington Police Explorers Car Show – July 17, 2026
TORRINGTON, CT – The incessant smoke from wildfires in Canada abated a bit late Friday afternoon and was it enough to enable the Torrington Police Explorers Car Show in downtown to come off without coughs and wheezing. The pleasant summer evening drew a crowd of entries and spectators. RIDE-CT has …
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